Let’s say I want to search for photos about the Empire State Building. On Flickr I would just type in this phrase in the Flickr search box. With Slickr Flickr we use the text parameter and also specify id=”” so the search looks across all of Flickr and not just my own Flickr account So […]
Slickr Flickr 2.4 Displays Single Photos
Yesterday, a Slickr Flickr Pro user had problems trying to display a single photo. The photo was in a photoset and he was trying to display it using the start parameter which starts a slideshow at a specific position in a list of photos, however it was not picking the right photo. Finally, after some […]
Flickr API Now Uses HTTPS For Searching Photos
Slickr Flickr 2.x has been updated to use HTTPS for connecting to Flickr in line with the Flickr’s new requirements for more secure access You do not need to do anything other than upgrade to the latest version of Slickr Flickr. Possible SSL Error However if after upgrading you get the following error you will […]
Searching By Tag Not Working Using Flickr API
Since Friday 13th June Flickr tags have not been working properly and all searches by tag using the API are returning no photos. Flickr have acknowledged the issue and are working on it. For more see this thread on the Flickr Help Forum and also this earlier thread Fetching favorites, groups, galleries and photosets is […]
Display Flickr Photos for Post Publish Date
This tutorial is an example of a how to display a gallery of photos for the publication date on the post. You will typically make use of this feature in a travel diary where you want to have the same day’s photos associated with the diary entry. This feature is only available in the Slickr […]
How To Search Flickr Photos By Date
Flickr Photo Search By Date The tutorial shows you how to search for photos on Flickr based using a date range and a selection of either the date the photo was taken, or the date the photo was uploaded to Flickr. The date taken is useful where you have a camera that is configured with […]
How To Search Flickr Photos By License
Coming soon in Slickr Flickr 1.22 Flickr License Types The tutorial shows you how to search for photos on Flickr based on one or more of seven licenses. The first license is the most restrictive and the last license has no restrictions at all. This feature is particularly useful when you want to use other […]
Flickr Photos Not Available – at least not yet
There is always a delay between publishing photos on Flickr and their being publicly available. In the past this delay varied arbitrarily between 1 and 15 minutes so it was not a problem. However, from around December 26th Flickr users were reporting much longer delays of 24 hours, 48 hours and more. This is a […]
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