How to Add Privacy to Profile Pictures in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Sunday, 2 December 2012 10:31 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Tuesday, 4 December 2012 12:00

If you run a network, you have to give users the right to set privacy for their activity. Elgg provides privacy for pictures, comments, files, etc However there was no option to add privacy to profile pictures. In this article I will give you a step by step guide on how to add privacy to profile pictures in elgg 1.8

1. First, download Profile Icon Access for Elgg 1.8

TidyPics for Elgg 1.8 is Out

Last Updated on Friday, 20 July 2012 04:14 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Monday, 30 July 2012 12:00

After months of development and waiting, the picture album plugin for Elgg TidyPics is finally out of beta. In this article, I will talk about some important tips about TidyPics before installing it.

For almost 10 months, TidyPics was on beta. An important plugin (and only) now has an official release. I’ve been using it the last couple of days, with the latest Elgg release (1.8.8) and found no issues while using it.

Error logs

The previous beta version generated an error log on the server, and it was growing every time I was using it because it came with several deprecated functions. Unlike the beta, the official release is free of that issue. It works without generating error logs.

How to Upload Pictures in Dolphin 7

Last Updated on Sunday, 20 May 2012 11:13 Written by Mscott Sunday, 20 May 2012 12:00

In today’s article, I will show you how to allow your users to upload photos to your Dolphin 7 website. Before we begin, we need to install the ”Photos” module. A step by step guide on installing the Dolphin 7 base modules can be found here.

Once we have the module installed, it can be configured from the admin menu by clicking “Modules” and then “Photos” in the administration section of your website.

Dolphin 7 photos admin

From this screen you can see all the uploaded files and either deactivate, delete or make the files featured. If you click “Settings” you can also configure any aspect of the module.

Watermarking Photos in Dolphin 7

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 December 2011 08:33 Written by Mscott Saturday, 24 December 2011 12:00

In today’s article, I will show you how to setup your Dolphin 7 site so that it automatically watermarks any photo that are uploaded. This will prevent the un-authorized copying of photos you or your users upload to the site.

We will start by logging into the Dolphin admin menu, then clicking “Watermark” under the “Settings” menu on the left side of the screen.