The Glycerine plugin brings annotation and image collection display functionality to your WordPress site using IIIF. It allows users to embed data tables, annotation viewers, and collection-based visual components with dynamic interactions.
Configuration
- Go to Settings > Glycerine.
- Enter your API key.
- Choose your Glycerine server (Australia or International).
Blocks
This plugin provides the following blocks:
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Glycerine Table
- Embed a paginated table of annotations from Glycerine with search filters.
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Glycerine Image Set
- Embed a Glycerine Image Set using the Glycerine Viewer.
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Glycerine Annotation Cutouts
- Embed an image annotation cutout from Glycerine.
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Glycerine Collection
- Embed a Glycerine Collection using the Glycerine Viewer.
License
Glycerine is free software licensed under the GPLv2.
External Services
This plugin requires access to external services to function. Specifically, it connects to the Glycerine IAW API to retrieve and display image sets, annotations, and related publication data.
What services are used and why
- IAW Server (Australia) –
https://iaw-server.ardc-hdcl-sia-iaw.cloud.edu.au/api - Glycerine.io (International) –
https://app.glycerine.io/api
These services provide the underlying IIIF (International Image Interoperability Framework) data and annotation sets needed for the plugin to render images, text annotations, and collections inside WordPress.
What data is sent and when
- When the plugin is configured, it will send the API key (entered by the administrator) along with requests for images, image sets, annotations, and publication metadata.
- These requests occur when a user loads a page or block containing a Glycerine viewer or annotation table.
- No personally identifiable information about site visitors is transmitted.
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Notes
- If you are based in Australia, you may prefer to use the IAW server.
- If you are outside Australia, the Glycerine.io international server is recommended.






