Introducing a powerful open source social networking engine

Providing you with the core components needed to build a socially aware web application

Elgg
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

  • Install

    Learn about requirements and steps needed to install Elgg on your server.

  • Showcase

    Get inspiration from other projects powered by Elgg.

  • Plugins & Themes

    Find the ideal plugins and themes in our repository of community sourced projects.

  • Hello, World!

    Our tutorials will guide you through the first steps of building an Elgg plugin.

  • Beginning Developers Group

    Join our community group dedicated to helping get started with Elgg customizations and plugin development.

Developer Center

  • Documentation

    Find detailed information about Elgg's architecture, approach and features.

  • API Reference

    This is a handy resource to search and find out what functions exist within Elgg.

  • Source Code

    Elgg is an open source framework hosted and developed on Github.

  • 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.

  • Feedback & Planning

    Discussions about the past, present, and future of Elgg.

Professional Services

  • Featured Providers

    Hire trusted Elgg developers who contribute to core development and Elgg's ecosystem by participating in our supporters scheme.

  • Hosting

    Find providers who tailor their services to host Elgg projects.

  • Professional Services Group

    Find community users who provide professional Elgg services.

Giving Back

  • Supporters Scheme

    Are you an individual or organization who uses and likes Elgg? Consider becoming an official supporter of the Elgg project.

  • Contribute

    Want to improve Elgg? Check out our contributor's guide.

  • Join Our Community

    Join our community and gain first-hand experience using Elgg.