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b2evo 2.3.0 "Renaissance" released
b2evolution 2.3.0-rc1 “Renaissance” has been released.
This is a Release Candidate. You can consider it to be stable enough to run on any production site. Only minor cosmetic details prevent us from calling this “final"… Anyway, it is a good time to consider upgrading, no matter what version of b2evolution you are currently running. (And if you’re not running b2evo yet, it’s a good time to check it out 
)
This version brings more than bug fixes over the 2.2-beta. You will also find new widgets, more customization options, a better WordPress importer, a 2.0 version of the Miami Blue skin and – by popular demand – more SEO presets!
In addition to Aaron Wall and Stephan Spencer, this version now includes search engine friendly presets recommended by Andy Beal (Marketing Pilgrim), Michael Gray (Graywolf) and Rand Fishkin (SEOmoz).
New features in 2.3.0 are summarized below:
- Widgets
- Tag cloud widget (fplanque)
- Comment list widget (yabba)
- Many additional widget params (yabba)
- UI enhancements (fplanque, yabba, awall)
- Nofollow handling in comments. Can be disabled on a comment by comment basis. (fplanque)
- Skins: (fplanque)
- Modular templating of comments makes it easier to customize comment display without going through PHP code.
- WordPress compatibility layer makes it easier to port WP themes to b2evo skins.
- Miami Blue skin ported to 2.x and included.
- XML feeds can now optionally include full posts. (fplanque)
- Additional SEO settings:
- Additional presets by Andy Beal, Rand Fishkin and Michael Gray.
- Additional internal nofollow handling (fplanque)
- Enhanced WP importer (fplanque)
- tag import
- empty slug handling
- Installer updates (fplanque)
- Better out-of-the-box experience including Blog A being pre-assigned as default.
- Blogroll added by default to blog A & B.
- Bugfixes (yabba, blueyed, fplanque)
b2evo 2.2.0 "Vegas Again" released
b2evolution 2.2.0-beta "Vegas Again" has been released.
Among many incremental improvements and fixes, version 2.2 introduces Search Engine Optimization (SEO) presets, compiled by two of the best SEOs out there: Aaron Wall (SEO Book) and Stephan Spencer (NetConcepts). Check out the SEO tab under "Blog Settings" to see how the SEO experts would optimize your blog. And you can now have it all done in one single click!
Version 2.2 also fixes a lot of small issues with 2.1 and we're now moving towards a stable 2.x release around the end of the year. Don't hold your breath though, with the new skins 2.x, upgrades are much easier than in the past. Playing with the beta will not require redoing any work when the stable comes out.
More detailed change list:
- Photoblog: (fplanque)
- more accurate photo index.
- better browsing to previous/next post in single post mode
- User interface cleanup (upload, antispam, etc.) (fplanque)
- Date archives, category pages and tag pages: it is now possible to set how many posts are displayed on each of those pages. (fplanque)
- Additional SEO settings (fplanque)
- Presets by Aaron Wall & Stephan Spencer
- It is now possible to use internal nofollows on specific links (sspencer)
- Normalized skin template names (fplanque)
- Security fixes (blueyed)
- XHTML compliance (yabba, hari)
- Bug fixes (blueyed, afwas, fplanque)
b2evo 2.1.0 "Las Vegas" released
(Almost) live from Las Vegas, we are proud to announce immediate availability of b2evolution version 2.1-beta, codenamed "Las Vegas" (guess why? )
Let me take the opportunity to remind you that I'm at BlogWorld Expo this week and you're welcome to run me down to tell me what needs to be done next (not that I don't have a mile long todo list, but still
The most important thing about this release is that the "skins 2.x" API is now stable, meaning: this is the last time you'll really need to upgrade your custom skin!
After that, you'll still be able to enhance your skin with new features if you want them, but it will be optional and won't require you to do it at the time you don't want to do it
With the new skinning system, skins are not only more powerful, they are also future proof!
This is achieve with a new template tag format looking like this:
That format is for example:
PHP:
$Item->issue_date( array( | |
'before' => ' ', | |
'after' => ' ', | |
'date_format' => '#', | |
) ); |
The advantage of this form is that we'll now be able to easily add or deprecate parameters in the future without breaking backward compatibility.
