It's not a bug but feature ;)

I haven't encountered a problem like this before.

Maybe it has something to do with the setup (it being behind a reverse proxy)

- the site url configured in the site settings is correct (even http vs https matters). If for example the reverse proxy is handling the ssl encryption it'll send an http request to the webserver. However Elgg still needs to know it's https

- is the website installed in a subdirectory (like http://example.com/elgg/), then please check the RewriteBase in the .htaccess

PS: please check if you can update to Elgg 3.3 as Elgg 2.3 is in LTS and will not get any bugfixes anymore (except security fixes). See http://learn.elgg.org/en/stable/appendix/support.html

Thanks Jerome,

I had added the https, and amended the .htaccess as it's in a subdirectory.

Good shout about upgrading to 3.3 - I'll make that my next step forward as I'm still exploring and learning. 

Let's start that these are cool plugins here.

Thank their authors for that.​

"Downloads' and "Recommended" sections are mostly important for us (as developers).

It's an Elgg history.

And I don't support the idea of putting it away.

It's must be there.

But we can make a number of different categories for plugins depending on Elgg versions.

It's an idea.

@rjcalifornia

Let's me make a modern Elgg community based on Elgg 3.x and your and many users requestes.

Let's start that these are cool plugins here

Of course, at the time those were really awesome plugins. Now, those are dead plugins, without a developer behind them

Thank their authors for that.

Yes, they helped made what elgg is today. However, those are not working anymore.

It's an Elgg history.

"Downloads' and "Recommended" sections are mostly important for us (as developers)

Also for new people. They see the most recommended, download it and realize that it no longer works anymore. For example, WordPress has a neat featured and popular list (up to date):

https://wordpress.org/plugins/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/browse/featured/

https://wordpress.org/plugins/browse/popular/

But we can make a number of different categories for plugins depending on Elgg versions

That's an interesting idea. However, if we are following and recommending the elgg docs for the latest version, why is there such an interest to keep the old ones in most recommended/downloaded? 

Let's me make a modern Elgg community based on Elgg 3.x and your and many users requestes.

I'm afraid that is gonna take a long time, there are more important issues at hand:

https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/13242

https://github.com/Elgg/Elgg/issues/13243

I support the idea of updating the addition, as it gives Elgg a lot of capabilities and makes it better, and there is also a lot of addition that did not happen since a big period. For example, version 3 does not have a little to add, even though it is the latest version, and it is assumed that it is the best and it is about to end and issue another version He still had a little bit of extra plug-in. I remember before, there was a lot of add-on 2 and a lot of updates. This made Elgg better.

Because Elgg is not Facebook ;)

There can be a lot of activity in a group when there are many discussions or a lot of blogs are created. Activity depends on well.... activity. Users need to do stuff.

I know Elgg is featured, not Facebook
But if opening more possibilities for the pages to become more utilizing them and giving the users more advantages then why not if this improves the script
Greetings :)

There's also a reddit sub:

https://reddit.com/r/elgg

I don't know who manages that, but it would be really good if we share tutorials, blogs, etc. about elgg.

Thanks for link. Added in channel.

I think it looks nice and beautiful. Do you have a demo site based on latest 3x that can be tested both in desktop and smartphone browsers. Please post the link.

The feel and look of the current elgg org site is attractive, fresh and almost unique too. Functionally it packs all the essential links (for example : download, documentation, GitHub) in the single screen view without much scrolling. The new re-desings of WordPress and Drupall are repulsive in the sense they are scroll-scroll and scroll with huge empty spaces, large pictures or logos etc etc - unnecessary and tiresome in desktop views. If desktop users are not of concern, for only-mobile views they may be okayish.

The Elgg org site at present has almost unique appeal and does NOT look like run-of-the-mill sites like so many other sites of 2020. What can draw new users to Elgg is integration of hype status box or something like it in Elgg core or a standard plugin, and blocking of user by user, and allowing owner of a content to edit comments on his content - the first two are standard features of all socials in real or php-script except Elgg. Plus Notifications. It will be great if the elgg org site itself upgrades to latest 3x ( or 4x when it happens) simultaneous with releases - this will mean other sites can also upgrade without difficulty to latest 3x releases. 

A new redesign should look really new, for example the Activity stream looks just the same. A great amount of thanks for your re-design efforts. Kudos!

The feel and look of the current elgg org site is attractive, fresh and almost unique too. 

The Elgg org site at present has almost unique appeal 

It is unique for its time, which was years ago. It is time to get with the times and start thinking in replacing the current theme with something more modern. Take a lot at other major frameworks:

https://vuejs.org/

https://nuxtjs.org/

https://angular.io/

https://dart.dev/

https://flutter.dev/

Some even let you try code without downloading anything. That is modern. 

What can draw new users to Elgg is integration of hype status box or something like it in Elgg core or a standard plugin, and blocking of user by user, and allowing owner of a content to edit comments on his content 

That is something that has been requested for years, and yes you are right, more features out of the box could get more developers interested in using elgg.

But why am I requesting a redesign?

I developed a multimedia site with elgg, however when I said it was powered by elgg, they went to see the site and the feedback I got was that "If elgg was secure enough, it looks like an abandoned project, it looks like a site from 2008". Luckily the project was green lighted. Elgg is a powerful framework, easy to use and develop, and I could accomplish everything that was requested

A great amount of thanks for your re-design efforts. Kudos!

Many Thanks!

For future references, it can be done, and it is not that hard, you can even use the Create a blog plugin tutorial from the elgg docs. Here's a plugin I made which requires to attach an image to a post:

https://github.com/rjcalifornia/elggpress

@Unraveled Use container string for this where container_guid is a GUID of your page