As an updated version of the first ever Elgg book,
this is an excellent resource for those interested in
Elgg development due to its attention to detail, clearly
written style and knowledgeable author. - Dave Tosh,
Elgg co-founder. In his book, Cash Costello makes full
use of his skills in development and communication to
tackle the complex subject of Elgg social networking.
This easy-to-read guide gives end users, new developers,
and old pros alike a solid base to start their venture
into social media with Elgg. I highly recommend it as a
useful and enjoyable read. - Brett Profitt, Elgg Lead
Developer The web is becoming increasingly social as
millions of people use it to blog, share, post,
'friend', 'unfriend' (which was made the Oxford word of
the year in 2009), comment, and chat. Elgg – your
award-winning open source social networking engine –
is tailor-made to create any social networking or social
media website you can imagine. If you want to create a
social networking website from scratch using Elgg, then
this book is exactly what you need. Elgg 1.8 Social
Networking covers everything you need to know about
building a social networking site with Elgg. It begins
with instructions for installing Elgg, continues with a
guided tour of its capabilities, and finishes with
practical advice on deploying Elgg on a production
server. And in between, it is packed with information on
configuring and customizing Elgg through plugins and
themes. This book is a learn-by-doing guide to creating
your own social networking site. It includes three
sample case studies on how Elgg could be used as an
e-learning tool, an intranet application for
organizations, and a niche social networking site. Step
by step it takes you through the installation,
configuration, and customization of Elgg. Valuable
advice is sprinkled throughout the book to enable you to
build your site like an expert. For developers, this
book provides a multitude of options. First, there is a
tutorial-based section that systematically teaches you
how to build plugins. Soon you will have ten plugins for
use on your site in addition to all the knowledge you
have gained. Second, if you prefer a quick overview,
this book has an appendix that describes Elgg using the
terminology and design patterns common in web
development. Third, if you are interested in creating a
theme, it also includes a design tutorial and a catalog
of Elgg's view templates. The book then goes on to
describe what is involved in running a production
website. It has sections on selecting a hosting
provider, configuring and tuning the server, backing up
the site, and dealing with spammers. |
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