Frustrated by how slow Pages were loading because of the tree navigation, I pulled apart the code for building them in 1.9 and re-implemented it with php arrays instead of n database calls. We're using volatile data to store how many times... view reply

We did something like this to speed up page tree navigation /** * Produce the navigation tree * * @param ElggEntity $container Container entity for the pages * * @return array */ function pages_get_navigation_tree($container) { if... view reply

Before I charge ahead and write my own, has anyone developed a plugin for authentication based on injected headers from a webgate or similar external authentication system?

How do you handle the cases where an upgrade script makes breaking changes to the database? view reply

Plenty of Elgg developers use Netbeans. There are lots of editors you can use, but Netbeans has good php syntax highlighting, code completion, refactoring, remote deployment support, and remote debugging support. It comes down to personal choice,... view reply

The data_views plugin ( https://github.com/Elgg/data_views ) calls serialise_object_to_xml() which has been deprecated for 1.9. The code doesn't reference a new method or alternative. Is there something obvious I should be using...

I've been wanting a way to allow users to self-supress different content that appears in their rivers. Whether it's an overzelous friend who floods it with posts, or specific kinds of items they only want to see once it passes a certain threshold... view reply