This is just a preliminary blog entry to post the code for two new plug-ins for Elgg. Of course, i am aware that Elgg goes live with version 1.0 in a matter of weeks, but for those interested in using the plug-in with older versions of Elgg, here is the code. In the upcoming weeks, i plan to release the code on the Elgg open source community.

rate_my_blog plug-in (click for src code)

1. Rate Blogs on a 5-star scale
Provides Elgg users with the capability to rate other blog posts
    * Users must be logged into the site
    * Users cannot rate their own images

2. View Ratings
Provides Elgg users with the capability to view how others have rated blogs across the site
    * Users do not need to be logged into the site to view blog ratings

recommender plug-in (click for src code)

1. Requires rate_my_blog plug-in

2. Provides recommendations with the recommendation plug-in

3. Uses Pearson's constrained correlation coefficient to determine strength of recommendation