User groups are a quick and easy way to give various Back Office permissions to the users on your site.

These settings are use when b2evolution sends out notification emails to users of the site. Sender email address This is the address that will appear in the ‘From:’ field of notification emails sent by b2evolution. Sender name This i…

How email skins work. Explanation of the /skins_email directory.

There are several comments notification emails available.

This widget displays a search form for a collection.

The Universal Item List widget can list Posts in a variety of ways with different filters, sort orders, and groupings which makes it incredibly versatile for displaying all kinds of lists in your sidebar.

This will allow b2evolution to perform an auto-upgrade without leaving unwanted files on your server and without overwriting file you don't want to overwrite (e-g: favicon.ico). In this file you can give all kinds of instructions to b2evolution as to how to handle files during upgrade. Look at the comments in the file for more information.

This template tag displays registration link. Example <source lang="php"> user_register_link( $before = ‘’, $after = ‘’, $link_text = ‘’, $link_title = ‘#’, $disp_when_logged_in = false…

Plugins that do not get shipped with b2evolution have to provide their own translations. Inside your plugin’s directory (e.g. <code>example_plugin/</code>), create a directory called <code>locales</code>, where you create…

All the files related to Skins/Themes are located in a sub-folder called /skins/ at the root of your b2evolution installation. In this folder, you will find on sub-folder for each skin. For example, if you use the EvoPress skin, you will want to look i…

You can select what to display as the front page of the collection in this screen. If the collection is your default collection, this impacts the front page of your site (home page).

Locales define not only the language of the interface but also the formatting of dates/times as well as the first day of the week (used when displaying the calendar).

In this page, we will walk you through the Back-Office a.k.a. the Admin Interface. This is the place where you do all the administrative tasks that the general public of your site doesn’t have access to. (Note that you can actually set very…

b2evolution actually includes quite a few invisible features. This guide will reveal them to you so that you know they are there when you need them: Responsive images When you upload images to b2evolution, it will store the original high resolution file…

This panel lets you change several properties of the Item.

This article will teach you what you need to know to be able to develop your own b2evolution skins as quickly as possible.

This widget will display the intro post or a featured post if one is available for the current collection.

The widgets in this category create lists of Posts, Comments or Photos. They typically link to the full versions. Note: in the future it shall be possible to customize the exact display of each item in a list, either via a sub-container or via a custom…

When you develop a new skin, you should check that it matches a set of standards so that it will work effectively in a variety of situations, for a variety of users and so that it is as much future poof as possible (best compatibility with future…

A Container, in the context of b2evolution Skins, is a space in a skin where a Collection Admin can insert Widgets in any order he wants to. Adding and ordering widgets is done entirely though the Back Office and does not require editing code. Adding…