Customizing Your Blog

This chapter will be a short introduction to different ways to quickly customize your blog (which do not require any editing of PHP, HTML and/or CSS files):

  • Changing the title & description

  • Using a different skin

  • Changing skin parameters

  • Editing Widgets

  • Using Plugins

For advanced customization including modifying PHP, HTML and CSS code, see Advanced Customization…

  • Skin Development Primer

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

  • How to add custom CSS

    With CSS code, you can easily change the colors, sizes, margin, fonts and other presentation attributes of your web pages. Each b2evolution Skin comes with a CSS file that defines the presentation styles of that skin. Most b2evolution skins also offer…More »

  • Installing a New Skin

    This screen displays a gallery of skins that are available for installation. The gallery of skins can be filtered based on skin type and collection kind.More »

  • Changing title & description in the BackOffice

    Your blog’s title and description can be changed in the BackOffice. To do this, go to Blogs > [Blog Name] > General. On this tab you will find several options you can edit for your blog. Title: The title of your blog is what appears in sear…More »

  • Using a different skin and editing parameters

    Skins allow you to customize the appearance of your blog. You can change your skin in the BackOffice under the Blogs > [Blog Name] > Skin tab. There are two sections in this tab: "Skins for this blog" and "Manage skins." The…More »

  • Editing Widgets

    Widgets are small applications that can be inserted into your blog. You can edit widgets in the BackOffice using the Blogs > [Blog Name] > Widgets tab. The widgets tab lists containers that represent different areas of your blog, such as the head…More »

  • Using Plugins

    Plugins allow you to extend the functionality of your blog.More »

  • Dev Menu

    When developing skins, enabling the little Dev menu can be very useful. How to enable the Dev menu In the _advanced.php, change the following lines: /** * Do you want to display the "Dev" menu in the evobar? * This allows to display the dev…More »

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