# B2evolution

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{{Short description|Web content management system}}
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{{Infobox software
| name =
| logo = Logo b2evolution.jpg
| caption =
| developer = François Planque
| latest_release_version = <!-- If you update Template:Wordpress version, it will automatically update this page and [List of content management systems](/source/List_of_content_management_systems)--> {{b2evolution version}}
| latest_release_date = {{b2evolution version|releasedate}}
| programming language   = [PHP](/source/PHP)
| operating_system = [Cross-platform](/source/Cross-platform)
| genre = [Content & community management system](/source/Content_management_system) [blog software](/source/Blog)
| license = [GNU General Public License version 2](/source/GNU_General_Public_License)
| website = [http://www.b2evolution.net/ www.b2evolution.net]
}}

'''b2evolution''' is a [content and community management system](/source/content_management_system) written in [PHP](/source/PHP) and backed by a [MySQL](/source/MySQL) database. It is distributed as [free software](/source/free_software) under the [GNU General Public License](/source/GNU_General_Public_License).

b2evolution originally started as a multi-user multi-[blog](/source/weblog) engine when François Planque [fork](/source/fork_(software))ed b2evolution from version 0.6.1 of [b2/cafelog](/source/b2%2Fcafelog) in 2003.<ref>[http://b2evolution.net/about/evolutionofb2.html "A strong evolution of b2"]. b2evolution.net. Retrieved on 2009-05-28.</ref> A more widely known fork of b2/cafelog is [WordPress](/source/WordPress). b2evolution is available in [web host](/source/shared_web_hosting) [control panels](/source/Web_hosting_control_panel) as a "one click install" [web app](/source/web_app).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.simplescripts.com/script_details/install:b2evolution|title=Install b2evolution with one click|access-date=2015-07-02|archive-date=2015-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703013219/http://www.simplescripts.com/script_details/install:b2evolution|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Most of the early major releases were named after famous cities or particular places <ref>[http://b2evolution.net/downloads/index.php "Release History"]. b2evolution.net. Retrieved on 2009-12-20.</ref> the project maintainer has visited and/or was inspired by.<ref>[http://b2evolution.net/downloads/index.php "Release history"] b2evolution.net. Retrieved on 2010-08-26.</ref>

After version 5.0, the project began to emphasize [online community](/source/online_community) and [online marketing](/source/online_marketing) features and integration with [social networking](/source/social_networking) sites, with the ability to automatically post new content to [Twitter](/source/Twitter). To highlight the software's ability to manage many types of content, its [blog](/source/blog)s were renamed to "collections".

b2evolution 5.0 was rapidly adopted, becoming the most popular version,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/cm-b2evolution/all/all|title=Usage statistics and market share of b2evolution for websites}}</ref> but overall b2evolution usage is declining relative to competitors WordPress and [Drupal](/source/Drupal). Currently,{{when|date=December 2024}} it is installed on less than 0.1% of websites.

== Main features ==
Known primarily for its multi-blog capabilities,<ref>[http://www.bitwisemag.com/copy/features/internet/webdev/cms/cms_blogs/q_and_a.html "FIVE BLOGS, FIVE QUESTIONS..."]. www.bitwisemag.com. Retrieved on 2010-08-26.</ref> b2evolution also includes "all the features of traditional blog tools"<ref>[http://b2evolution.net/about/features.html "Feature summary"]. b2evolution.net. Retrieved on 2010-08-26.</ref> like file & photo management, advanced skinning, multiple domain support, detailed user permissions, and W3C standards compliance. It installs on almost any [LAMP](/source/LAMP_(software_bundle)) ([Linux](/source/Linux), [Apache](/source/Apache_HTTP_Server), [MySQL](/source/MySQL)/[MariaDB](/source/MariaDB), [PHP](/source/PHP)) server.<ref name="requirements">{{Cite web |url=http://b2evolution.net/man/system-requirements |title=System requirements |website=b2evolution.net}}</ref> The software will run on [IIS](/source/Internet_Information_Services) using [FastCGI](/source/FastCGI),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iis.net/learn/application-frameworks/install-and-configure-php-applications-on-iis/b2evolution-on-iis|title=b2Evolution on IIS}}</ref> but database servers other than MySQL and MariaDB are not supported. Configuration is handled through the installer or administrative back-end.

In addition to its ability to manage multiple blogs, b2evolution supports multiple users and admins under a single installation without the need of external plugins. b2evolution also supports numerous third-party plugins. These include text format extensions enabling Textile, Auto-P, Greymatter, [BB code](/source/BB_code), Texturize, [LaTeX](/source/LaTeX), and graphic [smilies](/source/smiley). Also, plugins which facilitate full integration with third party tools such as [Gallery 2](/source/Gallery_Project), [YouTube](/source/YouTube), and [digg](/source/digg) are available.

Other features include community-wide [spam](/source/Spam_(electronic)) filters, in which many b2evolution sites aggregate and tag spammer [IPs](/source/IP_address) into a central [blacklist](/source/blacklist) for the benefit of all b2evolution blogs,{{citation needed|date=January 2014}} a button to declare "comment spam bankruptcy"&mdash;which deletes all comments across an entire b2evolution installation, a fully [skinnable](/source/Skin_(computing)) interface, strong [SEO](/source/SEO) features including automatic [redirection](/source/HTTP_redirect) of renamed articles and insertion of canonical link tags, url shortening, localization into a dozen language packs, and a fully exposed [API](/source/Application_programming_interface) for [plugin](/source/Plug-in_(computing)) developers to add new functionality. b2evolution's code is [factored](/source/Decomposition_(computer_science)) into the blog application itself and a framework called EvoCore. EvoCore can be used on its own to build non-blog web applications.

==See also==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
*[List of content management systems](/source/List_of_content_management_systems)
*[Blog software](/source/Blog_software)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://b2evolution.net/}}
* [https://github.com/b2evolution/b2evolution GitHub repository]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070109164640/http://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/ian_gilfillan200610213.php3 PHPBuilder article on b2evolution]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080511204435/http://www.web-hosting-newsletter.com/2008/04/28/blogging-with-b2evolution/ An interview with François Planque]

Category:Free content management systems
Category:Blog software
Category:Free software programmed in PHP
Category:Software forks
Category:Software using the GNU General Public License

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [B2evolution](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2evolution) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B2evolution?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.