Omeka 1.2.1 fixes a security flaw in the Omeka theme configuration. We recommend that everyone who is using 1.2 upgrade to this version immediately. This applies only to the themes configuration feature that was new in 1.2, so Omeka installations using older versions are not affected. No changes are required for plugins and themes.

We are excited to announce two new Omeka plugins that were developed by the folks at the University of Virginia’s Scholar’s Lab. Ethan Gruber took the lead and since he knows much more about the EAD Importer and VRA Core plugins than we do, we asked him if we could cross-post his Scholar’s Lab blog [...]

We’ve written two plugins for administrators who want to make data entry easier and more reliable. With the Simple Vocab plugin you can define a controlled vocabulary for any field using a simple interface. It even helps you build vocabularies using texts that already exist in your archive. The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) [...]

We are very excited to announce that the Omeka.net Alpha has launched! The Omeka and Omeka.net teams have been working hard during the past few months to develop this new hosted service. The current Omeka.net Alpha showcases Omeka’s core functionality: building a website with an archive of items. This means that our earliest testers may [...]

Omeka’s newest release offers a glimpse of functionality coming with our new service, Omeka.net: configurable themes. Omeka 1.2 includes two examples of themes that can be configured in the admin/themes panel. Rhythm and Seasons allow users to choose from a bundle of style sheets that change the color palette of the theme. Additionally, Seasons gives [...]