Warning to All Users: Upgrade your Elgg Network to the Latest Version Now

Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013 07:38 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Tuesday, 29 January 2013 02:52

If you are using elgg 1.7.x or elgg 1.8.x you must upgrade now to the latest elgg version immediately. A new security threat has been discovered and fixed, and I will explain the details about this threat in this article and the solution for it

How to Manage All Widgets in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Tuesday, 2 October 2012 07:55 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Wednesday, 3 October 2012 12:00

Elgg by default comes with a useful tool to manage widgets. However this tool is very simple, and some widgets can’t be managed with it. For that reason in this guide I will give you a step by step guide on how to manage all widgets in elgg 1.8

1. First, we will a community plugin called Widget Manager. Download it here

2. Unzip and upload the plugin to the mod folder of your elgg network to install the plugin. Read this article if you don’t know how to that.

3. Login as an Administrator and go to the Admin Dashboard. Then go to Menu “Configure->Plugins” and activate the plugin:

How to Add or Remove Widgets of Profiles in Elgg 1.8

Last Updated on Saturday, 24 March 2012 09:17 Written by Rodolfo Hernandez Saturday, 24 March 2012 12:00

In this article, I will show you a step by step guide on how to add or remove widgets in the profiles of Elgg 1.8. Sign in on your Elgg network and follow these steps:

1. Go to your profile. Click on the button Add widgets:

2. Now, all widgets available for use will be displayed: