Wayne D's Blog

When I decided to install b2evolution I took the release candidate because it was the newest version and I didn't want to upgrade when it became the official release. Unfortunately the documentation hasn't been updated to reflect where things are, or I couldn't find the info easily. Here are my suggestions on what to do to get going.

When you install you get two sample blogs. Don't delete them right away, they have useful information. Assuming you are starting with onr blog turn off blog B instead of deleting it. To turn it off log in to the admin interface, click on blog settings, blog B, features tab. Uncheck include in public blog list. Then rename Blog A to make it your blog. Keep the sample post for later reference to do this deprecate them rather than delete them. If you click on the edit button for the post and click on deprecate instead of delete.

Want to add something to the menu under the blog title, where Home and About this system appear. Click on write on the toolbar, select the first blog, then select the expert tab in the compose post window. Change the type field from Post to Page. Write the text you want on your page and click save. The new page should appear in the top bar, in alphabetical order. The Home and Contact links are different widgets so your added item will appear between them. If you want the item to only be a link fill in the Link to url field and leave the body of the page empty.

My first impression is that b2evolution is very capable and full featured but has a steep learning curve.