
Originally Posted by
gjh42
Before you do any more work, please read in the FAQs "Template Customization/ Building Overrides" section about making your own custom template folder. You should leave /classic/ as is so you can switch to it in case of template problems for debugging. If you like it for a starting point, copy its folders to your custom template name and do modifications there. Otherwise you can install a free template from Plugins (some like Future Zen are very simple and give a base with no code clutter).
There should also be an FAQ with complete details on how to replace the logo.