Omeka S Theme

Multilingual Support for Omeka S Themes

Introduction When developing Omeka S themes, information about implementing multilingual support is limited. This article explains the specific steps for making an Omeka S custom theme multilingual, along with important notes for implementation. Table of Contents How the Omeka S Translation System Works Files Needed for Theme Multilingual Support Step-by-Step Guide Common Mistakes and Solutions Implementation Examples Troubleshooting 1. How the Omeka S Translation System Works Omeka S uses the gettext standard translation system. In this system: ...

August 14, 2025 · Updated: August 14, 2025 · 4 min · Nakamura

Released ver 4.0.2 of the Omeka S Theme Using Bootstrap 5

Overview I updated the Omeka S theme using Bootstrap 5. Here I introduce the features added in this update. https://github.com/ldasjp8/Omeka-S-theme-Bootstrap5/releases/tag/4.0.2 New Features Advanced Search Button Link Configuration I added an “Advanced Search URL” option to the theme settings screen. In the example above, a setting is configured to navigate to the “page/advanced” page. Specifically, when clicking the “Advanced Search” button shown below, it navigates to the URL configured here. (If not configured, it navigates to Omeka’s standard advanced search page.) ...

April 17, 2024 · Updated: April 17, 2024 · 1 min · Nakamura

[Omeka S Theme Development] Updated the Bootstrap 5 Omeka S Theme

We have published an Omeka S theme using Bootstrap 5 at the following location. https://github.com/ldasjp8/Omeka-S-theme-Bootstrap5 Based on suggestions we received, we added creation date/update date as shown below. Additionally, as Omeka S version 4 has been released as shown below, we made it compatible. https://forum.omeka.org/t/omeka-s-version-4-0-0/16502 However, since there were methods that could not be used in common between version 3 and version 4 during the update, we created separate releases for version 3 and version 4. ...

April 10, 2023 · Updated: April 10, 2023 · 1 min · Nakamura

[Omeka S Theme Development] Published a Bootstrap 5 Theme for Omeka S

I published a Bootstrap 5 theme for Omeka S. https://github.com/ldasjp8/Omeka-S-theme-Bootstrap5 Below is an explanation of how to use it, including information for developers. The following settings are available on the theme settings screen. I will explain some of the settings above. Footer Content Enter the text to display in the footer. You can also enter HTML as shown below. Site Sub Title When a subtitle is set, it is displayed on the top page as shown below. Note that this feature only works when the “Next” module is enabled. ...

March 23, 2022 · Updated: March 23, 2022 · 3 min · Nakamura

Notes on Japanese Full-Text Search in Omeka S and the Mroonga Search Module

Issue Omeka S provides full-text search functionality, but unfortunately, Japanese search does not work properly with default settings. Specifically, partial match search does not function correctly. For example, assume that multiple items with titles containing the string “Koui” (校異) are registered, as shown below. When entering “校異” (Koui) in the full-text search form at the top left, the search returns 0 results. On the other hand, entering “校異源氏物語” (Koui Genji Monogatari) returns the correct search results. ...

March 7, 2022 · 3 min · Nakamura