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.
Getting Started
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Install
Learn about requirements and steps needed to install Elgg on your server.
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Showcase
Get inspiration from other projects powered by Elgg.
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Plugins & Themes
Find the ideal plugins and themes in our repository of community sourced projects.
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Hello, World!
Our tutorials will guide you through the first steps of building an Elgg plugin.
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Beginning Developers Group
Join our community group dedicated to helping get started with Elgg customizations and plugin development.
Developer Center
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Documentation
Find detailed information about Elgg's architecture, approach and features.
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API Reference
This is a handy resource to search and find out what functions exist within Elgg.
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Source Code
Elgg is an open source framework hosted and developed on Github.
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Bug Tracker
This is Elgg's bug tracker, if you find bugs or have patches for existing bugs then head on over and get involved.
Professional Services
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Featured Providers
Hire trusted Elgg developers who contribute to core development and Elgg's ecosystem by participating in our supporters scheme.
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Hosting
Find providers who tailor their services to host Elgg projects.
Giving Back
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Supporters Scheme
Are you an individual or organization who uses and likes Elgg? Consider becoming an official supporter of the Elgg project.
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Contribute
Want to improve Elgg? Check out our contributor's guide.