Flickr Field

This documentation describes the latest stable D7 version of the Flickr Field sub-module.

Single Flickr images and sets as fields:

• can be added to entities, usually nodes
• have several formatting options to use various sizes, including slideshows
• can be queried with the Views module.

There are two kind of module provided Flickr fields. Only the first type is used for single Flickr photos. Both type of fields can be used for Flickr Photo Sets but each in a different way.

Flickr Photo

Store Flickr Photo or Photoset IDs and display the photos in nodes and Views. Despite the name this field is used both for individual photos (using Item Type: 'Photo') as for complete sets of photos (using Item Type: 'Photoset'). The sub-module Flickr Sets should be enabled to use sets in this field.

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Flickr Photo field on the node edit page:

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Example of a Flickr Photo field using a set ID:

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Flickr Photo Set

Field for storing a reference to a Flickr photo set. It displays only the primary representing image of a set or a slideshow of multiple images. To display multiple photos from a photoset, use the Flickr Photo field type or use the slideshow format.

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Flickr Photo Set field on the node edit page:

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Slideshow

Most interesting feature of this field is the slideshow. Both a full featured and basic version exist. Both are responsive and adapt to the available space.

Full screen mode is supported, showing the largest available image that fits the screen on a black background (the way that most professional photographers prefer to showcase their work).

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Example of the full featured slideshow:

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Slideshow formatting options for the Flickr Photo Set field:

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Field configuration

D7

• Go to /admin/structure/types
• Click manage fields
• Add new field > Flickr Photo or Flickr Photo Set (sub-module Flickr Sets should be enabled to use sets in this field)
• Save field settings
• Configure as desired
• Save settings

Then:

• Go to /admin/structure/types
• Click manage display
• Select the formatter for a Flickr field (a size)
• Save

D6

• Go to /admin/content/types
• Click manage fields
• Add new field > Flickr Photo or Flickr Photo Set (sub-module Flickr Sets should be enabled to use sets in this field)
• Configure as desired
• Save settings

Then:

• Go to /admin/content/node-type/[node-type]/fields
• Click Display fields
• Select the formatter for a Flickr field (a size or Flickr slideshow)
• Save

Formatting options

NOTE:
For square images ('s': 75px and 'q': 150px) no real width needs to be fetched, giving it a performance advantage over other sizes. Recommended if you include many images.

Screenshots:

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Flickr Photo field formatting options:

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Flickr Photo Set field formatting options:

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Simplify Flickr Field.

Those that are using Flickr Field exclusively to add photosets to a post (no single images) could modify it to consist only of the field to submit a Flickr set ID (see images below, before and after modification).
  
The necessary code has been put in a custom module to be extracted in the module folder 'flickr'. You'll find it in the 'Flickr' module section at ../admin/modules.
NOTE: Only works with the latest version of the Flickr module.

Taken from #2416565: flickrfield should be available to alter sub fields..
Credit:
Sample image Man, horse and moon and other images by Martin Postma. License: Creative Commons.