Elgg is an open, flexible social networking engine, designed to run at the heart of any socially-aware application. Building on Elgg is easy, and because the engine handles common web application and social functionality for you, you can concentrate on d
Used it for a class assignment.
Elgg is one leading open source social networking softwares. I haven't been using it for long. But till now, I am very much impressed with it. Also to mention their community site where one can get a lot of user-generated plug-ins. Get the current version (Elgg 1.6.1) from the Elgg web site now! http://elgg.org
Elgg changelog 0.9.1 (February 2008) --------------------- Bugfix release, see Official release, see http://elgg.org/trac/ for final changeset 0.9 (December 2007) ------------------- Official release, see http://elgg.org/trac/ for final changeset 0.9rc1 (December 2007) --------------- First community release New "pages" function for content management Improved sidebar cutomization Simplified visual installation Security improvements Refactoring more functions into /mod Improved access permissions for admin to all areas/objects 0.8.2 (November 2007) --------------------- Fixes security issue allowing user deletion by non admin users 0.8.1 (November 2007) --------------------- Fixes security issue in installer 0.8 (July 2007) --------------- Generalised comments Bugfixes, efficiency improvements 0.8rc1/2 (April 2007) --------------------- Profile widgets and refactoring by Kevin Jardine Weblog content toolbar for video / file embedding by Diego Ramirez Explode integration 0.7 (February 2007) ------------------- Multiple authentication types Improved templating engine Visual installer and improved admin panel APIs including custom folder types Photo gallery Improved navigation OPML output of feed subscriptions Linked browser More TinyMCE improvements, including preview Much friendlier error messages Assorted bugfixes and improvements 0.67 (1 December 2006) ---------------------- Improved internationalisation (and more bundled languages) Assorted internal APIs, including event API Dashboard Better anti-spam Admin control panel Embedded video and Flash support Community ownership can now be reassigned Assorted bugfixes and improvements 0.65 (11 August 2006) --------------------- Gettext cleaned up New template added TinyMCE: upgraded spellcheck, other fixes Extra config options added for walled gardens etc .htaccess now htaccess-dist for distribution Comments now display a user icon Content pages now display content as required Database fixes Extra filters on all weblog posts view XSL file extension is now created through mod_rewrite More sanity checking for new installs Assorted bugfixes 0.601 (25 June 2006) -------------------- Bugfix release Improvements to RSS processing 0.6 (28 May 2006) ----------------- Significantly refactored codebase Added data abstraction layer with Postgres compatibility ClamAV integration Moodle integration Spellchecker in TinyMCE Automatic database installation / upgrade engine Uploaded data moved out of web root Configuration settings moved to config.php Added PHPmailer for outgoing mail - http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/ Improved security from cross site scripting attacks 0.4 (22 January 2006) ----------------------- Added XSPF Web Music Player - http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/ Added Your Resources Added TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor - http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/ Changed theme engine Added join restrictions for users and communities Added watched weblog posts to 'recent activity' Added calendar plugin 0.31 (9th December 2005) ------------------------ Bugfix release 0.3 (26th September 2005) ------------------------- Added internationalisation support using gettext Added 'recent activity' page for weblogs Added administration functions Added inappropriate content flagging Added user tracking by time Added automatic URL-to-hyperlink for weblogs Added help files Changed internal permissions system Changed user interface, substantially revamping it for usability 0.2 (20th June 2005) -------------------- Incorporated cookied login patch by Leonard Lin Incorporated phpThumb() by James Heinrich - see units/phpthumb/phpthumb.readme.txt Added communities 0.1.2a (24th April 2005) ------------------------ Incorporated file download patch by Sven Edge Incorporated icon upload patch by David Eshelman Incorporated password patch by Ben Werdmuller Added RSS feed for files Added RSS feed for a single user's activity Added ability to filter RSS feed by tag Changed all file items in RSS feeds to use enclosures, ensuring compatibility with podcasting Altered instructions in includes.php 0.1.1b (2nd April 2005) ----------------------- Fixed some template and password issues 0.1.1a (30th March 2005) ------------------------ Added missing default icon (/_icons/data/default.png) Added default user (news) Added three alternative templates Passwords are now MD5 encrypted 0.1a (28th March 2005) ---------------------- Initial release
