Michael Cannon

saurabhd

Subharanjan

<p>Flickr Shortcode Importer imports [flickr], [flickrset], [flickr-gallery] shortcode and Flickr-sourced A/IMG tagged media into the Media Library. Furthermore, it transforms the post content [flickr] shortcodes into links containing the Media Library based image of the proper size and alignment.</p>
<p>Import can be run directly from edit page and post screens.</p>
<p>The first [flickr] image found in post content is set as the post’s Featured Image and removed from the post content. The remaining [flickr] shortcodes are then transformed as image links to their attachment page.</p>
<p>[flickrset] and [flickr-gallery] shortcodes are converted to [ gallery] after the Flickr set images have been added to the Media Library. If ‘Set Featured Image’ is checked in Options, then the first image of the [flickrset] is used as such.</p>
<p>Flickr-sourced A/IMG tagged media is converted into [flickr] and then imported as normal. Great for finally bringing into your control all of those media items you’ve been using, but now Flickr is giving you ‘Image is unavailable’ for. A/IMG tag is processed before IMG to prevent unexpected results.</p>
<p>Image attribution links can be added if enabled via Settings.</p>
<p>This plugin is handy for transitioning from plugin <code>wordpress-flickr-manager</code> and <code>flickr-gallery</code> to your own Media Library because you have CDN services or want to move off of third party software.</p>
<p>There is no restore functionality. Backup beforehand or be prepared to revert every transformed post by hand via the post revision tool.</p>
<h4>Primary Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>API</li>
<li>Automatically adds media ids to newly inserted gallery shortcodes</li>
<li>Flickr-sourced A/IMG tagged media imported into WordPress</li>
<li>Media of [flick] shortcodes are imported and converted to locally hosted A/IMG</li>
<li>Media of [flickrset] and [flickr-gallery] shortcodes are imported and converted to [ gallery]</li>
<li>Settings export/import</li>
<li>Settings screen</li>
</ul>
<h4>Handled shortcode & media samples</h4>
<ul>
<li>[flickr size=”small” float=”left”]http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/2619594365/[/flickr] (image)</li>
<li>[flickr height=”300″ width=”400″]http://www.flickr.com/photos/dancoulter/2422361554/[/flickr] (video)</li>
<li>[flickr id=”5348222727″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”false” size=”large” group=”” align=”none”]</li>
<li>[flickrset id=”72157631107721746″ thumbnail=”small” photos=”” overlay=”true” size=”large”]</li>
<li>[flickr-gallery mode=”photoset” photoset=”72157626302265777″]</li>
<li>[flickr-gallery mode=”tag” tags=”foo,bar” tag_mode=”all”]</li>
<li>[flickr-gallery mode=”interesting”]</li>
<li>[flickr-gallery mode=”recent”]</li>
<li>[flickr-gallery mode=”search” tags=”barcamp” group_id=”431412@N25″]</li>
<li><code><a class="tt-flickr tt-flickr-Medium" title="Khan Sao Road, Bangkok, Thailand" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/comprock/4334303694/" target="_blank"><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4334303694_37785d0f0d.jpg" alt="Khan Sao Road, Bangkok, Thailand" width="500" height="375" /></a></code></li>
<li><code><img class="alignnone" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2768/4334303694_37785d0f0d.jpg" alt="Khan Sao Road, Bangkok, Thailand" width="500" height="375" /></code></li>
</ul>
<h4>Settings Options</h4>
<p><strong>Import Settings</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Skip Importing Videos – Importing videos from Flickr often fails. Shortcode is still converted to object/embed linking to Flickr.</li>
<li>Import Flickr-sourced A/IMG tags – Converts Flickr-sourced A/IMG tags to [flickr] and then proceeds with import.</li>
<li>Set Featured Image – Set the first [flickr] or [flickrset] image found as the Featured Image. Will not replace the current Featured Image of a post.</li>
<li>Force Set Featured Image – Set the Featured Image even if one already exists for a post.</li>
<li>Remove First Flickr Shortcode – Removes the first [flickr] from post content. If you use Featured Images as header or lead images, then this might prevent duplicate images in your post.</li>
<li>Make Nice Image Title? – Try to make a nice title if none is set. For Flickr set images, Flickr set title plus a numeric suffix is applied.</li>
<li>Replace Filename with Image Title? – Mainly for SEO purposes. This setting replaces the imported media filename with the media’s title. For non-images, this is always done.</li>
<li>Image Import Size – Size of image to import into media library from Flickr. If requested size doesn’t exist, then original is imported because it’s the closest to the requested import size.</li>
<li>Default Image Alignment – Default alignment of image displayed in post when no alignment is found.</li>
<li>Default Image Size – Default size of image displayed in post when no size is found.</li>
<li>Default A Tag Class – Inserts a class into links around imported images. Useful for lightbox’ing.</li>
<li>Link Image to Attachment Page? – If set, post single view images are linked to attachment pages. Otherwise the image links to its source file.</li>
<li>Image Wrap Class – If set, a span tag is wrapped around the image with the given class. Also wraps attribution if enabled. e.g. Providing <code>flickr-image</code> results in <code>&lt;span class="flickr-image"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt;</code></li>
<li>Set Captions – Uses media title as the caption.</li>
