Audience
Developers and organizations interested in a solution for building a social network or social web platform
About Elgg
Providing you with the core components needed to build a socially aware web application. Elgg is an award-winning open source social networking engine that provides a robust framework on which to build all kinds of social environments, from a campus wide social network for your university, school or college or an internal collaborative platform for your organization through to a brand-building communications tool for your company and its clients. Learn about requirements and steps needed to install Elgg on your server. Find detailed information about Elgg's architecture, approach and features. Get inspiration from other projects powered by Elgg. This is a handy resource to search and find out what functions exist within Elgg. Find the ideal plugins and themes in our repository of community sourced projects.
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Company Information
Elgg Foundation
Founded: 2004
elgg.org
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Product Details
Platforms Supported
Windows
Training
Documentation
Support
Phone Support
Online
Elgg Frequently Asked Questions
Elgg Product Features
Social Networking
Activity / News Feed
Data Security
Event Management
Group Management
Media Library
Real-time Chat
Social Media Integration
Social Media Tagging
User Profiles
Advertising Management
Blogs
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