How to Protect Upgrade.php in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Thursday, 29 November 2012 07:45 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 29 November 2012 12:00

Elgg has a nice feature called upgrade.php that allows you to flush the elgg cache and update your network layout. However if this tool is being run by several users at the same time, it could waste our server resources. For that reason in this article I will give a step by step guide on how to protect upgrade.php in elgg 1.8

1. In order to protect upgrade.php we will use a tool called Upgrade Key which can be downloaded here

How to Filter File Types in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 November 2012 04:27 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Sunday, 18 November 2012 12:00

Filtering file types has been a feature that was not available for elgg. Due to several requests from our elgg users I decided to develop a tool that would offer that feature. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to filter file type in elgg 1.8

1. First, download the plugin Files Filter Pro for elgg 1.8 here

How to Block Spammers at Login in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Friday, 16 December 2011 09:15 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Sunday, 18 December 2011 12:00

In this article I will give a step by step guide on how to install an anti-spammer tool in Elgg 1.8  This is a plugin that blocks spammers using external services and internal domain blacklist. To install this anti-spam tool, follow these steps:

How to Properly Delete Users in Elgg

Last Updated on Friday, 6 May 2011 11:51 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 30 April 2011 11:01

This is a quick article that will give you a step by step guide on how to properly delete users in Elgg.  Sign into your Elgg site as an administrator and follow these steps:

Basic Elgg Hosting Recomendations

Last Updated on Friday, 25 March 2011 06:42 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Thursday, 24 March 2011 09:01

This is just some basic recommendations for Arvixe users who use Elgg CMS.