Optimizing Elgg Search with Google Search

Last Updated on Sunday, 7 April 2013 11:59 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Wednesday, 10 April 2013 12:00

Elgg has a search plugin built in. However, it is not actually very good and it is server intensive. It was even replaced by Google Search at the elgg community. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to optimize elgg search with google search in elgg 1.8

1. Download and install Google Search plugin here. For plugin installation instruction, please read this article

2. Log into your elgg network as an Admin. Then go to 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“: