Title: Flickr problems
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Flickr problems

 *  [plinth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plinth/)
 * (@plinth)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/)
 * Hi, I’ve installed the plugin successfully, but having problems getting the Flickr
   slideshow to work.
 * If I select ‘Flickr Slideshow’ from the Functionality tab, then fill in the group
   id and API key from the Flickr tab, all I see on the front end of the site are
   two default images of girls in a forest!
 * I’ve tested the plugin works at all by choosing a default gallery pulling images
   from one of my uploads folders, and this works fine, just not when I want to 
   show any photos from Flickr.
 * Any suggestions? Have I missed a step?
 * [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-supersized/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-supersized/)

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 *  [Gilles Volluz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varkhan/)
 * (@varkhan)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/#post-4095786)
 * Hello there,
 * I’ve got exactly the same problem, supersized can’t seem to look for my set in
   Flickr but displays two pictures from there
 * [http://www.nonsensesociety.com/2010/12/kitty-gallannaugh/](http://www.nonsensesociety.com/2010/12/kitty-gallannaugh/)
 * WP: 3.6
    Supersized: 3.1.6
 *  [Gilles Volluz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varkhan/)
 * (@varkhan)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/#post-4095787)
 * Got it !
 * If pages already exist, their Supersize parameters are per default set to “none”–
   [@plinth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plinth/), try to edit one article
   or page where Supersize should display correctly and look at the bottom of your
   editing zone, in the parameters…
 *  Thread Starter [plinth](https://wordpress.org/support/users/plinth/)
 * (@plinth)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/#post-4095801)
 * [@varkhan](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varkhan/) – you’re right! Well
   spotted. This functionality is a bit backwards, don’t you think – defaulting 
   to ‘none’ for all preexisting pages? Anyway, at least I can change it on a page-
   by-page basis, I’m just glad I only have a handful of pages on the site! Maybe
   an option in the settings to push global settings to all pages would be good?
 * Also, how do I set the background to a Flickr slideshow if my homepage is set
   to the default, which is the list of latest blog posts (using the index.php file)?
 *  [Gilles Volluz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varkhan/)
 * (@varkhan)
 * [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/#post-4095802)
 * There is one way, as I did for the categories (I use categories as menu items).
   Basically, Supersized takes the pics located in the default directory you set
   under the “Slides source” tab, a directory on your server. Import there some 
   pics from your flickr, and all “pages” that can’t be specifically configured 
   will take these pics.
 * In fact, performance-wise I think in the long run it’s what’s best to do, except
   if your really, really want to have an “up to date” set of pics in your background.
   Having some pics located in your server for background display is better than
   loading every time from flickr, IMHO.
 * Going this way, take also a look at the Background Manager extension – it basically
   allows you to quite easily import from Flickr and other sources to create local“
   ImageSets”), which you can afterwards use as background. This one sets automatically
   the background for all pages per default with your default option, and also allows
   you to specify a different ImageSet per page/article.
 * myatus.com/projects/background-manager/

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 * Last reply from: [Gilles Volluz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/varkhan/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/flickr-problems-1/#post-4095802)
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