Version 1.30 of Slickr Flickr, released 18th July, has a few new features in both the standard and Pro editions plus a few bug fixes. In the standard edition the work was focussed on supporting the new galleria themes and in the Pro edition the big new feature is ‘random photos’. New Features All Galleria […]
Examples of Slickr Flickr Slideshows
Below is a number of Flickr Slideshows that have been created either to demonstrate a feature of Slickr Flickr, or to help out a user who has a problem creating a slideshow
Improved Flickr Slideshow Sizing and Scaling
Slickr Flickr slideshows now automatically resize themselves in the space provided and are better at handling sets of photos with a mix of landscape and portrait orientation images. No fiddling with CSS is required Flickr Video Tutorial for Customizing the Slideshow Size For the purposes of this tutorial I will split the main content section […]
Automatic Failover From Flickr API To Flickr RSS
The latest version of this popular WordPress Flickr plugin, Slickr Flickr Version 1.21, was released on January 21st 2011. I brought forward the date of the release as I have included a new feature that helps deal with the current issues with the Flickr API. The intermittent Flickr API problem occurs as a result of […]
Slideshow or Galleria with a Single Photo
Prior to version 1.20 of Slickr Flickr there were display issues when there was a single photo. In slideshow the photo flickered (and not in a good way) and in the galleria only the thumbnail appeared but not the large photo. Slickr Flickr was incorrectly assuming that a slideshow must have more than one photo. […]
Slickr Flickr Version 1.17 Has Left The Building
Flickr WordPress Plugin Slickr Flickr version 1.17 was released at last! It contains a number of bug fixes, and a new Slickr Flickr Pro edition that offers priority support for those that want personal help with using the plugin. The free version has an extensive FAQ, common issues list and free video tutorials so most […]
Slickr Flickr Plugin News May 2010
Hi Slickr Flickr Users, This is the first in a series of monthly updates on news with Slickr Flickr. It covers what happened in the month just ending and what is in the pipeline for next month. New Dedicated Slickr Flickr Website At the start of May I set up the Slickr-Flickr sub-domain of my […]
Using A Flickr Slideshow To Promote Affiliate Products
This tutorial is about using a Flickr Slideshow to promote an affiliate product. In the example I’m using the Slickr Flickr WordPress Plugin to prepare a slideshow featuring the Canon Powershot A1100 Camera. The steps involved are Take photos of the product Upload the photos to Flickr and tag them Write a product review on […]
How To Sort Your Flickr Slideshow Photos
This video tutorial explains how to sort your Flickr slideshows or galleries either by date, by title or by description.
Featuring Photos from Other Flickr Photographers
The video below walks you through the process step by step Here are the instructions to create a Flickr gallery that features another photographer’s work. It will demonstrate three new features of the Slickr-Flickr WordPress Plugin attribution – credit the photographer flickr_link=”on” – link back to the photo on Flickr descriptions=”on” – show descriptions of […]
How To Add A Flickr Slideshow To Your WordPress Sidebar
For more videos to get the most from your Flickr photos check out Slickr Flickr Slideshow and Gallery Video Tutorials Here are the instructions to add a Flickr slideshow to a WordPress sidebar widget: Upload your photos to Flickr and tag them Login in as an administrator on your wordpress site Click on Appearance and […]
Simple Slideshow-Gallery Combo
This simple slideshow/gallery combo using the defaults is suitable for inclusion in the content area of a post or page or in a sidebar widget. It uses the ‘medium’ size photos which are around 520px by 390px on Flickr. It also uses the galleria options to add a lightbox on clicking the large photo. The […]
How To Use Slickr Flickr To Create a Slideshow Or Gallery
Log in to your Flickr account and tag all the photos you want to display on a particular page of your wordpress site. If your tag is more than one word make sure you place double quotes around the tag e.g "South Africa" Back on your wordpress site put into your post, page or sidebar, […]
Small Flickr Slideshow Example
In this example I chose to display the slideshow using ‘small’ photos from Flickr; typically 240px by 180px. I’m using some photos taken in southern Spain. The post content contains the following line : [code light=”true”] [ slickr-flickr id="37586066@N02" tag="vistalmar" type="slideshow" size="small"] [/code] This is an example of a small slideshow where the text is […]
Simple Slickr Flickr Slideshow Example
The simple slideshow using the defaults is suitable for inclusion in the content area of a post or page. It uses the ‘medium’ size photos which are around 520px by 390px on Flickr. The code in the post (minus the square brackets) is : [code light=”true”] slickr-flickr id="15954697@N06" tag="skyline" type="slideshow" [/code] Photo copyright Part Of […]
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