I would agree. If you have allot of data and you determine that you need to store it outside of elgg. I would create a seperate database, expose it via a webservice or just interact directly. This will allow you to create facebook versions of your... view reply

I just created a plugin over the weekend that allows you to change the spotlight with any HTML or text you want. I will upload it tonight. One nice thing is this shouldn't break when you upgrade, plus you can change the content without typing, you... view reply

I too have been looking for the ability for subgroups, but my needs have been more for navigational purposes. I would like to have the groups to be browsable by things like animals lovers, then actual groups for dog lovers, cat lovers... It would be... view reply