Elgg changelog 0.9.1 (February 2008) --------------------- Bugfix release, see Official release, see http://elgg.org/trac/ for final changeset 0.9 (December 2007) ------------------- Official release, see http://elgg.org/trac/ for final changeset 0.9rc1 (December 2007) --------------- First community release New "pages" function for content management Improved sidebar cutomization Simplified visual installation Security improvements Refactoring more functions into /mod Improved access permissions for admin to all areas/objects 0.8.2 (November 2007) --------------------- Fixes security issue allowing user deletion by non admin users 0.8.1 (November 2007) --------------------- Fixes security issue in installer 0.8 (July 2007) --------------- Generalised comments Bugfixes, efficiency improvements 0.8rc1/2 (April 2007) --------------------- Profile widgets and refactoring by Kevin Jardine Weblog content toolbar for video / file embedding by Diego Ramirez Explode integration 0.7 (February 2007) ------------------- Multiple authentication types Improved templating engine Visual installer and improved admin panel APIs including custom folder types Photo gallery Improved navigation OPML output of feed subscriptions Linked browser More TinyMCE improvements, including preview Much friendlier error messages Assorted bugfixes and improvements 0.67 (1 December 2006) ---------------------- Improved internationalisation (and more bundled languages) Assorted internal APIs, including event API Dashboard Better anti-spam Admin control panel Embedded video and Flash support Community ownership can now be reassigned Assorted bugfixes and improvements 0.65 (11 August 2006) --------------------- Gettext cleaned up New template added TinyMCE: upgraded spellcheck, other fixes Extra config options added for walled gardens etc .htaccess now htaccess-dist for distribution Comments now display a user icon Content pages now display content as required Database fixes Extra filters on all weblog posts view XSL file extension is now created through mod_rewrite More sanity checking for new installs Assorted bugfixes 0.601 (25 June 2006) -------------------- Bugfix release Improvements to RSS processing 0.6 (28 May 2006) ----------------- Significantly refactored codebase Added data abstraction layer with Postgres compatibility ClamAV integration Moodle integration Spellchecker in TinyMCE Automatic database installation / upgrade engine Uploaded data moved out of web root Configuration settings moved to config.php Added PHPmailer for outgoing mail - http://phpmailer.sourceforge.net/ Improved security from cross site scripting attacks 0.4 (22 January 2006) ----------------------- Added XSPF Web Music Player - http://musicplayer.sourceforge.net/ Added Your Resources Added TinyMCE WYSIWYG editor - http://tinymce.moxiecode.com/ Changed theme engine Added join restrictions for users and communities Added watched weblog posts to 'recent activity' Added calendar plugin 0.31 (9th December 2005) ------------------------ Bugfix release 0.3 (26th September 2005) ------------------------- Added internationalisation support using gettext Added 'recent activity' page for weblogs Added administration functions Added inappropriate content flagging Added user tracking by time Added automatic URL-to-hyperlink for weblogs Added help files Changed internal permissions system Changed user interface, substantially revamping it for usability 0.2 (20th June 2005) -------------------- Incorporated cookied login patch by Leonard Lin Incorporated phpThumb() by James Heinrich - see units/phpthumb/phpthumb.readme.txt Added communities 0.1.2a (24th April 2005) ------------------------ Incorporated file download patch by Sven Edge Incorporated icon upload patch by David Eshelman Incorporated password patch by Ben Werdmuller Added RSS feed for files Added RSS feed for a single user's activity Added ability to filter RSS feed by tag Changed all file items in RSS feeds to use enclosures, ensuring compatibility with podcasting Altered instructions in includes.php 0.1.1b (2nd April 2005) ----------------------- Fixed some template and password issues 0.1.1a (30th March 2005) ------------------------ Added missing default icon (/_icons/data/default.png) Added default user (news) Added three alternative templates Passwords are now MD5 encrypted 0.1a (28th March 2005) ---------------------- Initial release
Version 0.9.1 of classic Elgg has been released. This release fixes a number of issues, see http://elgg.org/trac/ for a complete changeset.
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