We’re excited to launch a revamped, mobile-responsive eHive. After a herculean effort from our dedicated Development team your collection is now easier to view, discover and share from mobile phones and tablets.
Introducing info.eHive.com
eHive’s Online Help and Information pages have a new home!
This is the first phase of our project to update the entire eHive.com website.
Social media links added to public profile page
We’ve added a Social Media section to eHive Public Profiles so you can encourage eHive visitors to discover more about your institution or collection.
Surf World, Gold Coast
Surf World is a unique museum that showcases Australian surf heritage and boasts the country’s largest collection of surfboards. You can now explore their collection online with eHive.
All That Remains
All That Remains is is a collections-driven exhibition project that explores New Zealanders’ objects related to WWI from both overseas and the home front.
11th June 2015 Update
Version 4.2.1 of eHive is the latest of a series of upgrades. Key changes include the option for account holders to view higher resolution original images, links from object records to communities, and improvements in pick list maintenance. Additional enhancements include: Accounts which store original images can now access the higher resolution original image from the Object detail screen Pick list maintenance has been improved, with considerably faster performance Bug fixes for location pick list term counts and pick list
24th October 2014 Update
A major upgrade was completed on Oct 24th, updating the WordPress plugins, fixing some problems with the pending reports queues, and improve the screens for editing your public profile. The latest upgrade to eHive included: WordPress plugin enhancements (for building custom branded websites) including adding image grids, based on an object records search, to any WordPress post or page. Revamp of the Edit My Profile -> Public Profile screen to have a cleaner layout and allow adding a Google
Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon
The Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon has extensive collections covering the natural and human history of this beautiful area of England. Over 50,000 collection records and images are accessible through the eHive website. The museum is in the town of Barnstaple and includes the exhibition galleries, tourist information and a tea room. Go to Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon »
WordPress plugins
eHive’s WordPress plugins let you build your own branded websites that display account and object information from eHive. We’ve been steadily updating our WordPress plugins since we launched the beta version in November 2012.
A new start with new parts
We hope you had a great break, and are feeling refreshed and ready for 2013. We used the Christmas and New Year break to implement an overhaul of our systems, so we are re-vamped and revving for a busy year ahead. Here’s what we did: – Upgraded key underlying software on the eHive servers, including the operating system. – Added another 3 servers (eHive now runs across 10 servers) – Split some of the application to separate servers to help
eHive’s new baby – beta version 2.0 of the API and WordPress plugins
In 2010 we developed version 1.0 of our WordPress plugins and application programming interface (API). We’re now ready to make this public.
Abingdon County Hall Museum
After extensive restoration of the magnificent 17th century building, the Abingdon County Hall Museum has reopened with three floors of new exhibitions. Originally built to house law courts, since 1919 the County Hall has held a variety of local collections of geology, archaeology and history. The main gallery now tells the story of Abingdon-on-Thames, the longest continually inhabited settlement in England, and features the last MGB roadster car made in the town. Upstairs in the attic there are town treasures
