The House of Husar

ReadySetFlickr is a plugin that allows you to place a Flickr photoset in your side bar. I tried every Flickr plugin out there and couldn’t find what I wanted. So I wrote my own. ReadySetFlickr allows for both random and more recent images and offer two layout display options. You need to know the setid and you userid. The plugin does have a few simple requirements other than WordPress of course.

You can see this plugin in action in the side bar of this site.

Requirements

1. PHP5
2. A WordPress theme that supports widgets
3. Lightbox 2 (optional) http://www.huddletogether.com/projects/lightbox2/

I am using a PHP5 specific means to parse the Flickr photoset XML. So PHP5 is required. Also, I have built in the ability to display your photos when clicked using the very poplular Lightbox 2 plugin. It will work without Lightbox 2 but you must have PHP5.

Installation

Installation is fast and easy. Following these steps will get you started:

1. Unpack the *.zip file and extract the /ReadySetFlickr/ folder and the files.
2. Using an FTP program, upload the /ReadySetFlickr/ folder to your WordPress plugins directory (Example: /wp-content/plugins).
3. Open your WordPress Admin panel and go to the Plugins page (link on the top menu). Locate the “ReadySetFlickr” plugin and click on the “Activate” link.
4. Once activated, go to the Presentation > Widgets.
5. You should not see the ReadSetFlickr widget. Simply drag it to our sidebar area.
6. Click the menu option on the widget and set the number of images to display, the userid, the setid, random (yes/no), and display(default/gallery).



7. That’s it, you’re done. Look at your site and you should see the plugin displaying your Flickr set.

The only option that might need explaining is the display setting. You have a default and a gallery option. The default option will give you thumbnail (size small) size images. The gallery will display the first image at what Flickr calls medium sized. The rest will be thumbnail size. Do you have a suggestion on another display layout? Let me know about it and I will add it to the widget options possibly.

There is a div surrounding the plugin with an id of “readysetflickr”. Here is what I have form my blog in the CSS file. Feel free to customize as needed and drop into your blog’s CSS theme file.

/*************************************
+ReadSetFlickr
*************************************/
#readysetflickr {
margin:0;
padding:0em;
}
#readysetflickr img {
border:0px;
background:#FFF;
border: 1px dotted #000;
margin:0.1em;
padding:2px;
}

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If you find this plugin useful please considering making a donation to the development.

For now you can leave a comment below if you have any troubles. I appreciate any feedback you have and suggestions for improvement. I am more than happy to keep adding to this plugin if there is enough interest.

Here is my current TODO list if you have others post a comment:

• Add support for non-widget themes.
• Enter up to 4 sets and pull from all of them.