Openverse Explained

Openverse
Type:Search engine
Language:Multilingual
Owner:WordPress Foundation[1]
Current Status:Active
Programming Language:JavaScript, Python

Openverse is an open-source search engine for open content developed as part of the WordPress project.[2] [3] [4] It searches Creative Commons licensed and public domain content from dozens of different sources.[5] The software is licensed under the MIT License.[6]

Openverse indexes over 700 million items.[7]

History

In February 2017 Creative Commons announced CC Search, an open source search engine for open content, and released a beta version.[8] [9] A stable version of CC Search appeared in April 2019.[10]

In December 2020, after Creative Commons staff changes, CC Search and a few other projects no longer had the necessary staff capacity. Those services went into maintenance mode, with the services remaining available while development was suspended.[11]

In April–May 2021, Catherine Stihler (Creative Commons) and Matt Mullenweg (WordPress Foundation, Automattic Inc.) announced that CC Search joined the WordPress project.[12] [13] [14] Automattic hired key members of the CC Search team and sponsors their contributions to the project as part of the Five for the Future initiative. A new name was also introduced, Openverse.[15] Openverse is the successor to CC Search, and is developed from the same code base of CC Search. It aims to be a broader open content search engine, continue development work and expand features. The WordPress Foundation owns the Openverse trademark and its other intellectual property rights.[16] In December 2020, the CC Search domain name was redirected to Openverse.[17]

In January 2022, Openverse launched a redesigned user interface and support for searching audio files.[18]

In February 2023, Openverse moved to the domain https://openverse.org and refreshed the user interface: adding a search history for recent searches.[19] In September 2023, Openverse won the OE Awards for Excellence in Open Infrastructure.[20]

Search engine sources

Openverse searches content from over 45 different media sources, including Wikimedia Commons, Europeana, and Flickr.[21]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010-09-09 . Trademark Policy . 2022-03-28 . WordPress Foundation . en-US.
  2. Web site: About Openverse . 2023-09-16 . en-US.
  3. Web site: Make Openverse – Openverse is a search tool for CC-licensed and public domain content across the internet. – WordPress.org . 2022-03-28 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Handbook – Make Openverse – WordPress.org . 2022-03-28 . en-US.
  5. Web site: Sources Openverse . 2023-09-16 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Openverse, WordPress Git repository . 2022-03-28 . GitHub . en.
  7. Web site: Post-iNaturalist Data Refresh Status – Make Openverse – WordPress.org . 2023-09-15 . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2017-02-07 . Announcing the new CC Search, now in Beta . 2022-03-28 . Creative Commons . en-US.
  9. Web site: History of Openverse – Make Openverse – WordPress.org . 2022-03-28 . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2019-04-30 . CC Search is out of beta with 300M images and easier attribution . 2022-03-28 . Creative Commons . en-US.
  11. Web site: Upcoming Changes to the CC Open Source Community . 2022-03-28 . Creative Commons.
  12. Web site: 2021-05-03 . CC Search to Join WordPress . 2022-03-28 . Creative Commons . en-US.
  13. Web site: 2021-04-27 . CC Search to join WordPress.org . 2022-03-28 . Matt Mullenweg . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2021-04-28 . Creative Commons Search to Relaunch on WordPress.org . 2022-03-28 . WP Tavern . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2021-05-11 . Welcome to Openverse . 2022-03-28 . WordPress News . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2010-09-09 . Trademark Policy . 2022-03-28 . WordPress Foundation . en-US.
  17. Web site: 2021-12-13 . Dear Users of CC Search, Welcome to Openverse . 2022-03-28 . Creative Commons . en-US.
  18. Web site: Everything You Need to Know About Openverse and the WordPress Photo Directory – Make Openverse . 2022-05-27 . en-US.
  19. Web site: Openverse.org is live – Make Openverse – WordPress.org . 2023-02-08 . en-US.
  20. Web site: Openverse . 2023-09-15 . OE Awards for Excellence . en-US.
  21. Web site: openverse/catalog/dags/providers/provider_api_scripts at main · WordPress/openverse . 2023-09-16 . GitHub . en.

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