Elgg plugin

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Latest version

v1.1 02-Jul-09

Release notes

v1.1 Configuration page displayed incorrect fields when plugin outside main Elgg distribution was installed.

Download link

Anatoa Elgg 1.5 Plugin v1.1 (137 KB)

Compatibility

Tested on Elgg 1.5.

This plugin requires PHP v5.X. It will not work on PHP 4.X.

Features

Automated fraud detection and augmented user administration. This is a screenshot of the new administrative menu section:

Elgg plugin admin section

Report fake profiles and spamming users from a new admin page:

Anatoa Elgg scammer report screen

View complete logs of all actions taken by the plugin. This also allows review of messages sent between members.

Elgg tool log viewer

Got a large database of existing members? The plugin allows checking of all existing data against Anatoa's fraud detection system and has an easy to use page for this:

Elgg check old profiles

Installation instructions - Fresh Install

Depending on whether you have SSH access to your server or not, there are two ways of installing as described in the table below.

Install with SSH access

Install with Control Panel / cPanel / FTP

1. Copy the file AnatoaElgg1.5-1.0.zip to the mod directory (typically "httpdocs/mod" or "public_html/mod").

2. Run the command "unzip AnatoaElgg1.5-1.0.zip".

3. Run the command "chown -R xxx.apache anatoa" where xxx is replaced by the user which owns the osDate files.

4. Run the command "chmod 777 anatoa/includes/tmp".

5. Go to a web browser on your client machine, and log on to the Admin section of your osDate site. Select "Tool Administration" in the left menu to bring up the list of available plugins. Anatoa should appear in this list. Click on "Enable".

6. Click on "Anatoa" (which should now appear in your Admin menu) and then "Configuration". Enter your API key (see note below) and press Save.

1. Extract the contents of the file AnatoaElgg1.5-1.0.zip and use FTP to upload the anatoa directory with all its files to the mod directory (typically "httpdocs/mod" or "public_html/mod").

2. Use FTP or your control panel to change permissions to 777 for "anatoa/includes/tmp".

3. Go to a web browser on your client machine, and log on to the Admin section of your osDate site. Select "Tool Administration" in the left menu to bring up the list of available plugins. Anatoa should appear in this list. Click on "Enable".

4. Click on "Anatoa" (which should now appear in your Admin menu) and then "Configuration". Enter your API key (see note below) and press Save.

Remember to sign up for a (free) account at anatoa.com to get your API key, and enter this key in the configuration page. You will need the IP address of your server in order to sign up correctly. You can find this by typing "ping mysite.com" in a command window on your client computer.

Feel free to contact us if you require installation assistance!

Installation instructions - Upgrade

Unzip and replace all files.