<li>Set Descriptions – Include Flickr descriptions in media information.</li>
<li>Include Flickr Author Attribution? – Appends Flickr username, linked back to Flickr image to the imported Flickr image.</li>
<li>Flickr Author Attribution Text</li>
<li>Flickr Author Attribution Wrap Class – If set, a span tag is wrapped around the attribution with the given class. e.g. Providing <code>flickr-attribution</code> results in <code>&lt;span class="flickr-attribution"&gt;|&lt;/span&gt;</code></li>
<li>Add Flickr Link in Description? – Like <code>Include Flickr Author Attribution</code> but appends the image description.</li>
<li>Flickr Link Text</li>
<li>Add Image License to Description? – Append image license and link to image description.</li>
<li>Flickr Image License Text</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Posts Selection</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Posts to Import – A CSV list of post ids to import, like ‘1,2,3’.</li>
<li>Skip Importing Posts – A CSV list of post ids not to import, like ‘1,2,3’.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Testing Options</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Import Limit – Useful for testing import on a limited amount of posts. 0 or blank means unlimited.</li>
<li>Debug Mode – Bypass Ajax controller to handle posts_to_import directly for testing purposes.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Post Options</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Post [flickr] Import Widget? – Minimum role to enable for [flickr] Import wi<br />
dget on posts and page edit screens.</li>
<li>Enable for Pages</li>
<li>Enable for Posts</li>
<li>Enable for Media</li>
<li>Enable for custom post types – if any</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Flickr API</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Flickr API Key – <a href="http://www.flickr.com/services/api/" rel="nofollow ugc">Flickr API Documentation</a></li>
<li>Flickr API Secret</li>
<li>Flickr User ID – For Flickr Gallery plugin. Example: 90901451@N00</li>
<li>Images Per Page – For Flickr Gallery plugin.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Reset</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Reimport Flickr Source Images – Needed when changing the Flickr image import size from prior imports.</li>
<li>Export Settings – These are your current settings in a serialized format. Copy the contents to make a backup of your settings.</li>
<li>Import Settings – Paste new serialized settings here to overwrite your current configuration.</li>
<li>Remove Plugin Data on Deletion? – Delete all Flickr Shortcode Importer data and options from database on plugin deletion</li>
<li>Reset to Defaults? – Check this box to reset options to their defaults</li>
</ul>
<h3>Notes</h3>
<ul>
<li>Backup your database before importing. You can use revision to revert individual posts, but doing so in mass is a major PITA.</li>
<li>During my own imports, a post with one [flickr] entry could take a minute. Then posts with many [flickr] entries, several Flickr-source’d A/IMG tags and [flickset] with 30 or so photos took over 10-minutes to import.</li>
<li>During import, it might look like nothing is happening. The progress bar only moves after each import succeeds or fails.</li>
<li>I recommend setting the limit in options to 1 and then testing your installation. That sure makes for easier recovery in case something goes wrong. If something doesn’t work, report it, https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/flickr-shortcode-importer/.</li>
<li>It’s strongly recommended to deactivate plugins like WordSocial, WP Smush.it and similar to prevent extended import times. You can always enable them and run them enmasse later.</li>
<li>Make sure you have enough disk space. Figure on about 1 GB per 1,000 photos given your using Scissors-continued and have a maximum image size of 1280 x 1024. If your images can be larger, then you’ll probably need 1 GB per 250 photos imported.</li>
<li>Using your own Flickr API Key might be necessary. Test a single import and see the results before setting your own.</li>
</ul>
<h3>API</h3>
<ul>
<li>Read the <a href="https://github.com/michael-cannon/flickr-shortcode-importer/blob/master/API.md" rel="nofollow ugc">Flickr Shortcode Importer API</a>.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Localization</h3>
<p>You can translate this plugin into your own language if it’s not done so already. The localization file <code>flickr-shortcode-importer.pot</code> can be found in the <code>languages</code> folder of this plugin. After translation, please <a href="https://axelerant.com/contact-axelerant/" rel="nofollow ugc">send the localized file</a> for plugin inclusion.</p>
<p><strong><a href="https://nodedesk.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/202294892" rel="nofollow ugc">How do I localize?</a></strong></p>
<h3>Thank You</h3>
<ul>
<li>Thank you for tobylewis for his file_get_contents_curl and custom post types contributions.</li>
<li>A big thank you to Željko Aščić of http://www.touristplayground.com/ for feedback and ideas.</li>
<li>Initial code is modeled after Viper007Bond’s class based Regenerate Thumbnails plugin. The AJAX status and single auto-submission operations were a big help.</li>
<li>[flickr] shortcode handling code copied from Trent Gardner’s very fine Flickr Manager plugin.</li>
<li>Hat’s off to Alison Barret for her Settings API tutorials and class My_Theme_Options.</li>
</ul>
<p>Current development by <a href="https://axelerant.com/about-axelerant/" rel="nofollow ugc">Axelerant</a>.</p>


