How to Optimize the Activity River in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 March 2013 07:57 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 28 March 2013 12:00

This is a follow up of the elgg optimization articles I will be writing every month. Today we are going to talk about the activity river and how to optimize it to reduce server load and to give a good user experience to your visitors.

1. Download the community plugin Watch my pages for elgg 1.8 here

How to Report Content in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 24 March 2013 09:41 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 25 March 2013 12:00

In this quick article I will give you a step by step guide on how to report post, images or profiles in elgg 1.8

1. Elgg provides out of the box, the ability to report to the network Administrator content that could be offensive or harmful. First you need to find the offensive content within your network:

How to Manage Your Widgets in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Friday, 22 March 2013 10:34 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 23 March 2013 12:00

Elgg profiles and dashboards are widgetized. It is a good way to make your site more dynamic and easy to customize. However, there has been many requests made by our users on a better way to manage widgets. For that reason, in this tutorial, I will explain How to manage your widgets in elgg 1.8

1. First, download the Widget Manager plugin

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

How to Set Your Elgg Network Under Maintenance

Last Updated on Wednesday, 6 March 2013 04:14 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 9 March 2013 12:00

Sometimes you are doing changes to elgg, and you don’t want to give people access to it until your elgg site is ready for use. For that reason, in this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to make your elgg network under maintenance.

1. First, you must download the plugin Offline+ Website for elgg 1.8 here

2. Upload the plugin to the mod folder for installation. If you don’t know how to do that, please read this article

3.  Sign into elgg as an Administrator. Go to the Administration Dashboard, then go to right sidebar menu “Configure -> Plugins“:

Honeypot: Another Way to Protect Elgg Against Spammers

Last Updated on Wednesday, 27 February 2013 08:42 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Friday, 1 March 2013 12:00

Spammers are becoming a great problem for elgg networks. In previous posts I shared some ways to protect your site, however automated spammers that are not listed in spam databases are targeting elgg networks and wasting useful server resources, making your elgg network unsecured, and blacklisting our servers. For that reason in this article I will give a step by step guide on how to install another anti-spammer tool called Honeypot Spam Catcher for elgg 1.8

1. Honeypot Spam Catcher is a very brilliant way to stop automated spammers without adding server load. Download the Honeypot spam catcher here

2. Upload the plugin to the mod folder of your elgg installation. 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“: