Title: b2/evolution to WordPress Last modified: August 18, 2016 --- # b2/evolution to WordPress * [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/) * I was reading the b2/cafelog to WordPress conversion posts and began to wonder if it would be easy to convert from b2/evolution to WordPress. I didn’t see b2/ evo mentioned as one of the CMS supported by your upgrade script. Can someone provide a quick set of instructions on this? Thanks in advance. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) * [antifuse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antifuse/) * (@antifuse) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31024) * Hrmm… I wouldn’t think it would be easier, as b2/evo uses a different database format from b2, so you would have to find a way to port the b2/evo db format over to wordpress. * Thread Starter [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31029) * Ack! That’s not what I wanted to hear. 🙂 * [TigerDE2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tigerde2/) * (@tigerde2) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31051) * ehm, isn’t b2/evo about having multiple blogs? I can’t see how it might work to port all blogs, if you have more than one. You’d probably loose all but one if you wouldn’t install several wp’s… That’d be way difficult, I suppose… * Moderator [Matt Mullenweg](https://wordpress.org/support/users/matt/) * (@matt) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31056) * I’ll look into having an import for the next release. Would you be willing to donate some data for testing? * Thread Starter [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31060) * **TigerDE2:** Yes, it does support multiple blogs, but I only had one. Shouldn’t be a problem. **allusion:** Of course! I’d be willing to donate my entire b2/ evolution database for your testing. Feel free to email me. * [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/) * (@sushubh) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31062) * I was considering upgrading B2 to B2EVO b4 I had heard about WP. Good to hear someone who thinks WP is worth upgrading from B2EVO even when WP as of now does not support multiple blogs… * Thread Starter [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31068) * **Sushubh:** Don’t get me wrong. b2/evolution is a great content management system. It’s very flexible, easy to use and has an active and helpful user base. My [reasons for switching](http://clotman.com/archives/2004/1/16/2) may not apply to you, so I think you should compare both systems on your own and determine which best meets your needs. * [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/) * (@sushubh) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31069) * well let’s say WP fulfills most of my wishes… 🙂 i need a CMS though… any good open source solution someone can provide! i need normal pages that can be edited and posted from the browser itself. a lot like WIKI but less complex. * [antifuse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/antifuse/) * (@antifuse) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31072) * I was originally going to go with B2/Evo… but no matter what I tried I couldn’t get anybody on the forums to help me convert from MT to Evo. Then I checked out the WP forums, and I found people here to be MUCH more responsive to new users. So now I’m a WP zealot 🙂 * [Sushubh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sushubh/) * (@sushubh) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31073) * i just dont need a date based content system. i want a section on a site that can be totally managed online without using FTP or so… People add content in text form, it gets added to a predefined format. A lot like WP but without the post/date based interface. I hope that makes some sense.. :-S maybe I can use the page from the WP source that lets u edit any page on the site that is CHMODed for write… ooh I am getting confusing here :p * Thread Starter [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31080) * **antifuse:** Interesting. I guess my experiences with getting b2/evo support aren’t the norm. Well, it worked out for you in the end. I’m really getting comfortable with WordPress. **Sushubh:** You can easily get rid of the dates by just deleting that php code from your source. And if you know XHTML/CSS basics, you can tweak the output format to whatever you like. I usually ssh to my server and use Vi to edit the stylesheet and the PHP files so I can see my changes right away. And if you have any questions, you can always bring them to the WordPress support forums. As antifuse said, people are very helpful here. * Anonymous * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31106) * Intresting in giving WP a try as well, but I just upgraded to b2e from b2 a few weeks ago. Is the converter still in the works? I may just install fresh and give it a looksy. * [funkym](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funkym/) * (@funkym) * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31110) * Quote clotman: “And editing comments in b2/evolution can only be done in phpMyAdmin or another similiar tool.” That’s completely wrong. In the back-office, you can select to read the comments for a specific post, and there edit and delete buttons are shown next to each post. -Vegar * [funkym](https://wordpress.org/support/users/funkym/) * (@funkym) * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31111) * Just correcting myself: Edit and delete buttons are shown next to each comment. - Vegar * Thread Starter [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * (@clotman) * [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31117) * Funky M, you’re right! I never realized that could be done. I assumed that because the comments didn’t appear when I clicked “edit post’, they couldn’t be edited. My apologies for spreading the misinformation. Viewing 15 replies - 1 through 15 (of 15 total) The topic ‘b2/evolution to WordPress’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/) * 15 replies * 7 participants * Last reply from: [clotman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/clotman/) * Last activity: [22 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/b2evolution-to-wordpress/#post-31117) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics