New site... should i use 1.8 or 1.7?

Hi,

I'm new to elgg but I was thinking of using it for a new project.  1.8 looks nice as is, but obviously 1.7 is much better supported in terms of plugins.  I'd be interested in any advice on whether I should use 1.8 or 1.7?  I'm not afraid of coding, and I'm inclined towards 1.8...  but i'm not sure how mature it's status is?  (the outstanding bugs don't seem critical).

 

THanks in advance,
R

 

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