a User with special privileges. In b2evolution there are basically two contexts for a Owner: Collection Owner: The owner of a Collection will have almost all permissions on that Collection’s settings and contents. A few special settings (which are…

A Logged In User can be declared to be a Member of a Collection through the Advanced Permissions system. See List of Permissions. Being a Collection Member may allow him or her to see contents that non-members may not see.

Content + Community Management System. b2evolution is a CCMS.

This page explains how to create a MySQL database if your web host is OVH. If the contents of this page don’t make sense, start with the Installation Guide first. The screenshots are in French because OVH is mostly used in France. 0) Open the OVH…

Once you have selected the type of the collection and the skin to use with it, you can now configure it to your liking. You can opt to initialize the new collection with demo contents, organization and users. This can be useful if you just want to test…

/conf/sample.htaccess should be renamed to /conf/.htaccess to protect the contents of the /conf folder from prying eyes. This files is NOT to be confused with the Main .htaccess file which has a much more important role.

These tools will let you apply antispam filtering on all existing contents you already have on your site, contrary to the normal antispam behavior which only targets new requests/comments/submissions as they come in.

This allows you to use a Content Distribution Network (CDN). This is also useful in case you are using a Multi Domain Setup, so you can choose which domain to use for loading your /rsc/ assets, your /media/ files and additional assets used by /skins/.

Meta comments / Internal Comments are non-public comments visible only by editors of a given post (Users who have permission to edit that post). The meta-comments allow editors to discuss the contents of the posts when a team discussion is needed to…

A list of files and directories to be ignored from backup on automatic upgrade. List on file or directory per line. Here is an example of file contents you could use:

The following Short Tags allow you to dynamically inject the values of custom tags into the contents of your posts. Other ways to display custom fields With a widget: Item Custom Fields Widget From within a skin template, with PHP code: Displaying…

When duplicating a collection, this panel gives you the option to duplicate the original collection's contents and/or comments.

Bubble tips are help bubbles that display when you hover over a username. They show the profile picture and a few details about the User.

Below is the list of all plugin Hooks as of b2evolution 6.7.8. For more information about each method, look at the source code: in the "test plugin" class (greatly enhanced in v6.7.8) in the Plugin class itself. Plugin information (settings,…

When creating or editing a template you will be presented with this form. Name: the descriptive name of the quick template. This should display what the template is for and what type of information it displays. Code: The internal code used to reference…

The importer is available in b2evolution 7.0.1+ but some advanced features are only available in b2evolution PRO. The Markdown importer allows you to import a directory structure containing MarkDown .md files + related images. Basic Concepts Slugs…

b2evolution will automatically add social media meta tags to certain Disps. At this time the following tags can be inserted (example): This includes Opengraph tags for facebook and tags for Twitter Cards. Facebook Sharing debugger:…

Skins Most skin files are the same, however there are small differences in _main.php. If you only have small customizations to your 1.6 skin, it may be easier to just take a default 1.8 skin and apply the modifications again. Otherwise, if you want to…

This panel allows you to manage two specific features of the comments. Letting commenters rate the post by adding stars, using a scale of 1 to 5 with 1 as the lowest and 5 the highest. Letting other users vote for the published comments as being helpful…

Make sure you start by following the general upgrade instructions. Once the new version is installed, you may need the information below for fine tuning… Stub files Overall, stub files remain the same. However, since the file organization has…