Inchoo Flick Gallery is an easy-to-use Magento extension that will integrate any Flickr gallery into your Magento website. It is fully customizable using a simple Magento back-end configuration page and it uses Flickr API to get all the required information and data. Extension is tested on Magento 1.6 and 1.7 but it’s still the first version so be careful if you decide to use it on your live site.
Features
- Automatically gets all the photosets from the specified user and makes them available in Magento back-end
- Allows you to choose which photosets you want to display on the site
- Configurable pagination
- Configurable thumbnail size
- Configurable tooltips with different skin styles to choose from
- Integrated Lightbox that can be disabled if you want to use your own
- Fully customizable carousel block that can be added to any page
- Fully customizable Flickr API response caching for increased performance
- Using AJAX to eliminate the page loading delay caused by Flickr API requests
How to install?
Download Inchoo Flickr Gallery extension files to your Magento root directory. You can find it on github at https://github.com/srka/Inchoo-Flickr-Gallery. Extension files will be extracted into the base package / default template so if you have your own package just copy the extension files to your package / template directories.
If you are logged in to your Magento back-end you have to log out and then log in again. Clearing the cache would also be a good idea.
Configuration
Inchoo Flickr Gallery extension is made to be fully and easily configurable from Magento back-end. Just go to System -> Configuration -> Inchoo -> Flickr Gallery to find all the available configuration options.
To get started you’ll need to have a Flickr API Key and User ID. Go to http://www.flickr.com/services/api/misc.api_keys.html to get your own Flickr API Key and http://idgettr.com/ for your User ID. Once you enter your API Key and User ID save your configuration and you will get the list of all the photosets available for the user specified with the User ID. You can select all of them or just the ones you want to show on the site and save your configuration. That should be enough get the gallery up and running.
All other configuration options are pretty straightforward with useful descriptions so there is no need to explain them separately.
How to access the gallery on the front-end?
By default, Inchoo Flickr Gallery extension adds a link to the footer but you can open the gallery directly at www.yoursite.com/gallery
Mage::helper(‘unicache’)->cacheExpired([ITEM-NAME]);
Check if cached item with the specified [ITEM-NAME] has expired. Expired time is calculated by adding item timeout to the last updated time. If the expired time is greater than current time the function will return true, otherwise it will return true. If there is no cached item with the specified [ITEM-NAME] the function will return true.
SHOULD BE
Mage::helper(‘unicache’)->cacheExpired([ITEM-NAME]);
Check if cached item with the specified [ITEM-NAME] has expired. Expired time is calculated by adding item timeout to the last updated time. If the expired time is greater than current time the function will return true, otherwise it will return false. If there is no cached item with the specified [ITEM-NAME] the function will return false.
I get this error when I try to access the configuration panel:
Any ideas what would be causing this?
Maybe the code on line 427 of mine is not the same as yours. You could check the value of $factoryName.
$factoryName = (string)$e->source_model;
$method = false;
if (preg_match(‘/^([^:]+?)::([^:]+?)$/’, $factoryName, $matches)) {
array_shift($matches);
list($factoryName, $method) = array_values($matches);
}
$sourceModel = Mage::getSingleton($factoryName);
Installed it in magento 1.6, refreshed cache, logged out of admin.
Going to – System -> Configuration -> Inchoo -> Flickr Gallery is throwing the following error -
Fatal error: Call to a member function toOptionArray() on a non-object in /home/maxbilt/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php on line 421
Any Ideas? Help please!
Figured it out by myself…its a very silly error but you guys should have checked it before uploading and it could have saved lots of time in troubleshooting.
I first tried it in my local windows machine and it ran out of the box but in unix file/folder names are case-sensitive.
Checking the log file and comparing the folder structure revealed that some files and folders under “/app/code/community/Inchoo/Flickr” had different letter cases. system.log file had lots of errors like file stream not found…
Here is my log file –
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=8TD7vGdT
I just changed the cases in the missing file/folder names and it ran fine like a charm!
Hope this helps others till Inchoo fixes it.
Thanks to Inchoo for such a nice extension.
Thank you shailesh for taking time to fix the issue. Please note that the module is not completely tested (that why it’s on GitHub).
It’s still not working under UNIX. In my previous comment those steps fixed the Inchoo Gallery configuration
System -> Configuration -> Inchoo -> Flickr Gallery
but the gallery itself isn’t working on mysite.com/gallery
the latest error in logfile says -
“2012-07-18T13:50:13+00:00 ERR (3): Warning: array_key_exists() [function.array-key-exists]: The first argument should be either a string or an integer in /home/maxbilt/public_html/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/Translate.php on line 564″
Please help!
In /report folder latest error report says -
“a:5:{i:0;s:96:”SQLSTATE[42S02]: Base table or view not found: 1146 Table ‘maxbilt_magento.flickr’ doesn’t exist”;i:1;s:2722:”#0 /home/maxbilt/public_html/lib/Varien/Db/Statement/Pdo/Mysql.php(110): Zend_Db_Statement_Pdo->_execute(Array)”
is it possible to add it in cms page? or change the default url – /gallery to something else?
i too had the
Fatal error: Call to a member function toOptionArray() on a non-object in /home/cmdmagen/public_html/saratiara.com/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php on line 427
Shailesh – thank you for your troubleshooting, its got it back up and running.
for those of you still with problems, check the folder & file names very carefully from these listed in Shailesh error file listed in this comment area.
sadly the http://www.yoursite.com/gallery link is not loading the gallery, i got the API key and it pulled back the photosets i created. just the standard WHOOPS, OUR BAD…page ummm what else can i try
for those who have installed in windows environment they should be having no issues.
