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Mirador extension to MediaWiki

This extension implements the Mirador IIIF viewer for use in MediaWiki. For downloadable files and instructions on how to install and use this extension, see our Github repository. This space covers some how-tos, examples and proofs of concepts.

Extension

General

• Schaffhausen MS p. 59 - an example of a Mirador instance with manifest and canvas ID provided in the URL
• Lebor na hUidre - using three different manifests

Convenience features

• Retrieve the ID of the current canvas
• Change canvas from a place outside the viewer
• Restrict display to specific canvases identified by label
• Plugins
  • Notes on using the image cropper tool
  • Annotations plugin

Custom IIIF APIs

See the IIIF extension for examples of using Mirador with special-purpose MediaWiki APIs, such as using the MediaWiki API and Semantic MediaWiki to create IIIF manifests.

Feedback

Github

See also

• The Parallel Vision space offers many examples of Mirador in different contexts.
• Need more information about using the Mirador viewer? Pádraic Moran (NUIG Galway) has created a very useful walkthrough video on YouTube, which he created for MIRA, and of course, Mirador has a website.