Flickr Suite Content Plugin
Version
4.1.0 (last update on May 15, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
31
License
GPLv2 or later
Commercial
Type
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81957
Date Added
23 December 2007
Editor's Note
- This extension requires registration to download.
[flickr set= xxx] (where xxx is the set id, brackets can be changed to {})
The plugin supports various type of media from flickr:
- Single photo’s ( [flickr photo=xxx] )
- Sets ( [flickr set=xxx] )
- Videos ( [flickr video=xxx] )
- User photo streams ( [flickr user=xxx] )
- Group pools ( [flickr group=xxx] )
- Tags ([ flickr tag=" xxx, xxx"] )
- Galleries ([flickr gallery=xxx])
Other high regarded features are:
- Authentication: Access all photos on your flickr account and control privacy settings
- Display random photos (great for use in a module)
- Geo information: Locate your photo on google maps.
- Enable or disable download of the original photos
- Multiple thumbnail styles
- Display one flickr photo on your website linked
to a selection of flickr photos in the image viewer.
The plugin features the popular and highly configurable Highslide image viewer to display your flickr photos. The plugin includes various options to configure the image viewer and more will be available in future releases.
## A license to use Highslide with the flickr slideshow plugin on commercial websites is included with your download. ##
## The Flickr Suite Content Plugin: A new name and new features ##
The Flickr Suite Plugin is fully backwards compatible with the Flickr Slideshow plugin.
Please visit our website for a demo and full overview of all the features of the Flickr Suite Content Plugin.
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First.... Its a free plugin.... Next, its a GREAT free pluin. Works right from the start, flexible and does what it says. I have tried others with flickr and they always drag down, are slow or like to promote flickr over the pictures. this shows the pictures and works all the time.
A few tweaks could be made, but I sent those to the developer... But no complaints and I am new to joomla
A few tweaks could be made, but I sent those to the developer... But no complaints and I am new to joomla
Ok I read the instructions so it installed and was setup easily. The complication isn't the plugin, it's that you need to figure out how to get the API key from flickr.
So why the support? It seems, through the work of the developers, Marcel and Jasper, that there may be some issue with Triptracker and NOT having a a flickr Pro account. I think it is currently working with with Pro accounts, but you will need to verify with them about that.
The plugin works exactly as expected with the slimbox with my free flickr account. I just wrote to them about the Triptracker issue for FYI.
Well within hours I got a response and found that they were both working on the issue for me. They have been doing it for several days now (even on the weekend!) trying to make it work for me!
They have also sent me some temporary code that got the Triptracker working for me.
With this kind of support for a free plugin, I wouldn't be worried about looking at any of their other products.
Bottom line is the plugin is easy to use, and is completely working for me today. I look forward to the next release.
So why the support? It seems, through the work of the developers, Marcel and Jasper, that there may be some issue with Triptracker and NOT having a a flickr Pro account. I think it is currently working with with Pro accounts, but you will need to verify with them about that.
The plugin works exactly as expected with the slimbox with my free flickr account. I just wrote to them about the Triptracker issue for FYI.
Well within hours I got a response and found that they were both working on the issue for me. They have been doing it for several days now (even on the weekend!) trying to make it work for me!
They have also sent me some temporary code that got the Triptracker working for me.
With this kind of support for a free plugin, I wouldn't be worried about looking at any of their other products.
Bottom line is the plugin is easy to use, and is completely working for me today. I look forward to the next release.
This is a good tool, I installed and followed the instruction in the demo page at http://joomla.universalplayground.eu
It worked very well even compare to other commercial products.
Next time if lkasdorf wants to use any of Joomla ext, he should learn more.
This is a good tool and for good purpose.
It worked very well even compare to other commercial products.
Next time if lkasdorf wants to use any of Joomla ext, he should learn more.
This is a good tool and for good purpose.
Ok, maybe I'm really dense, but why can't extension developers take 5 minutes and write a "getting started" page?
I installed the plugin.
I set up a flickr account, uploaded pics into a couple of sets. I created a Flickr API.
Now, the "directions" on the demo page simply say to get the Flickr API key and enter it and "go for your life". WHERE DO YOU ENTER THE API KEY??
Then, once this part of the puzzle is divined, how do you refer to a set, and how do you refer to an individual image? The examples refer to numbers - is there an ID number buried somewhere in flickr that you refer to or do you use the humar readable name?
