Help me find the right Flickr plugin for Wordpress.

April 15, 2007 5:44 PM

Help me find the right Flickr plugin for Wordpress.

I have tried six plugins in a row, and so far none are doing what I want! Basically I need a plugin that:

• creates a default page comprised of thumbnails of the last 20 images I've uploaded to Flickr

• provides pagination at the bottom of each page

• clicking on each image takes me to another page with an enlarged version and some meta text.

That's pretty much it. I keep trying out plugins which show all your photosets by default, but I have no need for categorization. There seem to be so many plugins with so many options -- I feel what I'm looking for is pretty simple. Any recommendations?

posted by deern the headlice to computers & internet (7 comments total)

creates a default page comprised of thumbnails of the last 20 images I've uploaded to Flickr

I should also (somewhat redundantly) note that the pagination should go back deeper in the archives as determined by the date of the photo. Again, simplicity is best.
posted by deern the headlice at 5:52 PM on April 15, 2007

I'm confused - does this actually need to be a Wordpress plugin? I don't see where the Wordpress integration is required.
posted by antifuse at 3:31 AM on April 16, 2007

antifuse - Sounds like deern the headlice wants the default page to exist on his/her WP blog. Could be that they want it to look like their pages, use as a portfolio, etc.

deern the headlice:
Could you list the plugins you've already tried (so nobody bothers suggesting those)?
posted by sluggo at 3:57 AM on April 16, 2007

Ahh yes, I forgot about the CSS goodness benefits of WP. Disregard my previous comment

Indeed, it would be helpful to know what ones you've already tried. And if you can't find one that you like, I could almost certainly write one up in a few days (provided the WP plugin writing is as easy as it's meant to be...) - I've already got a bit of experience writing Flickr API apps.
posted by antifuse at 4:19 AM on April 16, 2007

If you're willing to take a crack at it, please do. I've tried every one listed at the official plug-in site. FAlbum comes the closest, but still doesn't work quite right.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 9:19 AM on April 16, 2007

Unfortunately FAlbum simply quit working after a few days. I googled it thinking I'd done something wrong but turns out lots had had the same experience. I'll try to find the names of the other plugins I tried, I've since deleted them. Basically, I'd love any plugin that didn't default to a photoset listing but a simple descending order of thumbnails, plus pagination.
posted by deern the headlice at 9:23 AM on April 16, 2007

You've probably already found what you're looking for by now, but in case you haven't, the Flickr Photo Album is pretty good.
posted by Mr. Gunn at 10:38 AM on September 25, 2007