More info about skins 2.x and template tags 2.x is being added to the manual.
Here is a quick rundown of changes in 2.1.0:
- New skin API is stable - all skins except "Photoblog" can be considered stable.
- More SEO settigns
- Refactored blog settings
- Enhanced commenting system:
- Comment ratings
- Cleaned up comment submission form
- Cleaned up comment editing form
- Better filtering of URLs entered in comment form
- User interface fixes
- Bug fixes
b2evo 1.10.3 "Key West" released
b2evolution 1.10.3 "Key West" has been released.
This version fixes a handful of little bugs that have been reported on 1.10.2.
This will likely be the last 1.x release. All future releases should be on the 2.x branch
Again, b2evo 1.10.3 will run skins designed for 1.8 or 1.9, so if you haven't upgraded yet, there will be no better time than now. Upgrading to 2.0 may be a little more complex for those of you who have custom skins. But upgrading to 1.10 is really easy.
This release also comes bundled with the AdSense plugin.
b2evolution Meetups? / BlogWorldExpo
I’ll be in the US in November. More specifically:
- Seattle on October 31st & November 1st
- Los Angeles from November 3rd to 5th
- Las Vegas during BlogWorldExpo (November 7th to 9th)
If you would like to meet up and talk about b2evolution (or the true meaning of life — not to say both are (necessarily) related), please contact me or leave a comment 
(and obviously, I’ll be back in Paris after that )
-Francois.
b2evo 2.0.2 "Millenium Park" released
b2evolution 2.0.2-alpha "Millenium Park" has been released.
The reason we still call this an alpha release is because the skin API 2.0 is not final yet. So if you don't mind tweaking skins a little when the stable release comes out, feel safe to go 2.0 without further ado
Changes in this release include:
- Strengthened upgrade - tested on version 0.9 to 2.0
- Advanced SEO configuration
- Skin improvements
- User interface improvements
- Additional skins
- Hari's WordPress importer
- Bug fixes
- ...and more
Dutch user manual
Johan Jobe has put together a 60 page User Manual in Dutch explaining how to install and user b2evolution 1.10.
Download here.
b2evo 2.0.1 "Navy Pier" released!
If you ever visit Chicago, chances are you're going to stop at Navy Pier...
Here's 2.0 "Chicago" enhanced: Download 2.0.1 "Navy Pier"!
Basically, there's been no major show stopper bug in 2.0.0 but we have fixed a lot of little annoying things. If you're happy with 2.0.0, no urge to upgrade. But no real reason to hold back either
- Fixed Movable Type importer.
- Display/CSS improvements.
- i18n preparation (fr & de included).
- Skin tag update: Item::feedback_link() now uses array params.
- Plenty of little fixes. Plenty!
b2evolution 2.0 easy install @ Globat
Wow! b2evolution 2.0 has just released, and it's alpha and everything... yet Globat is already offering it as a 1-click install feature in their hosting packages.
Very nice! 
If you're looking for a new host, you might want to check them out!
(They offer both 1.10.2 and 2.0)
b2evo 2.0.0 "Chicago" released!
Ladies & Gentlemen,
The wait is over!
EdB has commanded an immediate release. Here it is!
Feel free to download it now and give it a test drive. A lot has changed!!!
In case you've not been following along lately, here are a few posts detailing some of the new features:
- New admin interface
- Enhanced configuration options
- Skins 2.0
- User permissions 2.0
- And there's more... much more! Look at the changelog in the download!
ALPHA software
This version is functional enough for us to run it on production on at least a dozen sites. However it has not been extensively tested in all different scenarios. You may run into obscure bugs and you're kindly invited to report them.
You should also be advised that the skinning API in this release is not final. That is the main reason why we call it an ALPHA release. So if you really don't like updating skins, you might want to wait a little. But if you like being on the edge, you definitely wanna check this out! (skin upgrade details here).
Other than that, let us know what you think!
At this stage we cannot add new features before issuing a stable release. We can however polish what we have in order to make it as user/blogger friendly as possible. Your feedback is welcome.
PS: Translators may wish to start localizing...
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