@paul
Hello Paul,
also, check the system.log and logs in /report folder…. when I had fixed the path the admin interface ran fine but photosets were still not loading in the /gallery page…I figured it haven’t created the “flickr” table in magento database. So i had manually created it and it ran fine after that.
But client have another gallery installed and it outputs to the same /gallery url. Is there any way to change this extension’s output to some other custom link? or embed it in some CMS page?
Hi Shailesh,
is it working for you on linux based server. If yes, can you please let me know what fix you did it to run the same.
Thanks,
Dilip G
Be great if someone could get this module working in Linux as there does not seem to be any alternative modules in existance that connects to an external image hosting solution.
I’ve got as far as the “
” error.
Do you have any extension for- “selecting images from facebook album & upload to magento site”?
Hello, Can anybody tell me what exact changes needs to be done regarding the file name. The extension runs smooth in Windows but in Linux it’s giving a lot of error.
Thanks in advance,
Rupak Banerjee.
Thank you all for the valuable feedback. I finally found some time to work on it so I changed the file and folder names to be uppercase which should make it work on UNIX based systems. You can update the code from github.
Gallery cannot be added to the CMS pages, only carousel can by adding the following line of code to your layout XML files or layout update:
For now there is no easy way of changing the URL path of the gallery.
is this a new issue?:
any help is most appreciated…
/app/code/community/Inchoo/Flickr/Model/Photosets.php(8): SimpleXMLElement->__construct(”)
/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(463): Inchoo_Flickr_Model_Photosets->toOptionArray(true)
/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(229): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->initFields(Object(Varien_Data_Form_Element_Fieldset), Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element),
/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Form.php(164): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->_initGroup(Object(Varien_Data_Form), Object(Mage_Core_Model_Config_Element),
/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/Block/System/Config/Edit.php(92): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form->initForm()
/app/code/core/Mage/Adminhtml/controllers/System/ConfigController.php(107): Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Edit->initForm()
/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Action.php(419): Mage_Adminhtml_System_ConfigController->editAction()
/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Router/Standard.php(250): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Action->dispatch(‘edit’)
/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php(176): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Router_Standard->match(Object(Mage_Core_Controller_Request_Http))
/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php(354): Mage_Core_Controller_Varien_Front->dispatch()
/app/Mage.php(683): Mage_Core_Model_App->run(Array)
/index.php(87): Mage::run(”, ‘store’)
If anybody still have problems with the “String could not be parsed as XML” error please check if you have allow_url_fopen enabled in your php.ini (it needs to be enabled).
Error I get when clicking on Flickr Gallery in configuration menu. (website url removed)
The website encountered an error while retrieving
http://www.website.com/index.php/admin/system_config/edit/section/flickrconfig/key/896470761f9ce83c1ab95792cb150baf/.
It may be down for maintenance or configured
incorrectly.
Hi Kevin,
Did you check your logs? There has to be an error log for HTTP error 500.
Did you check file permissions?
Regards,
Srdjan
Can you quote the setup, I want to get a site launched soon?
I am sorry but I cannot offer that kind of support right now. However you can post your problem here (errors, logs, …) so I can take a look. Alternatively, you can find me on Google plus if you don’t want to share your logs and other data with everyone (https://plus.google.com/u/0/104500404675619806351/).
Hi!
The photosets are not loading in http://www.mysite.com/ page.
The log file shows the following:
2013-04-29T17:41:15+00:00 ERR (3): Notice: Undefined variable: _result in /home/mysite/app/code/community/Inchoo/Flickr/Block/Photosets.php on line 67
2013-04-29T17:41:29+00:00 ERR (3): Notice: Undefined variable: _result in /home/mysite/app/code/community/Inchoo/Flickr/Block/Photosets.php on line 67
2013-04-29T17:41:29+00:00 DEBUG (7): HEADERS ALREADY SENT: [0] /home/mysite/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Response/Http.php:52
[1] /home/mysite/lib/Zend/Controller/Response/Abstract.php:766
[2] /home/mysite/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Response/Http.php:83
[3] /home/mysite/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Controller/Varien/Front.php:188
[4] /home/mysite/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Model/App.php:354
[5] /home/mysite/app/Mage.php:683
[6] /home/mysite/index.php:87
Could anyone help me, please? What should I do?
Thanks
Hello
When Activate admin link System > Config > Inchoo> Flickr havea error Fatal error: Call to a member function toOptionArray() on a non-object in /home/html/magento17a/includes/src/Mage_Adminhtml_Block_System_Config_Form.php on line 463
Hi hotmonitor, this is a common error people seam to have. I will take a look at it once I have more time.
Hello
How to solve a problem?
Where is error?
In Extension? In Magento instalation?
in instalation extension?
Who wrong? how ot escape this error?
Best Regards