Multilingual Support for Omeka S Themes

Introduction In Omeka S theme development, information in Japanese about implementing multilingual support is limited. This article explains the specific steps to make Omeka S custom themes multilingual, along with implementation notes. Table of Contents How Omeka S’s translation system works Files required for theme multilingual support Step-by-step guide Common mistakes and solutions Implementation examples Troubleshooting 1. How Omeka S’s Translation System Works Omeka S uses gettext, a standard translation system. In this system: ...

August 14, 2025 · 16 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 · 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 · 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 · 3 min · Nakamura