Flickr Shortcode Importer

Flickr Shortcode Importer imports [flickr], [flickrset], [flickr-gallery] shortcodes and Flickr-sourced media into the Media Library.

Thomas Hoefter

WPscoop

<p><a href="http://wpscoop.com/wp-inject" title="Free plugin to insert images into WordPress posts" rel="nofollow ugc">ImageInject</a>, previously called WP Inject, allows you to <strong>easily insert photos and images into your WordPress posts</strong>. Search among many thousands of free creative commons images for any keywords of your choice, then pick the best of them for the article you are working on and insert them into your post or set them as featured image! Best of all it is super fast: Injecting an image only takes 3 clicks in total!</p>
<p>No further setup is required after installing ImageInject. You can start inserting photos right away! To do so the plugin adds an easy to use search metabox to your WordPress editor (“Add New” post screens). Simply enter any keyword to find great photos for your post.</p>
<p>Advanced users can head to the ImageInject settings page and fine tune the plugin. A lot of different options let you control most aspects of how ImageInject finds and inserts images into your posts. By editing the templates you can control exactly how the photos and automatic attribution will look on your blog!</p>
<p><strong>Have a look at my <a href="http://wpscoop.com/wp-inject/#docs" title="How to insert images with ImageInject" rel="nofollow ugc">tutorial on how to install and use ImageInject</a> to get started with the plugin.</strong> Besides explaining the basics the tutorial also contains details on all the available settings in ImageInject and how the plugin works together with WordPress SEO by Yoast.</p>
<h4>2019 Update</h4>
<p>After a long hiatus I finally found the time to update ImageInject. The latest version 1.17 fixes common issues with Flickr not working and ensures compatibility with the latest WordPress versions. The plugin <strong>works with the Classic Editor plugin as well as with the new Gutenberg editor</strong>, however for the time being the Gutenberg integration is relatively basic and uses the same old metabox. Once I get more comfortable with Gutenberg I will consider further improvements.</p>
<h4>Supported Image Sources:</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Flickr</strong> – Over 200 million creative commons images. Attribution is automatically added where required.</li>
<li><strong>Pixabay</strong> – More than 150,000 high quality public domain photos. No attribution required for any of them!</li>
<li>More sources will be added in the future to bring you even more free images for your blog posts!</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Search thousands of creative commons photos and include any into your posts.</li>
<li>Fast and easy: Inserting images takes 3 clicks and less than a minute!</li>
<li>Automatically adds the required attribution links next to the image.</li>
<li>Set the featured image for your post with a single click.</li>
<li>Insert multiple images at once and create whole galleries! </li>
<li>Choose between several image sizes easily.</li>
<li>Modify the templates of ImageInject to change how images get displayed in your posts.</li>
<li>Images are saved to your own server and added to the WordPress media library.</li>
<li>Automatically populated ALT and title tags of the image for search engine optimization.</li>
<li>Search for many different keywords and compare the results to find the best matches.</li>
<li>Can use and insert your focus keyword set in WordPress SEO by Yoast for easier image search optimization.</li>
<li>Display attribution in WordPress caption shortcodes right next to inserted images.</li>
</ul>
<p>ImageInject has also been implemented into <a href="http://cmscommander.com/" title="Manage WordPress faster!" rel="nofollow ugc">CMS Commander</a>, my service that allows you to manage any number of WordPress blogs from a single dashboard.</p>


ImageInject

We installed it at a group blog where, after an outlandish but still potentially expensive threat of lawsuit for copyright infringement, we adopted a policy of using properly credited rights-cleared images. It quickly became a favorite of editors and writers, and an essential tool. Takes a little bit of work to understand and configure correctly, but overall it's very easy to use. If the developers added Wikimedia search, I'd need six stars.



Terrific Plug-In and Can Save You a Lot of Money/Anxiety, Too

Easily insert images and photos into your blog posts! ImageInject searches the huge Flickr database for creative commons photos related to any topic.

Flickr Shortcode Importer vs ImageInject