Configuration/Plugins

This documentation has been updated for Elgg 1.8.

Contents 1 Extending Elgg 1.1 Where to get plugins 1.2 Plugin installation 1.3 Pre-1.8 notes

Extending Elgg

Elgg can be easily extended to add extra functionality, this is accomplished through the use of Plugins.

Where to get plugins

Plugins can be obtained from:

• The Elgg Community
• The Elgg Git Repository

Plugin installation

To install a plugin, unzip the plugin and copy the plugin's main folder to the "mod" directory in your Elgg installation.

You must then activate the plugin:

• Log in to your Elgg site with your administrator account
• Go to Administration -> Configure -> Plugins
• Find your plugin in the list of installed plugins and click on the 'enable' button.

Pre-1.8 notes

In Elgg 1.7, the interface for managing installed plugins is located at Administration -> Tool Administration.