Have a look at :=
Elgg1801\mod\custom_index\index.php
Find the code spots that say :-
'limit' => 4,
and
//grab the latest 4 ...
That is enough to guide you to why only 4 of latest
anything displays and what code needs to change ;-)

Thanks ... it worked

AND

you just scored many points in Heaven since this is for a church site.

Congrats!!

Do you know how to also include new users who have not uploaded their avatar?

thanks

;-) I tend to help you quite freely because I have seen your good contributions back here and your general community attitude is okay and pleasant and positive ;-oO... And you seem to follow outline code directions well ;-o  ie U R OK in my books. (I do not make friends easily;-)

If those Louboutin people are bothering you too much - lemme now - I might write out that PlugIn after all. I have been studying a lot of Spam posts like that for some months now to see if I can determine patterns or style of language.

I have a collection almost 200 such posts gathered from here and other places - whenever I see them.

Lemme know and......maybe we'll exorcise those spammers and the tools of their nefarious trade.. lolz & tee hee ;-)

Easy stuff ;-) and you can also learn to make things yourself easy
too ;-) It just takes some spare time reading of the Elgg code..

in that same php script file := 
//get the newest members who have an avatar 
$newest_members = elgg_list_entities_from_metadata(array(
    'metadata_names' => 'icontime', 
    'types' => 'user',
    'limit' => 10,
    'full_view' => false,
... etc

That code =>
'metadata_names' => 'icontime',
-- fetches members who do have avatars ! 
remove that line and I think it should fetch
any latest members with avatar or without !;-)

Thank you for your kind words
and thank you for all tips given above

they all worked

Im working on new and useful plugins
as a way to give back to this awesome community

;-) u r welcome.. and before i get carried away and fat-headed-bloated.. of course those tips would work correctly ! if you know who i am ? ;-P and now i must 'shut up' and keep my peace for now and for ever-after ;-)

;-)

i now know