Omeka’s How To, or Codex, section offers a wide array of information ranging from step-by-step tutorials for managing your archive to more general instructions on adding and modifying PHP functions in your theme.

One good example of the nuggets nestled in the codex is an instruction on how to add an advanced search to your public site. The advanced search is similar to what is available to you on the /admin/items page, and allows one to search or browse by a specific field which can be quite handy.

Follow the instructions and paste the code into your theme’s item/browse page to give your site’s users an easier way to mine the archive.

The seasonal suite continues, as we launch Winter today. You can also grab it from the themes page.

The second installation in our seasonal suite of themes is up. Head over to the theme page and give Autumn a try.

The summer of new themes rolls on. This week we launch Emiglio, in honor of our favorite walking, talking robot. It’s a brand new layout, so give it a whirl. Head over to the theme directory, or download it directly here.

Summer is here. It’s been heating up here in Northern Virginia the last few weeks and Saturday was the solstice, making it official. To celebrate the warm weather we have a new theme named Summer. It is the first installment of a seasonal suite, with fall, winter, and spring to follow soon. You can download Summer and other themes from the Themes page.