I would like to see this also. Maybe have it show up in the Spotlight?

Showing 25 newest members:

               $users = get_entities('user', '', 0, '', 25, 0, false, 0, null);
                if($users){
                    foreach($users as $user){
                          echo "<div class=\"member_icon\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $user, 'size' => 'small')) . "</div>";  
                    }
                }

Showing 25 Newest members that have uploaded icons:

                $users = get_entities_from_metadata('icontime', '', 'user', '', 0, 25);
                if($users){
                    foreach($users as $user){
                          echo "<div class=\"member_icon\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $user, 'size' => 'small')) . "</div>";  
                    }
                }

Showing 25 Newest Groups:

                $groups = get_entities('group', '', 0, '', 25, 0, false, 0, null);
                if($groups){
                    foreach($groups as $group){
                          echo "<div class=\"member_icon\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $group, 'size' => 'small')) . "</div>";  
                    }
                }

More helpful info available here: http://community.elgg.org/pg/plugins/traveljunkie/read/2653/custom-index

@ Hancock - Thanks for the above info :)

Managed to get new members working no problem, trying to get the latest groups to show but no luck so far when using the above code.

Any ideas

Thanks :)

How to show list of groups ordered by activity, not by create date?

What Zyon is suggesting there would be very useful I think.

Hancock .... in which file (which is within which directory) should the lines be coded?? thanks

for use with custom index mod...wrap the one of your choice in php tags and place within a  div ie:

<div id="new25_members"><?php            $users = get_entities('user', '', 0, '', 25, 0, false, 0, null);
                if($users){
                    foreach($users as $user){
                          echo "<div class=\"member_icon\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $user, 'size' => 'small')) . "</div>"; 
                    }
                }?></div>

works with custom dashboard mod too :)