I find this over and over again with many extensions- there are essentially no directions.
So, this may be a lovely plugin, but I can't make it work, so I have to move on!
I installed the plugin.
I set up a flickr account, uploaded pics into a couple of sets. I created a Flickr API.
Now, the "directions" on the demo page simply say to get the Flickr API key and enter it and "go for your life". WHERE DO YOU ENTER THE API KEY??
Then, once this part of the puzzle is divined, how do you refer to a set, and how do you refer to an individual image? The examples refer to numbers - is there an ID number buried somewhere in flickr that you refer to or do you use the humar readable name?
I find this over and over again with many extensions- there are essentially no directions.
So, this may be a lovely plugin, but I can't make it work, so I have to move on!
Owner's reply
Hi there,
I’m sorry to hear you had so much troubles with the plug-in and I’m quite surprised to see that you didn’t contact me before writing your dense review. Joomla is all about a community of people helping each other to further develop and extend this great CMS. I take part in that by developing this plugin in my spare time (!) and appreciate the constructive help I get from people using the plugin.
If you would have written me a small e-mail saying that there are certain things about the configuration and use of the plugin are not that clear to you, I would have responded your email, answered your questions and probably would have changed the tutorial on the website of the plugin aswell. But ok, enough said about that, because that probably didn’t answer your questions. ;-)
The API key is entered in the part of Joomla where all plugins are configured (hence requires basic Joomla knowledge). (Go to the extensions menu, choose “plugin manager”, select “Universal Playground - Flickr slideshows”. In the page that appears is a field called “Flickr API key” where you can enter your key.
Now, about referring to a set or a photo. Every set or photo Flickr has an unique URL. For instance:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/exposej/sets/72157600375172301/
for a set and
http://www.flickr.com/photos/exposej/1296812671/
for a photo. In these URLs you can find the ID numbers (in this case 72157600375172301 and 1296812671) required by the plugin.
Hope this help.
Cheers,
Jasper
Wow! Talk about a super fast way to get photos up on a site! As a Flikr user - I love the ability to add a whole photo set to an article with a simple statement [Flickr set=###]! Amazingly simple, amazingly functional, and amazing way to keep your server host space clean of all that photo storage! WOW - D/L This one and check it out!!!!!!!
Downloaded and installed no problems, setup a new article pasted my set number in and viewed the page. There were my photos as if by magic. The only problem is that TripTracker will not display some photos from my flickr library. If anyone else has solved this issue would love to know how.
Overall excellent and will continue to use as works excellently with slimbox option.
Overall excellent and will continue to use as works excellently with slimbox option.
So, I've been looking far and wide for a quality Flickr pull for my website.
I've tried several before with mixed results, but none with Joomla 1.5.
I installed this but then it crashed my install. (Deactivating it fixed this immediately). Turns out, I needed to have PHP 5 running on my server.
I contacted my host, and got that running in no time. (My Joomla install survived just fine... but now it seemed a bit faster)
Then, then UniversalPlayground got working just fine.
It's easy to use, and I like it very much. No nonsense, but also, nice and clean looking. It's great!
I can't get the slideshow part to work, but I prefer the lightbox look anyway.
This is an under-rated plug-in, for certain.
I've tried several before with mixed results, but none with Joomla 1.5.
I installed this but then it crashed my install. (Deactivating it fixed this immediately). Turns out, I needed to have PHP 5 running on my server.
I contacted my host, and got that running in no time. (My Joomla install survived just fine... but now it seemed a bit faster)
Then, then UniversalPlayground got working just fine.
It's easy to use, and I like it very much. No nonsense, but also, nice and clean looking. It's great!
I can't get the slideshow part to work, but I prefer the lightbox look anyway.
This is an under-rated plug-in, for certain.
My server had php5 and php4 both installed, and defaulted to php4, unbeknownst to me. At any rate, it had some slight difficulty running with php4, but the author spent tons of time helping figure out what exactly was wrong. He managed to fix it, and then I discovered the fact that php4 was default. That's fixed now and version 0.5 works flawlessly.
It's a nice alternative to flickurpic, especially since it's free. It's also pretty simple to use. I'm looking forward to future releases of this program and any others that might be coming down the pipe!
It's a nice alternative to flickurpic, especially since it's free. It's also pretty simple to use. I'm looking forward to future releases of this program and any others that might be coming down the pipe!
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