Anyone using Pligg?

14 years ago

Hi Ive never used Pligg. If you are going to use a CMS, I would recommend Joomla or Wordpress. They are both well supported and documented and they have great plugins that are free to download.

Is there a specific reason you want to use Pligg?

Rod

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Microbusiness Media

Hi Ive never used Pligg. If you are going to use a CMS, I would recommend Joomla or Wordpress. They are both well supported and documented and they have great plugins that are free to download.

Is there a specific reason you want to use Pligg?

Rod

Yeah, I need some platform that allows social bookmarking and networking

Pligg seems to be nice option, so just wondering if anyone used it. I do have a blog with WP but this is different completely different animal

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TheRichJerksNet

14 years ago

I tested and played with it ... Not very impressed at all. I even purchased a template directly from pligg itself. Guess what the template did not work and the owner refused to update it and correct it..

So I told him to keep the money because he must need it, I deleted it from my server.

James

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

I tested and played with it ... Not very impressed at all. I even purchased a template directly from pligg itself. Guess what the template did not work and the owner refused to update it and correct it..

So I told him to keep the money because he must need it, I deleted it from my server.

James

Oh that's just very inspiring mate...

That's a big minus for them if Pligg doesn't have nice customer service.. When was it? Long time ago? Maybe you have something else to suggest as a similar platform? Getting it coded from zero better option?

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TheRichJerksNet

14 years ago

Originally Posted by AfteraDream

Oh that's just very inspiring mate...

That's a big minus for them if Pligg doesn't have nice customer service.. When was it? Long time ago? Maybe you have something else to suggest as a similar platform? Getting it coded from zero better option?

It was not that long ago .. About a month or so.. Customer service sucks big time, even as a paid customer. I found the script to be full of security problems, lacks many functions, hard to work with, and many other problems.

As I said he must have been desperate for the money so I let him keep it.

You are not going to find a real solution unless you have it custom built as scuttle has no admin at all and phpdug offers almost nothing...

James

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

It was not that long ago .. About a month or so.. Customer service sucks big time, even as a paid customer. I found the script to be full of security problems, lacks many functions, hard to work with, and many other problems.

As I said he must have been desperate for the money so I let him keep it.

You are not going to find a real solution unless you have it custom built as scuttle has no admin at all and phpdug offers almost nothing...

James

Daamn...that sucks balls big time... coding something like it must be expensive and time consuming... hmm...I guess I will have to borrow money for this project

( Which I don't really like...

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TheRichJerksNet

14 years ago

Originally Posted by AfteraDream

Daamn...that sucks balls big time... coding something like it must be expensive and time consuming... hmm...I guess I will have to borrow money for this project

( Which I don't really like...

Depending upon the functions you want ... If you are looking to put in social groups, friends, and etc such as many of the big boys have then it could run into thousands to have a proper site coded... I do not mean free open source code but a properly built custom coded site.

James

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by TheRichJerksNet

Depending upon the functions you want ... If you are looking to put in social groups, friends, and etc such as many of the big boys have then it could run into thousands to have a proper site coded... I do not mean free open source code but a properly built custom coded site.

James

Yeah mate, that's what I'm thinking too... At first it seemed like Pligg is very very convenient for me because I need a platform that allows to rate/review stuff and at the same time allows to have social networking features for people to share/connect with others. It is a big idea.

I hate the fact that I might need big money to start this.. loss of freedom and time, but I guess this is the price to pay.

Anyone else have any experience with similar things?

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7_8_shortcuts

14 years ago

WordPress is great for traditional type sites with lots of content and the ability for user commenting. I use it as CMS on custom-designed sites for clients too, but that involves a pretty good technical knowledge to meet all your needs. A lot of plugins too and a large community.

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by 7_8_shortcuts

WordPress is great for traditional type sites with lots of content and the ability for user commenting. I use it as CMS on custom-designed sites for clients too, but that involves a pretty good technical knowledge to meet all your needs. A lot of plugins too and a large community.

Oh yeah, I use WP too and it can be nicely expanded but I don't really like that. It's an option but for a big project I think it might not be optimal. And I don't have lots of technical knowledge

Thanx for input!

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mgkimsal 14 years ago

elgg or buddypress *might* be better options for you if you need more of the social bookmarking/networking functionality.
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- AfteraDream 14 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by mgkimsal
  
  elgg or buddypress *might* be better options for you if you need more of the social bookmarking/networking functionality.
  
  Will check Elgg, have seen BuddyPress! Cheers
  
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SageSound

14 years ago

I looked into using Pligg a while back. Basically, their license SUCKS. If you make ANY mods whatsoever, you are required to distribute them to anybody who asks. It doesn't support an add-on architecture (or didn't back when I looked into it) and thus if you wanted to do anything differently, you needed to hack the code. If you're not a programmer, that means you've gotta hire someone. And THEN ... your code must be freely given to anybody who asks for it.

Thanks, but no thanks.

-David

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AfteraDream

14 years ago

Originally Posted by SageSound

I looked into using Pligg a while back. Basically, their license SUCKS. If you make ANY mods whatsoever, you are required to distribute them to anybody who asks. It doesn't support an add-on architecture (or didn't back when I looked into it) and thus if you wanted to do anything differently, you needed to hack the code. If you're not a programmer, that means you've gotta hire someone. And THEN ... your code must be freely given to anybody who asks for it.

Thanks, but no thanks.

-David

Now this killed any chance of me using Pligg! Thanx so much

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robfoster

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AfteraDream 14 years ago

Originally Posted by robfoster

Pligg is not the CMS though it is more of social bookmarking and network site. It is good product to start your own social network sites.

Yes, and that's what I need. I found another one, Elgg. Looks similar to Pligg though....

I will get a hosting and install Elgg to see how it works.. then I will know if I use it or get one coded.
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