Flickr API 27.06.08, John Einselen
Several weeks ago I attempted to figure out the Flickr API, with the purpose of setting up a Textpattern plugin for easy photo blogging. 10 straight hours. No luck.
Thankfully Elihu Ihms was online, and graciously started to help. In under 30 minutes, he had a working prototype, and spent the rest of the night getting a polished solution finished. I stayed up and worked out the Textpattern integration, and by the end we had a pretty decent alpha release, albeit 6 in the morning. I kinda slept through church… and then through the late service… and then through lunch.
It’s a merge of PHP and JS, allowing a user to access photostreams, individual images, and much more. Eli’s site has more information on the Flickr API integration and the PHP / javascript code usage. It’s far more useful than just the Textpattern plugin!
Tonight I spent a few more hours working out updates and feature enhancements. The result? an7_flickr – a Textpattern admin extension that adds easy Flickr blogging. Enjoy!
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Hi Iaian I came across your site through twitter and wanted to say I like your site. I’m going to keep checking it out, but wanted to say hi.