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| Category: | General - Books | By: | Packt Publishing |
| More info: | www.packtpub.com ... | Author(s): | Mayank Sharma |
| Pages: | 179 | Year of publication: | 2008 |
Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki. It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, » Read more... | ![]() |
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Elgg is an open-source social web application licensed under GPL version 2, and runs on the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or WAMP (Windows, Apache, MySQL, PHP) platform. It offers a networking platform combining elements of blogging, e-portfolios, news feed aggregation, file sharing, and social networking. Elgg has its own plug-in architecture, and can use plug-ins to provide a calendar and a wiki. It supports a number of open standards including RSS, LDAP for authentication, FOAF, and XML-RPC for integration with most third-party blogging clients. It can be integrated with MediaWiki, Moodle, Drupal, and WebCT.Elgg provides each user with a personal weblog, file repository (with podcasting capabilities), an online profile, and an RSS reader. Where Elgg differs from a regular weblog or a commercial social network (such as MySpace) is the degree of control each user is given over who can access their content. Each profile item, blog post, or uploaded file can be assigned its own access restrictions _ from fully public to readable only by a particular group or individual. This book shows you all you need to know to create safe, fun social networks.What you will learn from this book:- Get started with your Social networking site;- Customize your site's appearance to give it a unique style;- Invite friends, create groups, and start blogs;- Automate your user registration;- Host photos, videos, and MP3s_enable users to comment & discuss them;- Use Elgg as a group podcasting platform;- Create, improve, and maintain a community;- Protect your network from spam.

