Wanted: Wordpress plugin to search for and insert Creative Commons pics
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I’ll pay too.
Maybe it’s out there already but I’d like a wordpress plugin for this blog that will allow me to to search using keywords for apt creative commons pics that I can use in blog posts. I’m tiring of my own text-only blog posts, there’s nothing like a picture to brighten things up but it’s a pain to find licence free pics.
So it would:
Bring me back a few photo options.
I’d pick the one I want.
It would then upload it, trim it (perhaps) and stick it into the blog post and give attribution.
Anyone know of such a plugin. Or want to make one?
Edit: Jazz Biscuit made this.
Which allowed me to do this after searching for “Dublin”:
Taken by: ralmonline
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January 27th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
Hi Damien, Free images here that might be of use to you: http://www.sxc.hu/
January 27th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Damien I don’t know of any plugin that would do this for you, but you can always check the creative commons section of Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
There’s also a tag sub-section to help narrow down your search.
Regards,
Paul.
January 27th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Closest thing I can think of is http://www.picapp.com - It’s in beta at the moment but it looks very interesting. Their blog goes into more detail at
http://picappcom.typepad.com/
You could sign up for the beta, I’m sure they would welcome you on board.
A plug in that you describe would be very nice alright though.
Alan
January 27th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
Damien - Segala is working with Creative Commons and it’ll soon be possible to label your site with a Content Label. What used to take our developers half a man day, now takes less than a minute using the new app I showed you - don’t think it included CC back then.
January 27th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Hi Damien,
I liked your suggestion so I fooled around for a bit:
http://www.jazzbiscuit.com/blogCCsearch/
It doesn’t do what you asked. My tool provides embed code which you then copy and paste to your blog like the way youtube embedding works.
It uses the flickr API and should only return attribute licensed work.
Though, I take no responsibility if it doesn’t work and you get sued!!! I’d check the first few images!
January 28th, 2008 at 2:11 am
Create a bookmark to Flickr Search for CC, then use the embed code they give you. Easy as pie.
January 28th, 2008 at 8:24 am
The thing Jazz Biscuit created is great - would be very useful for me too. Time to get John B to work making it into a wordpress plugin…
January 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
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February 19th, 2008 at 11:15 am
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February 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Just found this plugin:
http://www.photodropper.com/add-photos-blog/
Looks good!