How to Check Plugin Compatibility in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Saturday, 27 April 2013 09:39 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 29 April 2013 12:00

On a previous article I talked about how some plugins have errors and start filling out the error log. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to check plugin compatibility and avoid this ‘error log’ situation in elgg 1.8

1. First, download the Code Analyzer for Elgg 1.8 plugin for elgg 1.8 here

Optimizing Elgg Page Rendering with Lazy Load

Last Updated on Tuesday, 23 April 2013 04:21 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 27 April 2013 12:00

A way to optimize elgg and reduce server load is by delaying the loading of images until the page has rendered. For that reason in this article I will give you a step by step guide on Optimizing elgg page rendering with Lazy Load

1. First, download the Community plugin galliCache for elgg 1.8 here

How to Send Log In Reminders in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Monday, 22 April 2013 02:04 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Tuesday, 23 April 2013 12:00

In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to send login reminders to users that has been inactive in elgg 1.8

1. Download the community plugin Login Reminders for elgg 1.8 here

2. Then unzip the file in the mod folder of your elgg installation.

3. Sign into your Elgg Network as an Admin, and on the top bar, click on the Admin link:

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 Enhance the Groups Functionality in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Monday, 18 February 2013 03:37 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 21 February 2013 12:00

In a previous article we learned how to add a message board to groups. Now in this article I will give a step by step guide on how to enhance the groups functionality in elgg 1.8

1. Get the elgg community plugin called Group Tools for Elgg 1.8 here

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