So, you installed Elgg and now you want to place an image instead of  site name with letters. Well, here is a little guide that will explain how to replace letters for a good looking logo.

Ok, so our site name looks like this:

However, we want to change it with an image or custom logo. To do that we do the following:

1.  Choose an image. Any image that you want.

2.  Place that image in the folder “_graphics”, which is inside the Elgg folder.

3.  Open the file header_contents.php

Location: [mysite/views/default/page_elements/header_contents.php]

4.  Look for this line in that file:

<h1><a href=”<?php echo $vars[‘url’]; ?>”><?php echo $vars[‘config’]->sitename; ?></a></h1>

5. Replace it with this one:

<a href=”<?php echo $vars[‘url’]; ?>”><img src=”<?php echo $vars[‘url’];>_graphics/logo.gif” alt=”<?php echo $vars[‘config’]->sitename; ?>” title=”<?php echo $vars[‘config’]->sitename; ?>” /></a>

(Replace the “logo.gif” in that line with the name of your image or logo)

6. After making those changes, the image is going to be display, instead of the letters.

I hope you find this information helpful.

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Happy Hosting!

Rodolfo Hernandez