Creating Featured Pages for Elgg 1.8

Open the file

elgg\mod\pages\start.php

Add this code into section Register some actions

elgg_register_action("pages/featured","$action_base/featured.php");

 
In the folder

elgg\mod\pages\actions\pages\

Create new file

featured.php

With this code

<?php
global $CONFIG;
admin_gatekeeper();
$page_guid = get_input('page_guid');
$action = get_input('action_type');
$page = get_entity($page_guid);
if($page){
if($action == "feature"){
$page->featured_page = "yes";
system_message(elgg_echo('page:featuredon'));
}
if($action == "unfeature"){
$page->featured_page = "no";
system_message(elgg_echo('page:unfeatured'));
}
}
forward(REFERER);
?>

 
Open the file

elgg\mod\pages\start.php

After this code

if (!elgg_is_admin_logged_in() && elgg_get_logged_in_user_guid() != $entity->getOwnerGuid()) {
foreach ($return as $index => $item) {
if ($item->getName() == 'delete') {
unset($return[$index]);
}
}
}

Add this code

if (elgg_is_admin_logged_in()) {
if ($entity->featured_page == "yes") {
$url = "action/pages/featured?page_guid={$entity->guid}&action_type=unfeature";
$wording = elgg_echo("pages:makeunfeatured");
} else {
$url = "action/pages/featured?page_guid={$entity->guid}&action_type=feature";
$wording = elgg_echo("pages:makefeatured");
}
$options = array(
'name' => 'feature',
'text' => $wording,
'href' => $url,
'priority' => 300,
'is_action' => true
);
$return[] = ElggMenuItem::factory($options);
}

 
Open the file

elgg\mod\pages\languages\en.php

And add this code

'pages:makefeatured' => "Recommend",
'pages:makeunfeatured' => "UnRecommend",
'page:featuredon' => "This Page was successfully Recommend",
'page:unfeatured' => "This Page was successfully UnRecommend",
'pages:featured' => "Featured Pages",

 
Adding Featured Pages in Sidebar

 
Open the file

elgg\mod\pages\pages\pages\world.php

Change this code

$body = elgg_view_layout('content', array(
'filter_context' => 'all',
'content' => $content,
'title' => $title,
'sidebar' => elgg_view('pages/sidebar'),
));

With this

$sidebar = elgg_view('pages/sidebar');
$sidebar .= elgg_view('pages/sidebar/featured');
$body = elgg_view_layout('content', array(
'filter_context' => 'all',
'content' => $content,
'title' => $title,
'sidebar' => $sidebar,
));

 
In the folder

elgg\mod\pages\views\default\pages\sidebar\

Create new file

featured.php

With this code

<?php
$featured_page = elgg_get_entities_from_metadata(array(
'metadata_name' => 'featured_page',
'metadata_value' => 'yes',
'object' => 'page',
'limit' => 10,
));

if ($featured_page) {

elgg_push_context('widgets');
$body = '';
foreach ($featured_page as $page) {
$body .= elgg_view_entity($page, array('full_view' => false));
}
elgg_pop_context();

echo elgg_view_module('aside', elgg_echo("pages:featured"), $body);
}