Getting Started
Before installing Omeka, find system requirements, installation instructions, and how others use Omeka for a variety of projects.
Getting Started with the Software Application
Getting Started with Project Planning
Working with Omeka Admin
Omeka versions 1.0-1.5+
Omeka version 2.0+
- What's New in 2.0? (movie)
- Using the Omeka Admin 2.0
- Working with Dublin Core
- Managing Items 2.0
- Managing Files 2.0
- Managing Collections 2.0
- Managing Item Types 2.0
- Managing Tags 2.0
- Managing General Settings 2.0
- Managing Security Settings 2.0
- Managing Element Sets 2.0
- Managing Item Type Elements
- Managing Search Settings 2.0
- Managing Appearance 2.0 (site-wide)
- Managing Themes 2.0
- Managing Navigation 2.0
- Managing Appearance Settings 2.0
- Managing Plugins 2.0
- Managing Users 2.0
- Build Exhibits
Working with Omeka Plugins
Instructions for installing and configuring plugins
Designing and Developing with Omeka
If working with version 2.0, all of the design and developer documentation can be found on Omeka's Read the Docs site.
Recipes
Recipes are extended examples that show how to use the tools in Omeka to accomplish specific goals.
- Adding a YouTube Video as an Item
- Display different header image on Simple Pages
- Add default thumbnail links for items without images
- Add thumbnails for collection items on browse page
- Create browse navigation on collection show pages
- Navigate items by type
- Using Search Results to Create Custom Next and Previous Links
- Removing Fields from Advanced Search
- Modifying the Appearance of Page Navigation
- Multiple Featured Collections
- Linking to Related Items
- Controlling Editing Access on Plugin Content
- Looping the Omeka Way
- Browsing Items Alphabetically
Done something interesting with Omeka that you don't see here? Write a recipe and share your solution.
Miscellaneous
- Internationalization
- Translate_Omeka
- Preparing your addon for the omeka.org addons lists
- Deprecated Helper Functions and Hooks
- Output Formats
- Retrieving Error Messages
Contribute to Omeka
Omeka relies on our community of users--that means you--to contribute to the project in a variety of ways. Share your knowledge or beautiful designs.
Audience: everyone
- Edit the Documentation. Create an account for this wiki, and then begin editing or adding to the current pages.
- How to write a function documentation page
- How to write a recipe page
- Share a Theme: share on Dev list
- Share a Plugin: share on Dev list
- Contribute Code to Omeka
- Report a Bug
- Translate Omeka
