The quick and easy way to embed native Flickr slideshows of your Flickr photosets in your posts and pages.
Easily embed slideshows of your Flickr photosets
in your posts and pages with this Flickr set slideshows plugin.
Once you have linked your Flickr account to the plugin (see Plugin Setup section),
creating a slideshow of one of your Flickr photosets is as easy as choosing the set and the slideshow’s dimensions from a drop down list.
You can then embed the slideshow anywhere in your posts or pages by copying and pasting a shortcode.
When you create or edit a slideshow, Flickr set slideshow will provide you with an instant preview.
To link the plugin to your Flickr account:
http://www.flickr.com/account
, under ‘Your screen name’,Settings
> Flickr set slideshows
,Save changes
The plugin is now ready to use.
From your WordPress dashboard,
Flickr Set Slideshows
> Add new
,Save changes
,On creating a slideshow, you will receive a short code following the format [fsg_gallery id=”XX”], where XX is a number. Copy and paste this code
in the page or post where you want the slideshow to appear.
You can come back to the shortcode later, it will be saved in your slideshow listing at Flickr set slideshows
> Flickr set slideshows
.
You can do this from your slideshow listing located at Flickr set slideshows
> Flickr set slideshows
Note the deleting a slideshow will remove it from the posts and pages in which you have inserted it.
To change the size of a slideshow, simply click on the change size
link of the corresponding slideshow, choose a new size from the drop down list and Voila!
Install Plugins
header, click Upload
Choose File
button, browse your computer to find the .zip file downloaded at step 1, click Install now
Activate plugin
linkSee Plugin Setup
to link to your Flickr account.
flickr-set-slideshows
directory to the /wp-content/plugins/
directoryPlugins
menu in WordPressSee Plugin Setup
to link to your Flickr account.
You need to link it to your Flickr account. To do this, go to your WordPress dashboard. Go to Settings
> Flickr set slideshows
.
Enter your Flickr screen name and a Flickr API key.
You can find your screen name on your Flickr account/settings page, http://www.flickr.com/account
, under ‘Your screen name’.
The following Youtube video explains how to get an API key for the Flickr Set Slideshows plugin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lq1XRx6dsDU
Only the sets that are public can be used by this plugin. Private sets (which is any set that contains at least one private picture) will not be returned by Flickr to be publicly displayed as a slideshow.
Make sure that all the sets you want to show in your website are public. If the problem persists, please get in touch (see below).
Just send an email to info at majweb dot co dot uk