Responsive Flickr Slideshow Reviews, Downloads & Maintenance

The default parameters for api key, username, user_id and photosetid can have values set using the plugin options page that will then be used by default whenever they are omitted from the shortcode.

Installation

Install as normal for WordPress plugins. Obtain an API key from Flickr to enable responsive mode.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I use the plugin?

You must first obtain an API key from Flickr.

How do I embed a slideshow?

Shortcodes are of the format: [fshow photosetid=72157627847553181] or [fshow url=https://flic.kr/s/aHsiP3Xyxx]

Where do I find these variables?

As part of any gallery URL, you should see your photosetid at the end. It is a number.

Are you affiliated with Flickr or SmugMug in any way?

This plugin is not affiliated with or endorsed by Flickr or its parent company, SmugMug Inc. in any way. Flickr is a registered trademark of Yahoo!, Inc. By using this plugin you agree the terms of service set out by Flickr.

Do you offer any warranty?

The author provides no warranty as to the suitability to any purpose of this software. You agree to use it entirely at your own risk.

Review feed

A. Jones

7/2/2019

Does the trick

Excellent and easy to use plugin

Screenshots

Default responsive slideshow frame
Settings page

Changelog

2.7.0

Resolve CVE-2024-13660

2.6.1

Removed legacy css include

2.6.0

Removed legacy settings for Flash-based players (prompted by automated security scan)

2.5.1

Updated “tested up to”

2.5

Upgraded screenful.js to final stable version ( https://github.com/sindresorhus/screenfull.js/ )
Resolved issue with full-screen mode
Resolved deprecation warning for curly-brace access of chars in strings

2.4.7

Tested with 5.0

2.4.6

Tested with 5.0

2.4.4

Change Yahoo! to SmugMug

2.4.3

Minor bugfix

2.4.2

Converted noframes to noscript tags for HTML5 compataibility

2.4

Improved error handling for Flickr API, including longer default timeouts
Protection against “cache poisoning” in case Flickr API is having a bad day

2.3.4

Tested with WordPress 4.4x
Supports using shortcode attributes of the form [fshow url=https://flic.kr/s/aHsiP3Xyxx] (updated documentation)

2.3.3

Make gallery links no longer use shortcode URLs by default
Use given shortcode URLs where requested, due to occasional base-58 encoding problems in PHP

2.3.2

Specify in admin settings that width is default maximum width (container is responsive)

2.3.1

Added loading spinner for lazy loading of images

2.3

Supports using Flickr short urls in of the form [fshow=https://flic.kr/s/aHsiP3Xyxx]
Implements transient caching of remote Flickr API calls (default 1 hour, configurable)
Resolves issue with different-sized slideshow images overlapping
Users Flickr Short URLs for gallery link

2.2.1

Increased link text size

2.2

Added fullscreen mode for mobile devices

2.1.4

Added .fshow-wrapper class to outer div to facilitate styling

2.1.3

Show/hide navigation elements when mouse enters/leaves frame

2.1.2

Added “Performance mode” by default, which does not include css/js from wordpress in the slideshow frame

2.1.1

Improvements to full-screen mode and transitions

2.1

Implements lazy-loading of images for very large slideshows

2.0.2

Bug fix for full-screen mode from within iframe

2.0.1

Fixed label for API Key link in admin

2.0

Complete re-write due to flickr removing mobile slideshow; slideshow now based on Foundation Orbit slider (requires flickr API key)

1.0

Verified compatability with WordPress 4.2

0.1

Initial release

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