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Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 16:58:41 GMT

On the back of the sheffield flood photos thread we thought it would be cool to be able to insert photos into threads without leaving the site. So today I knocked up a simple script that uses jQuery to load photos from flickr using the API and display thumbnails below the post text area in the forum. Clicking on a thumbnail adds the relevant bbcode.
You can see a demo here http://community.plus.net/flickr-test/ ; (click on 'Additional Options' to expand it)
It currently just loads the first 100 pics tagged 'barcampsheffield' but once we add a field for your flickr username in smf, it will load your most recent photos by default. You'll also be able to search by tag for other people's photos.
It's just a proof of concept so far but what do you think? Ideas/suggestions welcomed.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Kelly — Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:05:20 GMT

AWESOME!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

pdavidson — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 07:22:25 GMT

That's amazing, it would make my (forum) life SO much easier!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Ianwild — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:02:49 GMT

Wicked - When can I use it...
I just got an N95, so that's ability to upload pictures directly to Flickr and this to push them straight into a post opens a lot of doors 🙂
Ian

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

spraxyt — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 11:25:18 GMT

Quote from: Ianwild
...
opens a lot of doors

Hope that isn't an unfortunate turn of phrase
David

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Be3G — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 13:58:11 GMT

Looks good - with over 1500 photos on Flickr, I can see it coming in useful for me some time.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 16:39:38 GMT

Demo updated: http://community.plus.net/flickr-test/
TODO:
* pagination
* remove from "Additional Options..." and put in "Insert Flickr Photo..."
* save your flickr username to save typing it in
* allow browsing by sets/collections
* better styling
* fix the code so it's a bit less ugly
other suggestions?

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Be3G — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:14:12 GMT

I'd suggest this: if a username is given, make the tag search only search that username's photos. Also don't just limit it to tags, but allow it to search title/description text too. (Although I admit it could be doing that already; I haven't checked to be certain - I'm just going by the fact it's called 'tag search'.) Otherwise it looks good though! A unique but very handy forum mod.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:35:08 GMT

Now live, check it out... treat it as a functional demo as it still clearly needs work. I think a tabbed interface with 'My Photostream', 'Search my photos' and 'Search all photos' might be the best way to do it.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Kelly — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:38:17 GMT

Awesome! Now you just need to add pagination!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:56:52 GMT

Quote from: Kelly
Awesome! Now you just need to add pagination!

pagination added. it's built into the flickr api so it was pretty straightfoward. Looks a bit funny now when flipping between pages cos the height of the div keeps changing. Need to make the loading animation go *over* the images rather than replacing them.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Kelly — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:22:04 GMT

Woo!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Liam — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:49:29 GMT

Looking good Kelly...
... and for random onlookers - Yes - that is Kelly!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Simon_M — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 17:03:10 GMT

Quote from: Liam
Yes - that is Kelly!

I can think of sooooo many comments!
Actually, I already knew that Plusnet's Head of Quality Assurance was a rocker, but I remember when Kelly's name first appeared, I had this mental image of a demure little lady.
BarCamp was the giveaway.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Kelly — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 21:30:55 GMT

Were you at barcamp then? Or just looking at the photos?

I reckon this flurry of posts with images in of mine will have stopped by tomorrow

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:39:36 GMT

Quote from: Kelly
I reckon this flurry of posts with images in of mine will have stopped by tomorrow

Ah but it's just so fun!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Simon_M — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 08:49:14 GMT

Quote from: Kelly
Were you at barcamp then? Or just looking at the photos?

Neither. I was following your learned discussions with deep intellectual interest.
The pictures helped though.

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Simon_M — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:06:24 GMT

Quote from: Tamlyn
Ah but it's just so fun!

Yes, but you do point out one possible drawback with the whole idea of linking to flickr, automated or otherwise.
The link goes to one picture, but then allows you to browse all of that person's pictures. People posting links do need to consider this carefully - they may be revealing more than they had originally intended! This could be particularly relevant when linking to a photo in someone else's collection.
But yes, it is fun!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Kelly — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:16:37 GMT

Yeah. I think that is a lesson people are learning in a very hard way at the moment with so much of their personal information on line.
I think the LJ Crush-meme is probably the best example of that!

Re: Insert flickr photos in posts

Tamlyn — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:37:45 GMT

Quote from: Simon
The link goes to one picture, but then allows you to browse all of that person's pictures. People posting links do need to consider this carefully - they may be revealing more than they had originally intended!

But surely the whole point of flickr is to let people, and in particular people you don't know, see your pictures? It's all about exposure. If you have more personal pics on there you need to make them private or 'friends only' or whatever. Or use facebook.

Quote from: Simon
This could be particularly relevant when linking to a photo in someone else's collection.

Linking back to the original pics is part of the Flickr 'community guidelines' (which I'm guessing doesn't bear the same weight as their terms of use?). Personally I'd much rather anyone using my pics somewhere on the net include a link back to my flickr profile. Even if used in a context that I perhaps would not condone.
If a photos is marked as "all rights reserved" does posting it to a forum like this constitute "fair use"?