I set up a website with a blog a few months ago with Wordpress, as my brother (who knows about such things) recommended it. You pick your theme but when you're actually editing, you see a much more basic looking 'back shop' where you can choose all your settings. If you want to see what your public page looks like, there's a button on the main menu which says 'Appearance' or something like that. I haven't updated mine in a while though!
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