Backlink is the term some use for the link in your skin to b2evolution.net. Giving credit to the b2evolution project is not a requirement of using the software, but forum users are not required to help you either. Users who are willing to have that link…

Description: Simplified Item list for listing posts in the current collection Parameter: Block Title - specify the title that you want this widget to display in your blog(default entry: Contents)Parameter: Group by - this will specify the grouping setti…

Well, I understand this page except that the copy of b2evolution I downloaded has no subfolder labled “bolgs", so how am I supposed to know just what to ftp to my shared web-host? The directions here say to select the “blogs” subfolder…

The latest documentation for upgrading to a higher version is included in your blog bundle, specifically in the doc directory. For example: doc/upgradefrom_b2evo.en-UK.html. The following instructions refer to the upgrade documentation included with ver…

The Categories Panel allows you to set where an Item/Post appears in your Content Hierarchy (Categories and Sub-Categories).

README.html To provide help for users of your plugin, you should ship with a README.html file. This file should be a standard HTML file, so it is viewable with any browser. Additionally, you should attach HTML IDs to paragraphs or DIVs which describe…

This is a very annoying error kind of error! First let us be extremely clear about 2 things: 1) you should always backup your site, and especially your database before attempting an upgrade. 2) this kind of error does NOT happen randomly. It happens…

This screen allows you to export the contents of a collection to an XML/ZIP file.

b2evolution v5 features a phpBB import tool. We used this tool to migrate our own forums from pbpBB (v2) to b2evolution (v5). Here are the steps you should follow: Set up a new b2evolution installation on your final domain or on a test domain…

Importing Posts and Comments b2evolution has some built in importing features which you can use or modify to help import your blog from another blogging system. Importing from Movable Type # Use MT’s export functionality to create a .TXT file co…

This page is for linking manuals and tutorials in other languages. (Full length tutorials or sites on b2evolution only; not for individual blog posts) If you want to start a manual/help site in your own language, please let us know.

Content Management System. b2evolution is a CMS.

The Analytics Tab displays detailed and summarized information about hits on your site. Website analytics can provide insights and data about your visitors that can help you create a better user experience for them. Understanding the nature and behavior of your visitors is also key to optimizing a website for key conversion metrics.

The Blog Owner or Collection Owner is the User designated as the Owner in the Collection Permission Settings. The owner of a Collection will have almost all permissions on that Collection’s settings and contents. A few special settings (which are…

These are tools to help you maintain your system. Additional tools may be provided by plugins. They will appear at the bottom of this page.

This sub-tabs shows the skins that will be used by b2evolution to display your collection on a desktop browser / mobile phone / tablet device. These are the skins that b2evolution will use by default, that is: unless a different skin has been requested…

PHP writes all its errors into a log file which depends on your particular setup. It will typically be called error.log. It may be a good idea to ask your web host where you can check the contents of this file. Besides this, it may be easier to have PHP…

Bubble tips are help bubble that display when you hover over a username. They show the profile picture and a few details about the user. In the backoffice you can turn bubble tips on or off on this screen. In the front office, you can do this on every…

This allows you to aggregate the contents of multiple ((Collections)) into the current collection.

Migrating from WordPress is easy. First you need to export the contents from your WordPress blog. You will obtain an XML file. Then all you need to do is import the XML file into B2evolution using the XML Importer.