FlickrRSS with Lightbox2 Integration

Hi Efren, I would like if you could help me installing and customizing Hemingway Theme in a similar way that you have it.

I’m the founder and administer of “inusual platform” (inusual.org, .net. com, .tv and .info) it’s a spanish interactive professionals community/platform to share experiences and so on.

Inusual is not a company, just a project, so I pay’it with my pocket, but I have a little budget and I thought that you could help me.

Looking hearing you
Thanks
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Pere

Thanks for the message Pere and for visiting my site. I can see that you are using mambo in your site, what particular section you want done? Hemingway is a theme for a wordpress blog. Just send me a message on any of the following messengers and let’s discuss:

MSN: emaconline (at) hotmail (dot) com
ICQ: 049-008-604
Yahoo! : e_macasaet (at) yahoo (dot) com

Gracias!

Wow, I’ve been looking for something like this for the longest time (opening up flickrrss photo within own URL page instead of on flickr album site).

It also works great (compatible, fully working) if you were already using this Lightbox 2 plugin downloadable on http://www.m3nt0r.de/blog/lightbox-wordpress-plugin.

Thanks! Great stuff.

Forgive me, but what wasn’t clear to me (and perhaps to other less technical noobs who might be wondering the same thing) is whether all one needs to install is your plugin for the Lightbox thing to work its magic.

For me, when I installed your plugin, the image just popped up in static page (instead of going to flickr album).

The Lightbox2 effect worked when I installed a separate plugin which I got from http://www.m3nt0r.de/blog/lightbox-wordpress-plugin.

Your modified flickrrss.php file along with the above Lightbox 2 install (no modifications necessary, just activate)… worked together.

By “integration”, do you mean that a person does not need to install separate Lightbox script/plugin? That you’ve somehow include all functionality in one piece of code?

Not clear. Your plugin will attract the less technically minded citizens of the digital world. Great stuff.

OK, actually I think I understan now. I looked at page source and noticed references to “lightbox”.

Specifically, you are using this Lightbox 2.2 plugin from:
http://www.stimuli.ca/lightbox

Got it.

cool.. glad it worked for you Maria. What is your site’s URL?

Works like a charm! Thanks for the code. Site is not online yet but the offline version is working excellent!

Hi eMac,

I don’t have my own site yet… was just testing your plugin with “borrowed” space.

So anyway, the original flickrRSS plugin author recently released a minor update to his flickrRSS plugin… now 3.1.

I believe your modded version was based on 3.0.3 (the previous version)?

Pretty please, favour, what specific lines did you add/change in 3.0.3… I was wondering if I could just add those to 3.1 (and then test it myself to see if it still works). I’d rather use the latest version of flickrRSS (including your integration) for when I actually have my site up…

Thanks, if you could help (because I’m not really all that technical and I’d rather not do a line-by-line comparison). I just realized, after browsingyour site… that you’re Filipino. I’m Filipino-Canadian! Anyway, good luck on your job application.

FYI, the minor change on v3.1 (August 24, 2006) is:
3.1 - Flickr changed the RSS url, support for 20 images in admin panel, a few minor tweaks to display text

view updated integration here

Hi eMac can you help me with the terrible line (cursor) in the center of my lightbox2. What can I do to get out it?
You can take a look here. Thanks

hi crirom, i don’t quite understand how do you want me to help you. can you explain further.

I refer to the cursor that I see on the window of lightbox, same when you write a document can see the the cursor flashing to tell you where stay in your document. I dont see this problem in your gallery and for this reason I ask to you.
Bye, Christian

if you are referring to the \”loading image\” you can check the path of our loading.gif file.. i can see that the file exists in this link but it is not properly called. check with your lightbox js file and modify the path.

Hi eMac… Sorry for not responding sooner. Thanks for making changes to 3.1 version! Tested it, using it, works great as before. I finally got a website but it’s still sort of only half done. Thanks again.

Hello, I have a problem becouse in the center of my lightbox2 I don’t see the loading.gif image. Why?

Oh sorry, the site is http://www.maxboschini.com

Hi eMac thanks for this worderful hack. I’m looking for hack it again in order to open several other sizes. Could you indicate where do you find the static link (to flickr) for that medium size displayed?

Hi, just thought you might want to know.. the flickrss author has recently updated his plugin - http://eightface.com/2006/12/flickrrss-312/

3.1.2 (which also includes fixes in 3.1.1 which your integrated version may not have) - QUOTE:

Updated the flickrRSS plugin for WordPress. Flickr altered the urls for static photos. It affects those using the image cache. If you want to fix the plugin yourself, open flickrrss.php and find the following line:

68: preg_match(”, $imgurl, $flickrSlugMatches);

and alter the code, so that it reads:

68: preg_match(”, $imgurl, $flickrSlugMatches);

Any plans of updating your fantastic plugin?

Belated Merry Christmas and a Happy Upcoming New Year!

Regards,
fruityoaty (Maria)

Ooops, that code didn’t get pasted in correctly.
Well, the details are in that URL of the author’s site.

[...] The Flickrrss plugin included in the zip is lightbox enabled (there’s also one that is not). This is possible due to Emac Online’s work. I had nothing to do with it. Other than breaking a sweat while downloading it. [...]

Hi guys! i have updated the code from the latest FlickrRSS. You can get it here

Hey eMac! Thanks for the updated 3.1.2!

Happy New Year to you and your family.

I have a little problem here. Everything seems to work but when I click on the photo’s the lightbox pops up but displays the same small thumbnail image.

What is the problem and the solution to do?

You can see what I’m talking about here:
http://tonycai.com

Thanks
Tony Cai

Hi Tony,

I have traced the problem as a bug in the script that i made. I have fixed it already so kindly re download the source i posted here.

Thanks.

Nice site by the way…

Thanks for the nice comment! and thanks for fixing the bug. I love your flickrss and lightbox integration!

Thanks again,
Tony Cai

Hi, I’m back. FYI, WordPress 2.1 has come out, as you probably already know. The author of flickrss plugin has updated to version 3.2 in order to be fully compatible with WordPress 2.1 (which is an important update).

Any plans on updating your integrated plugin to 3.2?

Anyway, thanks for a great plugin.

thanks fruityoaty. I’ll look into it in the weekend.

Awesome integration. I found you by chance. I was actually trying to figure out how to add a flickr interestingness feed to the flickrRSS plugin and happened to find your site somehow. Thats the internet for ya. Anyhow I used your method and it worked great. Thanks for this!

Very nice site! Good work.

[...] in the zip is lightbox enabled (there’s also one that is not). This is possible due to Emac Online’s work. I had nothing to do with it. Other than breaking a sweat while downloading [...]

Umm — Is it just me or did the FlickRSS link break. I can’t download this file.

Help?

This is great!! but I don’t know where I can download this plugins you are exactly you using? and how I can make it look your way. could you send me a copy of the plugin and tell me the codes? thanks!!

bryan78128 at gmail dot com

Update: I wrote a new tutorial on the lightview effect.

Follow the link http://www.weboutsourceit.com/2008/03/31/flickrrss-with-lightview-integration/