Group Guidelines: Revision : Elgg.org

Group Guidelines: Revision

Group Guidelines

Last updated 4631 days ago by ihayredinov

In this Elgg Beginners group we WILL:

point you in the right direction, provide references and examples
walk you through the process of achieving the goal and help you succeed by answering your questions as you face difficulties
try to explain the reasoning and logic behind certain snippets of code, as well as explain Elgg and the functionalities available in its core
attempt to use less technical knowledge and be as patient as possible

In return, we would appreciate you respecting the following rules:

before posting to the group:

search the community site to see if your question has already been aswered (there is a search bar in the topbar)

try to find an answer in Elgg documentation (link is available in the topbar)

see if the functionality you are trying to achieve has already been implemented by one of the plugins available in this community or internet

when posting to the group:

please specify your knowledge of programming languages and general level of comfort with writing a code

please be as clear as possible with respect to what you are trying to achieve

provide us with any references you have found online, any snippets of code you have written

provide us with any examples of desired functionality

after posting to the group:

please follow all of the steps described in an answer(s) precisely before posting again

if posting again, please specify what part of the answer is unclear, what challenges you are experiencing in implementing the solution etc.

after achieving the result:

please take time to post your final solution

if building a plugin, please consider posting the final result to the community repository