FlickrEyeCandy
flickr_eyecandy is a very simple Wordpress Plugin.
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·10 active installs·Updated 10 years agoAs of April 2026, FlickrEyeCandy is a WordPress photo plugin with 10 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 1 reviews. It has been downloaded 6.2K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.2+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Last updated 10 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Firelight Lightbox.
5/51 reviews
10active installs
6.2K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
flickr_eyecandy is a very simple WordPress Plugin.
It provides a WordPress Widget that selects and displays one random photo from Flickr
in the sidebar, each time the page loads. The plugin uses the Flickr API, and authenticates via
an API key that YOU (the installer) acquire via the Yahoo API Console.
It does not present a gallery. It’s just one photo. The photo changes when you reload the page, but it does not change while the page is being displayed.
You specify a tag or set of tags to filter the photos.
For example, if you specify “usa,flag”, you will get only photos tagged
with “usa” and “flag”.
Dependencies
- This plugin depends on and uses the published Flickr REST API.
- It also relies on and uses the Curl library within PHP.
- It makes outbou…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.2+ requiredTested up to 4.4.34 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
2016.01.30
- displayed the image from flickr with https if is_ssl() returns true.
- updated “tested up to” to 4.4.1
Contributors
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