Is contribution plug-in available for Omeka-S?

Omeka S Modules
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Hello,

For our project, we need to have a contribution plug-in to allow community members to post their stories, images, etc. In addition, we would like to set up an email-authentication which will help us verify registered community members.

Based on our research we found there is a contribute plug-in for Omeka Classic. Is there such a module for Omeka-S? If not, what would be your recommendation? Is there any community building configuration in Omeka-S?

Thank you in advance.

2

The Collecting module for Omeka S allows you to collect resources from community members.

3

Great!

We also would like to set up an email-authentication which will help us verify registered community members. Is there such capability in the collecting module? If not, what could you recommend as an alternative?

Thanks again.

4

Per the documentation for the module, you can require an email address for every contribution if you want.

5

Hello again mebrett,

Due to the high sensitivity of the historical material that comes from the contributors, we need to have an authentication system that sends a confirmation email to the contributor’s email address. Once the contributor confirm’s his/her email - then the contributor can be a verified and is allowed to post.

Is there such capability in the collecting module? If not, could you recommend an alternative solution?

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The Collecting module has no such capability. I see several options:

  • Use the provided administrative reviewing process to vet contributions for authenticity.
  • Add a reCAPTCHA site and secret key to the general settings to automatically enable CAPTCHA protection in your collecting form.
  • Add a collecting form to an unlinked site page, and give only vetted contributors a link to that page.
  • Give vetted contributors “Author” user accounts so they can log in to the admin interface and add their items there.