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# Elgg 1.8 has left the building
- URL: https://werd.io/elgg-18-left-building/
- Published: 2011-09-06T04:34:36.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-12T11:00:46.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: Elgg, #ben-684a32da145d7d001be71dae, brett profitt, elgg 1.8, #Migrated-1749693130536, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-06-11 21:52

[![](http://elgg.org/images/elgg_small.png)](http://elgg.org/)

[](http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/brett/read/190/elgg-180-release)[Congratulations to Brett, Cash, Evan and the Elgg community on the release of Elgg 1.8.0.](http://blog.elgg.org/pg/blog/brett/read/190/elgg-180-release) I know that a lot of hard work has gone into this release, and it's the first major departure from the architecture that was set out in Elgg 1.0 almost exactly three years ago.

One of the real benefits of releasing the product under an open source license - something I consistently fought for throughout my involvement in the project - is that it can keep going beyond its original team or sponsoring company. I'm really impressed with what Brett has done to turbo-boost the community. He's a super-smart guy, the community is thriving, and I'm looking forward to building sites on the revised platform.