Warning: Naming Folders Inside the Mod Folder in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Thursday, 19 April 2012 09:21 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 21 April 2012 12:00

In this quick article, I will give a recommendation when you name or rename a folder inside the mod folder in Elgg 1.8

The Mod folder in Elgg is where you upload plugins or themes for Elgg. I was developing a plugin for Elgg when I had to rename a folder, for testing purposes. I typed just numbers like I regularly do in my desktop computer. For my surprise, it seems like Elgg doesn’t like folders to be named only with numbers.

I didn’t realized that until I saw this screen while I tried to access the Plugins page inside the Administration Dashboard: