Editors Note: This is an out-of-date guide to adding Flickr Images to a web site using the Joomla! 1.0 Flickr4J Extension. You probably want to visit Flickr Help.

Overview :

It’s easy to add Flickr images to your web site. All that’s required is a little copying and pasting. When you are editing an article on your web site, you’ll add a ‘tag’ that tells the site to display either a single photo, or a gallery of photos – a Flickr “set”.

Here is an example :
{flickr4j_setid=’Set_id’}

How to Add a Flickr Set (gallery of photos) :

Write {flickr4j_setid=’Set_id’} in an article to add a set of flickr images.

To find a “set_id” number, open your browser and go to the Flickr page for that set. You'll find the relevant numbers as the last part of the URL in the location bar. Copy them.

For example, let’s say we had a set of photos from the Ben Franklin Bridge we wanted to display. First we’d take a look at the Flickr web page. Here it is :
http://www.flickr.com/photos/13668275@N07/sets/72157603714996069/

Now we want to copy the the set number. The set number is :
72157603714996069

Now we’ll go back to editing our site. We’ll add the following text to our article and save.
{flickr4j_setid=’72157603714996069’}

*Remember – you can only add photos or sets from your own Flickr account reliably! You may be able to add sets or photos from other Flickr pages – but keep in mind that these photos may change or may not be as reliable to use. Your Flickr account has been configured to allow for easy-sharing – not all Flickr accounts are!

Adding a Single Photo :

{flickr4j_photo id=’Photo_id’ size="0|1|2|3"}

Where you want to insert a single photo.
Size="0" inserts a square thumbnail, size="1" inserts a rectangle thumbnail and size="2" inserts the picture in medium size.  Size="3" inserts a large photo.

Example :
{flickr4j_photo id=’934306385’ size="0"}

Good luck!

Credits : Tutorial written by Andrew J. Holden of Holden Creative Design
Based on the ‘Flickr4j’ extension coded for Joomla use by Nicolas Born.