Enhanced Members Plugin for Elgg

An enhanced members listing plugin for Elgg 5.1+ with multiple sorting and filtering options.

Features

• Multiple Viewing Options:

  • Newest members (default)
  • By name (alphabetical)
  • Popular members (by friend count)
  • Online members
  • Active today
  • Active this week
  • Avatar gallery view
  • Banned members (admin only)

• Search Functionality:

  • Search by name or username
  • Search by tags

• Modern Elgg 5.1 Compatibility:

  • Updated for Elgg 5.1.12
  • Uses modern event system
  • Proper route registration
  • Resource views pattern
  • QueryBuilder for database queries

Requirements

• Elgg 5.1.12 or higher
• PHP 8.0 or higher

Installation

1. Extract the plugin to your mod/ directory or install via Composer
2. Log in as an administrator
3. Navigate to Administration → Plugins
4. Activate the "Members" plugin

Usage

Once activated, a "Members" link will appear in your site menu. Users can:

• Browse members using different sorting options
• View online members
• See recently active members
• Search for specific members
• View member avatars in gallery mode

Administrators can additionally view banned members.

License

GNU General Public License version 2

Author

Core developers

Changelog

Version 5.1.0

• Complete rewrite for Elgg 5.1.12 compatibility
• Migrated to resource views pattern
• Updated database queries to use QueryBuilder
• Modern menu system implementation
• Added form views for search functionality
• Improved language strings