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nlybe/etherpad
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Etherpad for Elgg
=================

[](#etherpad-for-elgg)

\[Etherpad\] () integration on Elgg.

Etherpad is a highly customizable Open Source online editor providing collaborative editing in really real-time.

Requires
--------

[](#requires)

- [Elgg 2.0](http://elgg.org/download.php/)
- [Etherpad lite 1.2](http://etherpad.org/download/)

Acknowledgements
----------------

[](#acknowledgements)

- Upgrade to v2.2 was funded by Andre Bouchain.

Install Etherpad Lite
---------------------

[](#install-etherpad-lite)

- Follow INSTALL instructions.
- You will install ep-lite dependences (node.js, npm...), install and configure ep-lite and finally create a daemon to manage it.

Install Plugin
--------------

[](#install-plugin)

- Extract plugin.
- Copy the etherpad folder and its contents into elgg's mod directory.
- Enable plugin from admin settings.

Configure
---------

[](#configure)

- Etherpad Lite host address (the address you use to connect to your etherpad service) If you have Etherpad Lite installed locally the address will be something like  (localhost, port 9001)
- Etherpad Lite API key, this is your unique key used to interact with the etherpad api, sort of like a password. The plugin needs this to function correctly, you can find your api key in etherpad lites root directory in a text file called APIKEY.txt
- New pad text, this is the text that will be added to each new pad.
- Integrate pads and pages, Removes normal pad behavior and integrates pads into pages. (Requires pages plugin)
- Show controls, show/hide etherpad lites control bar.
- Show chat, show/hide etherpad lites built in chat service.
- Show line numbers, show/hide line numbers.
- Use monospace font.
- Show comments, show/hide elgg comments on etherpads.
- Supported languages: English, Spanish.

Notes:
------

[](#notes)

- Huge thanks to Sem for this release, really nice work.
- Etherpad Lite is not included in the plugin, you need to install and configure it separately.

Changes
-------

[](#changes)

- See CHANGELOG file

License
-------

[](#license)

- GPL version 2+, see LICENSE for more details.

###  Health Score

27

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LowBetter than 47% of packages

Maintenance10

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity12

Limited adoption so far

Community9

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity64

Established project with proven stability

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 93.3% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~12 days

Total

2

Last Release

3486d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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