How to add a Flickr account to the FS Poster Plugin

Flickr is one of the most popular photo-sharing platforms on the web. With FS Poster, you can automatically share your WordPress posts as photos on your Flickr account, including titles, descriptions, tags, and privacy settings.

To connect your Flickr account to FS Poster, you can use one of the following methods:

• Easy method — Sign in with Flickr directly (recommended for most users);
• Advanced method — Create your own Flickr App and use your own API credentials.

Easy Method (Recommended)

- Go to FS Poster > Channels > Flickr menu and click the Add channel button;

- Click the Sign in with Flickr button;

- You have the option to add the account with a Proxy as well;

- When the Flickr authorization page appears, click the OK, I'LL AUTHORIZE IT button to grant FS Poster access to your account;

- After authorization, the channel will be added to the plugin automatically.

Advanced Method (Personal App)

If you are a Flickr PRO subscriber and prefer to use your own Flickr App credentials, follow these steps:

Step 1: Create a Flickr App

- Go to the Flickr App Garden and click Request an API Key;

- Fill in the App name and description, then submit the form;

- After creating the App, you will be provided with a Key and a Secret. Copy both values;

- You also need to set the Callback URL for the App. Click Edit auth flow for this app, copy the Callback URL from the FS Poster plugin, and save;

Step 2: Add App credentials to FS Poster

- Go to FS Poster > Channels > Apps tab and click the Add App button;

- Select Flickr from the social network list;

- Enter the App name, Consumer Key, and Consumer Secret, then click Save;

Step 3: Add a Flickr channel

- Go to FS Poster > Channels > Flickr menu and click the Add channel button;

- Click on More options;

- Select your App from the dropdown and click Continue;

- When the Flickr authorization page appears, click the OK, I'LL AUTHORIZE IT button;

- After authorization, the channel will be added to the plugin.

Channel Settings

- Activate your channels to share posts on social networks automatically whenever a new WordPress post is published on your website. If you do not activate channels, you need to add them to the FS Poster section whenever you want to share specific posts on your social network accounts;

- You can also activate channels conditionally by selecting specific taxonomies to share specific posts or not share specific posts on particular channels. This will apply to only auto-posts;

- The Customize content option allows you to assign specific content for this specific channel which will override the content you specified in the social network settings;

- Moreover, you can enable proxy or edit the proxy credentials without reauthorizing the channel to the plugin;

- Since channels are activated, they will appear on the FS Poster section when publishing a new WordPress post. Once the post is published, the plugin will share the post on these channels automatically;

- In the Permissions tab, you can permit other WordPress users to use the channels in their FS Poster dashboard. You can either allow them to only share posts or give them full access to manage the channel, and edit its settings;

- In the Labels tab, you can organize channels into specific groups, making it easier to add a group of channels to the Planners or Schedules instead of adding them one by one.

- Now, you can easily filter channels by label and click the >> button to add them all at once for sharing;

Flickr Settings

You can configure global Flickr sharing settings by going to FS Poster > Settings > Flickr. These settings will apply to all Flickr channels unless overridden per channel.