Sample/example blogs
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[edit] Why are there already posts on my new blog?
You've just installed b2evo and you want to start clean. You know very well what blogs are, and you want to start your writing. But when you look at your site you realize that there are already four blogs in the package, with a lot of posts in them.
If your first impression is to delete everything you see, don't do it! Hold on a minute.
These posts are there for a reason. They are a quick-start manual. If you take a few minutes to read them b2evo will be a lot easier to understand.
After you read everything, you can delete those posts if you want to, but a better choice might be to deprecate them. That means you won't see them anymore on your blog pages, but they will still be accessible in the backoffice for later review.
[edit] What do I do with them?
The blogs that come with the standard installation are
Even if you think you don't need these blogs don't delete them. It's often a better idea to recycle them. You can do so by renaming them to something you want. This is usually more desirable than deleting them and creating new ones. You also have the choice of making these blogs invisible for the time being. You can rename and hide blogs in the backoffice under the Blogs tab.
[edit] A common mistake
One of the biggest errors new users make is choosing the "Blog All" as their primary blog page. "Blog All" is a special blog that shows every post that is posted in every single blog on your site. "Blog All" is useful for many things, but it is not intended to be your primary production blog.
[edit] The prefered method
If it's just you, and only you, who will use the blog, using "Blog A" for all your content is a good choice. Recycle "Blog A" (rename it and deprecate all existing posts). If you only want one weblog you can hide "Blog B" for the time being. (Again, we don't recommend deleting it right away. To hide a blog, open the "BlogSettings" tab, click on the blog you want to change and in the "General" tab under "Default display options" uncheck "Display public blog list" and "Include in public blog list". Many people start expanding their sites with multiple blogs after they get used to how b2evo works.) The "Linkblog" you can use or hide, depending on whether or not you want links in the sidebar of your "Blog A" or not.
Just for the record, there are no ill effects if you simply decide to delete everything you see and start from scratch. If that works for you, go right ahead.
But still : don't use blog 1 (aka Blog All) for actual blogging...