How to Easily Run the Upgrade.php Script in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Monday, 30 January 2012 09:47 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 30 January 2012 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to easily run the Upgrade.php script in Elgg 1.8. Sign in to your Elgg site as an Admin and follow these steps:

1. Once logged in, click on the Administration link on the topbar:

How to Add Useful Links on Activity Page in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 29 January 2012 08:35 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Sunday, 29 January 2012 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to add useful links on the activity page in Elgg 1.8. Many Arvixe Elgg users contacted me if there was an easy way to change the activity page to add some useful links like on previous versions. Now it is possible with a plugin called Social Dashboard. To install the plugin, follow these steps:

1. First, we are going to download Social Dashboard for Elgg 1.8.

2. After download, install the plugin in your Elgg site. For plugin installation instructions please read this article that explains how to do it.

3. Now, login on your Elgg network as an Admin. Go to the Admin Dashboard. To go there; click on the Administration link on the topbar:

How to Disable Error Logs in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 22 January 2012 10:59 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 23 January 2012 12:00

One of the developer tools for Elgg 1.8 administrator is the ability to log all errors, warnings and notices. This is useful if you are testing on your machine, but it can be harmful if you are using it in our servers because if you don’t know how to use it, you could fill the servers with warnings and errors which will lead you to waste server resources in a very bad way.  In this article, I will give a step by step guide on how to disable error logs in Elgg 1.8:

How to Place a Custom Favicon in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Tuesday, 17 January 2012 01:16 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Wednesday, 18 January 2012 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to put a custom favicon in Elgg 1.8. A favicon is a 16×16 pixels icon that it is displayed on the web browser. We will customize your favicon with a plugin. To install the plugin, follow these steps:

1. First, we are going to download Favicon for 1.8.

2. Once downloaded, install the plugin in your Elgg site. If you don’t know how to install a plugin, please read this article that explains how to do it.

3. Now, login on your Elgg network as an Admin. Go to the plugins section look for the plugin and activate it:

How to Make the Elgg Topbar Always Visible in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 January 2012 09:15 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 14 January 2012 12:00

In this article, I will give you a step by step guide on how to make the Elgg topbar always visible in Elgg 1.8 with a plugin called Magic Topbar. To install the plugin follow these steps: