Title: Plugin: Slickr Flickr
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Plugin: Slickr Flickr

 *  [WorldThroughNews](https://wordpress.org/support/users/worldthroughnews/)
 * (@worldthroughnews)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/)
 * Just would like to share that plugin “Slickr Flickr” is a great add-on to WP.
   Just upgraded to at the moment latest v1.19, also WP to 3.0.4, all on server 
   with installed PHP5 and it’s a beautiful thing 🙂 Thank you!
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slickr-flickr/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/slickr-flickr/)

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 *  [marltutski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marltutski/)
 * (@marltutski)
 * [15 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837705)
 * Hi – The plugin was written by my husband Russell and is supported at [slickrflickr.com](http://www.slickrflickr.com).
   He a hugely experienced software developer and the sort of guy that believes 
   in doing a great job every time. Nice to see his efforts recognised. Thanks. 
   Liz.
 *  [kmg1016](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmg1016/)
 * (@kmg1016)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837858)
 * Hi Marltutski, we have been using Slickr-Flickr with great effect for much of
   the past six months, but we’ve suddenly started having a ton of problems. The
   big issue is that we’re getting persistent “No photos available right now” errors.
 * Here’s an example of a post that isn’t working correctly (error beneath the embedded
   slideshow, we much prefer the Slickr-Flickr presentation):
 * [http://insidehockey.com/?p=15779](http://insidehockey.com/?p=15779)
 * And here’s an example of a post that’s working fine:
 * [http://insidehockey.com/?p=13125](http://insidehockey.com/?p=13125)
 * Do you have any ideas what might be causing these problems? Thanks in advance
   for your assistance!
 *  [kmg1016](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmg1016/)
 * (@kmg1016)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837859)
 * And thanks to Russell for developing a great plugin. Hopefully we can get it 
   back up and running properly/consistently!
 *  [marltutski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marltutski/)
 * (@marltutski)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837864)
 * Hi kmg1016. Sorry to hear its not working for you right now. Russell is watching
   a late night movie – James Bond. I’ll go nudge him for you. M.
 *  Plugin Author [Russell Jamieson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/powerblogservice/)
 * (@powerblogservice)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837865)
 * Hi,
 * The feed using the API key is returning no photos and the feed using the standard
   RSS feed has 9 photos.
 * With API Key: [http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&lang=en-us&format=feed-rss_200&api_key=08364cfd7dc3a0f8207f72e562f15b6c&user_id=27939731@N02&tags=evoteamalpental](http://api.flickr.com/services/rest/?method=flickr.photos.search&lang=en-us&format=feed-rss_200&api_key=08364cfd7dc3a0f8207f72e562f15b6c&user_id=27939731@N02&tags=evoteamalpental)
 * Standard RSS : [http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=27939731@N02&tags=evoalpental&lang=en-us&format=rss_200](http://api.flickr.com/services/feeds/photos_public.gne?id=27939731@N02&tags=evoalpental&lang=en-us&format=rss_200)
 * I can see the updates took place yesterday and it seems Flickr is taking its 
   time in synchronizing all its servers.
 * As you have less than 20 tagged photos you can specify use_key=n items=20 and
   this will make your slideshow or gallery use the standard RSS feed which will
   return you the 9 photos.
 * The synchronization of Flickr servers used to take about 15 minutes but now delays
   of a day or more are being reported.
 * I will browse the Flickr forums now and see if there is anything logged recently
   that may explain the delay.
 * Regards
 * Russell
 *  [kmg1016](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmg1016/)
 * (@kmg1016)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837866)
 * Thanks, Russell. Any idea why the API Key is messing it up? Seems very strange…
   I’ve removed the API key from the code and lowered the # of photos to 20 in the
   settings. Have a great night, sorry to interrupt you from the Bond film… which
   one are you watching?
 *  Plugin Author [Russell Jamieson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/powerblogservice/)
 * (@powerblogservice)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837867)
 * It was Goldeneye. It finished a little while ago. Returning to my computer now
   stirred but not shaken.
 * The API key issue was reported on the Flickr forum back on the 28th Decemeber.
   
