This is plugin for the Widget Sidebar in WordPress. It will display your flickr tags as a tag cloud in your blog’s sidebar.
Release Notes
Version 1.5
- Updated for use with WordPress 2.5
- Removed redundant screen name attribute
Version 1.4
- Added target attribute setting for anchor tags
- Added rel=”nofollow” to anchor tags
- Fixed bug using curl for file_get_contents
- General code cleanup
Version 1.3
- Updated code to use curl instead of file_get_contents()
- Fixed HTML output bug so now HTML output validates
- Fixed bug so now diable cache setting works properly
Version 1.2
- Special Thanks to Unai Goikoetxeta for doing the majority of the work on this update
- Cache support for not having to make requests to flickr each time.
- Real font sizes according to the Importance of tags instead of generating random font sizes.
- Improved tag limiting algorithm according to popularity, which shows the most important X tags instead of the first X ones as it happens with your last version.
Version 1.1
- Added Max Count setting to allow the ability to limit the number of tag links displayed
Version 1.0
- Initial release tested only on version 2.1 of WordPress
Requirements
- WordPress 2.x or higher – http://wordpress.com/
- Sidebar Widgets Plugin – http://automattic.com/code/widgets/
- A Sidebar enabled Theme
Available Tag Attributes
The following are the settings available on the widget:
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Title: The title that will appear in the sidebar (optional).
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API Key: Go to http://www.flickr.com/services/api/keys/ to get an API key. This is needed to access your tags.
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Flickr ID: Use http://idgettr.com/ to find your ID. Please note, this is not your username or screen name.
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Cache Time: The cache time value in seconds. ( -1 = disable, 604800 = a week )
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Min Font Size: The minimum size in pixels to be used for the tag links.
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Max Font Size: The maximum size in pixels to be used for the tag links.
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Max Count: The maximum number of tag links to be displayed. ( -1 = unlimited )
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Link Target: The target attribute for the anchor tags. Allows you to set where the links open.
Copyright
Copyright (c) 2007-2008
Released under the GPL license
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
Disclaimer
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.