Articles and Pligg
Articles and Pligg
Much like Wordpress and with some knowledge of HTML and PHP, you can use Pligg for almost any type of website.
reCaptcha for submit – Pligg 1.0
reCaptcha for submit – Pligg 1.0
The Pligg CMS comes with many great components, SPAM protection isn’t one of them.  As with previous versions, Pligg developers have decided SPAM protection isn’t important.  Fellow members have come up with great solutions including our submit anti-spam solution but they ignored it.
Finding the best host
Finding the best host
So, you have decided to take the plunge and run your own Digg style website, now what?  You need a good host, one that comes recommended or can provide the speed that any good website requires.
jQuery Pligg Tooltip
jQuery Pligg Tooltip
jQuery has really progressed the web development world to the next level. I am going to show you how to add a simple jQuery feature to your Pligg install that will add a nifty feature that your users will definitely find useful.
Pligg developers disagree about Pligg
Pligg developers disagree about Pligg
I browse the Pligg forums daily, mostly looking for what Pligg owners are looking for and questions they have. I will soon be launching a forum of my own so stay tuned for that.
Limiting submissions – good or bad?
Limiting submissions – good or bad?
As previously stated by myself and many others, Pligg can be a major SPAM magnet if you let it become one. There are ways however to combat this, namely reCaptcha.
Protect your Pligg template files
Protect your Pligg template files
Want to keep people from viewing and stealing your template files? Of course, we all do. Here’s a simple way to keep prying eyes out of your template files and stealing your layout and functions.
Stopping Comment Spam
Stopping Comment Spam
One of the biggest issues with the Pligg CMS is SPAM.  As a Pligg powered website owner you are constantly dealing with submissions of links that are blatent spam, spam bots and spam in the comments.  To be fair, Pligg is not the only CMS that faces this issue, but it does have very little deterents...
Pligg upgrade nightmares
Pligg upgrade nightmares
The latest release from Pligg v1.0 came with a lot of promise. New features, a new admin panel and what was belived to be a more stable version. This sadly is not the case.
FREE Pligg modules
FREE Pligg modules
A while back the developers setup a store where members could purchase modules and templates, this was to help the team with costs. While I have no issue with Pligg selling modules, I do have an issue with them selling modules that have no business being sold.
BUMP it, FLOAT it or PAL it?
BUMP it, FLOAT it or PAL it?
There is no shortage of places to submit your design work or tutorials. I’m talking about web design, graphics design, font design, poster design etc… These types of submissions in my opinion don’t seem to fare so well on the good old faithfuls like Digg or Mixx as they are geared...
Pliggs News
Pliggs News
Like most of you, we are currently busy trying to master the new version of Pligg.  We are currently developing a FREE theme for this version and hope to have it completed soon for release.
Pligg v1.0 RC1 Review
Pligg v1.0 RC1 Review
Well after a long year of developers telling us the release of Pligg 1.0 was coming, we finally now have a release candidate and hopefully a final product soon. So, what can you expect with the new release?  Probably not what most users were asking for.
Enhancing your 404 page
Enhancing your 404 page
What’s worse than a user receiving an Error 404 page? Receiving an Error 404 page that isn’t helpful. What does your 404 page look like, is it the default one? If so, you may want to add a few things to help your next Error 404 page visitor.
FREE Pligg v9.9.5 template – SocialCom
FREE Pligg v9.9.5 template – SocialCom
Our latest template is a joint project with our friends over at Hein Maas, a fantastic graphic designer. The theme is called SocialCom, short for Social Community, and is another 2 column layout.

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