   [http://www.flickr.com/groups/api/discuss/72157625565087749/](http://www.flickr.com/groups/api/discuss/72157625565087749/)
 * and [http://www.flickr.com/help/forum/en-us/72157625560721827](http://www.flickr.com/groups/api/discuss/72157625565087749/)
 * Quoting:
 * > Flickr Staff Update Dec 30 2010: There is an issue with search that is causing
   > some lag and inconsistent results in search. Because of this you may not see
   > some images when doing searches, tag searches, or when using the API search.
   > We don’t have an ETA but unfortunately from the investigation we have done 
   > it looks like this may continue at least through the weekend and maybe longer.
   > We also want it to be resolved as soon as possible to and we’re doing everything
   > we can to make that happen. We apologize for the inconvenience.
 *  [kmg1016](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kmg1016/)
 * (@kmg1016)
 * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837868)
 * Thanks, Russell!
 *  [kingskawn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kingskawn/)
 * (@kingskawn)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837969)
 * Hi Russell, great plugin you made!
 * I’ve been using it some moths now but last week I had some troubles. My images
   aren’t showing anymore. I didn’t changed anything to my flickr profile.
    I’ve
   got the error message:
 * Error fetching Flickr photos: WP HTTP Error:
 *  Plugin Author [Russell Jamieson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/powerblogservice/)
 * (@powerblogservice)
 * [15 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837970)
 * Hi,
 * This is most likely an environmental error – either your host is blocking access
   because they have changed the web server security settings (unlikely) or the 
   connection is timing out due to performance issues at Flickr.
 * What you need is slightly more information about the error which may be in your
   apache error log file.
 * Please see [WP HTTP Error – Connection Refused](http://www.slickrflickr.com/support/wp-http-error-111-connection-refused)
   and [No photos returned due to WP HTTP timeout](http://www.slickrflickr.com/support/missing-tagged-photos-when-using-api-key/)
 * Also you can try running Slickr Flickr with use_key=”y” and then use_key=”n” 
   to see if there is any difference in the response: the former forces the Flickr
   API to be used and the latter uses the Flickr RSS feeds – these two approaches
   will yield different responses if there are problems at Flickr
 *  [Korex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korex/)
 * (@korex)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837992)
 * Hello there,
    great plugin- thanks for that. Having a little problem though.
 * Using a multiblog wp site and strangely the plugin works on my localhost, but
   not on the website.
    localhost shows the slide show without any problem, same
   tag (copy and paste) used in post and widget shows error message:
 * Error fetching Flickr photos: WP HTTP Error: Failed to connect to 68.142.214.24:
   Permission denied
 * Any ideas?
    Thanks and regards- Rob
 *  Plugin Author [Russell Jamieson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/powerblogservice/)
 * (@powerblogservice)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837993)
 * Hi Rob,
 * The “permission denied “message is probably accurate. I can think of two possibilities.
 * 1. Your host is blocking the access to the RSS feed
 * or
 * 2. Your photos are private
 * Easiest way to check is to test the Flickr URL/link that appears on the page 
   next to the error message.
 *  [Korex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korex/)
 * (@korex)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837994)
 * Hi –
    1. How can I check that? 2. Cannot be, since the localhost version can 
   access and show pics with same settings/data. The error message is a ip address–
   nada mas.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [Russell Jamieson](https://wordpress.org/support/users/powerblogservice/)
 * (@powerblogservice)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837995)
 * Sorry, I was being thick – if it works from localhost then issue is NOT with 
   Flickr but with your web host.
 * The IP address [http://68.142.214.24/](http://68.142.214.24/) is just the IP 
   address of Flickr.
 * You need to call your host to find out why they are blocking access.
 * If you can log on to your server and run a shell command then try:
 *  wget [http://68.142.214.24/](http://68.142.214.24/)
 * This might give you a fuller error message
 *  [Korex](https://wordpress.org/support/users/korex/)
 * (@korex)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-slickr-flickr-1/#post-1837996)
 * You were right – the host was blocking the ip – it works now!
    Thanks a lot!

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