Plugins
The following plugins may be downloaded separately and installed to work with Omeka 1.0 and Omeka 1.1. Helpful instructions for installing plugins are on the codex. If you are looking for plugins compatible with earlier versions of Omeka, see the list of plugins compatible with Omeka 0.10 and plugins compatible with Omeka 0.9.
Atom Output
Center for History & New Media
Tags: output, syndication, atom
Adds the Atom Syndication Format to the list of available output formats. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Atom Output
Bar Codes and Reports
Center for History & New Media
Generates report documents from Omeka items, including bar codes. The plugin creates a PDF with printable QR Codes that may be affixed to object labels in museum exhibits. Mobile phone users can scan the code and will be sent directly to the URL of an item in an Omeka site where they can learn something new related to the object on display in an exhibit. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0beta | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Bar Codes and Reports
Coins
Center for History & New Media
Adds COinS metadata to item pages, making them readable by the free bibliographic program, Zotero (http://zotero.org). Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-0.2 | 0.10 | Download |
| 1.1-0.2 | 0.10 | Download |
| 1.0alpha-0.2 | Download | |
| 1.0-0.2 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Coins
Contribution
Center for History & New Media
Makes an Omeka site into one that accepts public contributions. The plugin provides a form to collect stories, images, or other files from the public and manages those contributions in your Omeka archive as items. This contribution is useful when creating digital memory banks. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Contribution
Creative Commons Chooser
Alexandria Archive Institute, African Commons, and the UC Berkeley School of Information, Information and Service Design Program
Allows site administrators to associate Creative Commons licenses with individual Omeka items by providing a Commons License Chooser in the admin interface.
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-0.1 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Creative Commons Chooser
CSV Import
Center for History & New Media
Allows users to import items from a simple CSV (comma separate value) file, and then map the CSV column data to multiple elements, files, and/or tags. Each row in the file represents metadata for a single item. This plugin is useful for exporting data from one database and importing that data into an Omeka site. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.2 | 1.1 | Download |
| 1.1-1.1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for CSV Import
DocsViewer
Center for History & New Media
Tags: documents, viewer, google
Embeds a Google document viewer into item show pages. PDF documents, PowerPoint presentations, TIFF files, and most Microsoft Word documents are supported. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0 | 1.1 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for DocsViewer
Dropbox
Center for History & New Media
Allows Omeka users to "batch upload" a large quantity of files at one time or to upload large files, by adding those files to a folder on the server hosting an Omeka site. Dropbox creates unique items in the archive for each file, or allows administrative users to associate dropbox files with an item through the add or edit items interface. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-0.4 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-0.3 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Dropbox
Dublin Core Extended
Center for History & New Media
Tags: metadata, dublincore
Adds the full set of Dublin Core properties to the existing Dublin Core element set, including element refinements and supplemental elements. See: http://dublincore.org/documents/dcmi-terms/ Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Dublin Core Extended
EadImporter
Scholars' Lab
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for EadImporter
Exhibit Builder
Center for History & New Media
Tags: exhibit, pages, presentation
Allows users to develop online interpretive exhibits that combine items in the Omeka archive with narrative text. The plugin provides pre-built themes and layouts, and a WYSIWYG visual editor, to build complex pages. Instructions
Geolocation
Center for History & New Media
Allows administrative users to save geolocation data for an individual item. The plugin generates a Google map containing items with geolocation data and a web page for displaying the map. This plugin requires a Google maps key. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Geolocation
Google Translate
Center for History and New Media
Tags: translation, google
Enables the Google Translate service on the Omeka admin and public site. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Google Translate
Html Purifier
Center for History & New Media
Strips out HTML entered in forms, in both admin and public pages, such as the Contribution form. The plugin protects Omeka from cross-site scripting attacks (XSS) by filtering HTML/XHTML using the HTML Purifier library. The plugin is highly suggested whenever allowing data to be sent through public-facing forms. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-0.1 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Html Purifier
Image Annotation
Center for History & New Media
Tags: presentation, images, annotation
Allows site administrators and users to annotate images in an Omeka site, similar to the process available in Flickr. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0beta | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Image Annotation
IntenseDebate Comments
Will Riley
Adds commenting on items through the IntenseDebate web service. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0 | 1.1 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for IntenseDebate Comments
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Center for History & New Media
Tags: library of congress, subject headings
Adds an autocomplete text box to the Dublin Core's Subject element, drawing from the Library of Congress Subject Headings. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-1.0 | 1.2 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Library of Congress Subject Headings
MediaRss
Center for History & New Media
Tags: visualization, rssm
Adds a MediaRSS feed to Omeka page templates, making images available in a slideshow through the CoolIris Firefox extension. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for MediaRss
MyOmeka
Center for History & New Media
Tags: social, presentation, tagging, annotation
Creates user logins, item favoriting, and the ability for users to create posters with their favorited items. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-0.3.2 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for MyOmeka
OAI-PMH Harvester
Center for History & New Media
Tags: import, oaipmh, metadata
Provides an easy way to import data record sets, including those using the CDWA-Lite element set, from Open Archives Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) data providers into an Omeka site. The plugin offers a quick way to import a large numbers of records. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for OAI-PMH Harvester
OAI-PMH Repository
John Flatness
Tags: oaipmh, metadata, export
Exposes public Omeka items using Open Archives Initiative-Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and makes them shareable and harvestable by other OAI-readers. Exposing Omeka data in this way encourages institutional collaboration and sharing of data. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0RC | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for OAI-PMH Repository
PageCaching
Center for History and New Media
Tags: caching
Provides basic page caching for Omeka site, allowing web pages to load faster from a cached version. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-1.0 | 1.1 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for PageCaching
Simple Contact Form
Center for History & New Media
Generates a short form that allows users to contact a designated individual and for the site to automatically respond to inquiries with an acknowledgment page and email.
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-0.2 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Simple Contact Form
Simple Pages
Center for History & New Media
Tags: presentation, pages
Creates individual web pages for an Omeka site using a simple web form. It requires no programming knowledge, but allows users to add HTML markup, PHP code, or to embedding videos and other multimedia objects. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-0.2.3 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.1-0.2.3 | 1.0 | Download |
| 1.0-0.2.2 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Simple Pages
Simple Vocab
Center for History & New Media
Tags: controlled vocabulary, vocabulary
A simple way to create controlled vocabularies. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-1.0 | 1.2 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Simple Vocab
Site Notes
Center for History & New Media
Tags: administration
Provides an open form in the administrative dashboard to save notes or instructions about the site that is only accessible to those adding content to the Omeka site. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-1.0 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Site Notes
Tag Bandit
Center for History & New Media
Tags: tagging
Adds a bulk tag manipulator, available for batch adding tags on multiple items. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1-0.1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Tag Bandit
Terms of Service
Center for History & New Media
Tags: administration
Allows administrators to specify their website terms of service and privacy policy.
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0-0.2.1 | 0.10 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Terms of Service
Timeline
Scholars' Lab
Tags: Timeline, Simile, chronology
The Timeline plugin is a helper function for creating SIMILE Timelines from a array of items. Instructions
All Versions
| Available Versions | Minimum Omeka Version | Download |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2-0.1.1 | 1.0 | Download |
Need help? Try the Forums for Timeline

Social Bookmarking
Jeremy Boggs
Tags: social, syndication
Inserts a list of social bookmarking sites to the bottom of each item in an Omeka archive, so that public users can easily share items they like with their social networks. Instructions
Latest Release: 1.0-1.0
All Versions
Need help? Try the Forums for Social Bookmarking