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Tainacan

by tainacan · WordPress.org page · Website

v1.3.0 Tested up to WP 7.1 PHP 7.4+

Tainacan has 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org and 64,761 downloads all time. We have tracked it since September 4, 2026; download trends appear after 30 days of data. The last update was on September 3, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Tainacan at a glance

Active installs
1,000+
Total downloads
64,761
Downloads, last 30 days
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available after 30 days of tracking
30-day growth
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tracking since September 4, 2026

Is Tainacan well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1, the current release is 7.1
One-star reviews
0%
0 of 12 reviews on WordPress.org

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • Free and open source – Licensed under GPLv3: use, modify, and share freely
  • WordPress based – Built to last taking advantage of the power of the WordPress ecosystem and features
  • Compatible with any theme – Use the Tainacan Interface theme or adapt any WordPress theme
  • Easy management – Create collections, define metadata, manage users, and publish content effortlessly
  • Highly customizable – Configure metadata, taxonomies, and filters to match your project’s needs
  • Faceted search – Offer advanced browsing with intuitive custom filters
  • Importing and exporting – Import bulk data from spreadsheets, export in CSV, XLSX, JSON, and other formats
  • API and interoperability – Complete RESTful API with support for metadata mapping to standards such as Dublin Core
  • Gutenberg blocks – Tell stories about your digital archive using a variety of blocks anywhere in your site

Tainacan reviews and ratings

12 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
5.0 out of 5

12 reviews

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  • Great plugin for libraries and cultural institutions

    Arguably the best WordPress plugin for digital collections of libraries and cultural institutions. I have successfully implemented it for several repository projects in Uruguay.

    jorgemet

  • Perfect plugin!

    Now I have a repository with no "server headaches" like with Dspace, for example, and near the same functionality. I think this beautiful plugin opens a future for the digital repositories, at least for my library. Thank you!

    Yura Shkoda

  • Moderne, bien conçu et facile d'accès

    Parfait pour inventorier, documenter et surtout présenter vos collection d’objets et d'images. D'une petite association historique à un grand musée, tout le monde trouve son usage <3

    yblatti

  • Referência em software de criação e gestão de repositórios digitais

    Uma solução robusta e poderosa para criação e gestão de repositórios digitais, sem perder a sutileza de ser altamente intuitivo e customizável. O Tainacan tem a potência de se adaptar a qualquer documentação/inventariado legado, sendo perfeito para qualquer instituição. Desenvolvimento invejável <3

    Suelane Silva Ramos

  • Recommended

    This is an excellent plugin for museums and archives. Recommended!

    leemon

  • Interest of Tainacan

    I found this plugin very handy to use. I could set up a digital library with it in a few weeks, and now it came into production. The team is very responsive.

    MonsieurNuages

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Details

A powerful and flexible open-source repository platform that brings digital collection management to WordPress.

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • archives
  • collections
  • GLAM
  • museums
  • repository

More from tainacan

Version
1.3.0
Last updated
Sep 3, 2026
First published
May 25, 2018
Requires WordPress
6.5
Tested up to
7.1
Requires PHP
7.4
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Tainacan FAQ

What does Tainacan do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Tainacan offers Free and open source – Licensed under GPLv3: use, modify, and share freely, WordPress based – Built to last taking advantage of the power of the WordPress ecosystem and features, Compatible with any theme – Use the Tainacan Interface theme or adapt any WordPress theme, Easy management – Create collections, define metadata, manage users, and publish content effortlessly and Highly customizable – Configure metadata, taxonomies, and filters to match your project’s needs.

How many active installs does Tainacan have?

WordPress.org reports 1,000+ active installs for Tainacan as of September 7, 2026.

Is Tainacan still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on September 3, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Is Tainacan free?

Tainacan is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.