How to Integrate Google Drive with Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 10 February 2013 08:48 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 11 February 2013 12:00

Google Drive lets you store any document or file you want. It is a free service with almost unlimited storage. Not only that, Google Drive lets you share any file or document with your friends or everybody in the internet. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how integrate Google Drive with elgg 1.8 so that you can share your Google Drive files in your elgg network.

1. First download the elgg community plugin Google Drive here

2. Now, upload the plugin to the mod folder. If you don’t know how to do that, read this article.

3. Log into elgg as an Admin. Open the Administration Dashboard and go to menu “Configure -> Plugins“:

Warning to All Users: Upgrade your Elgg Network to the Latest Version Now

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013 07:38 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Tuesday, 29 January 2013 02:52

If you are using elgg 1.7.x or elgg 1.8.x you must upgrade now to the latest elgg version immediately. A new security threat has been discovered and fixed, and I will explain the details about this threat in this article and the solution for it

How to Add a Version Checker in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 January 2013 12:00 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 24 January 2013 12:00

Keeping your elgg site up to date is very important, because it will keep you protected against any security threat or a bug that could make your elgg network unstable. For that reason in this article I will give a step by step guide on how to add a version checker widget that will show whether your network is up to date or not.

1. The first thing to do is to download the plugin Core Version for elgg 1.8 here