A few more plugins have become available since my last post on Elgg plugins: a Youtube widget for profiles and dashboards, a secure login plugin that employs https logins for additional security, and a contact plugin.
Robert Gay of Windango, Inc created the YouTube widget. Simply download and upack the file and upload it to the /mod folder of your Elgg installation.
Once you have activated it in Tools Administration, a YouTube widget appears in the Widget Gallery when one edits their profile or dashboard. Once the widget has been dragged and dropped into one of the Widget columns and saved, users can enter the url of their favorite YouTube video by pressing the edit button. As with core widgets, there are the usual access options.
It’s simple and works out-of-the-box requiring no configuration–unless you want to change the text in the edit interface (as I have done above). Edit mod/contact/languages/en.php
Individuals that need greater security with logins can install Duncan Entwisle’s https_login plugin. Install as you would any plugin. Once enabled, it will force users into an encrypted SSL connection protecting passwords. You will have to have an SSL certificate in place, or users will get warning messages cautioning them about the site. For most cases the least expensive certificates should be adequate and can be had for about $15 US.
You can create a Contact Page that appears as a Tool for users using Tim Timalsina’s Contact plugin. Download, unpack, upload, activate.This one has one more step. Once you have enabled Contact, you must click more info:
Enter your contact email address in the field. It took me a couple tries to figure this out as this is the first plugin that offered configuration options from the Administration Interface. You now have the new menu option:
This option delivers you to a simple Contact page allowing users to send a message to
It works fine, although I get html markup in my email notifications. That may be due to my server configuration. It is less important as it is coming to me rather than a user.
More plugins are rolling in. I’ll continue testing them and elaborating on their configuration.
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