FlickrEyeCandy
flickr_eyecandy is a very simple Wordpress Plugin.
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FlickrEyeCandy shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
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Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where FlickrEyeCandy stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| flickr | >100 |
| photo | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
| yahoo | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 1 reviews
About FlickrEyeCandy
From the official readme · v2016.01.29Description
flickr_eyecandy is a very simple WordPress Plugin.
It provides a WordPress Widget that selects and displays one random photo from Flickr
in the sidebar, each time the page loads. The plugin uses the Flickr API, and authenticates via
an API key that YOU (the installer) acquire via the Yahoo API Console.
It does not present a gallery. It’s just one photo. The photo changes when you reload the page, but it does not change while the page is being displayed.
You specify a tag or set of tags to filter the photos.
For example, if you specify “usa,flag”, you will get only photos tagged
with “usa” and “flag”.
Dependencies
- This plugin depends on and uses the published Flickr REST API.
- It also relies on and uses the Curl library within PHP.
- It makes outbound http connections from the WordPress/PHP server. Most hosters allow this, so it won’t be a problem.
Thanks
Thanks for your interest!
You can make a donation at http://dinochiesa.github.io/FlickrWidgetDonate.html
Check out all my plugins:
https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/search.php?q=dpchiesa
-Dino Chiesa
Installation
-
Download flickr-eyecandy-wp-plugin.zip and unzip into the
/wp-content/plugins/ directory -
From the WordPress admin backend, Activate the plugin through the
‘Plugins’ menu -
From the WordPress admin backend, in the Widgets menu, drag-and-drop
the widget to your sidebar. You can place it in any position you
like. -
Specify the settings for the widget:
Title, API Key, and the tag(s). For the tags, you can specify :-
a single word, like “fish”. This will retrieve a random
image tagged with the word “fish”. -
a comma-separated list. This retrieves a photo tagged
with all of the terms in the list. -
a pipe-separated list of the above. For example, if you specify
“fish|leaf|blue,water”, then you will get a photo that is tagged
with either “fish” or “leaf” or “blue and water”. The plugin randomly
selects which term to use for a Flickr search, and then randomly
selects one of the returned photos for display.
-
That’s it !
Changelog
2016.01.30
- displayed the image from flickr with https if is_ssl() returns true.
- updated “tested up to” to 4.4.1
2014.07.04
- no code changes from 2014.07.03
- updated “tested with” to 3.9.1
- updated brief description.
2014.07.03
- update to use https with flickr’s API – this is apparently now required.
- tested and works with WordPress v3.9.1
2012.07.18
- catch exceptions on unexpected missing attributes on a photo.
2012.06.04
- clean up some small things in the admin form
2012.06.03
- implement caching of the search results
- a fix for the readme.
Screenshots
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FAQ
FlickrEyeCandy: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is FlickrEyeCandy free?
Yes. FlickrEyeCandy is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is FlickrEyeCandy safe to use in 2026?
FlickrEyeCandy shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 30/100 on our health check.
How many websites use FlickrEyeCandy?
FlickrEyeCandy is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 6,992 times since it launched in May 2012. It was downloaded 160 times in the last 30 days.
Does FlickrEyeCandy work with WordPress 7.1?
FlickrEyeCandy is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was FlickrEyeCandy last updated?
The latest version, 2016.01.29, was released on January 29, 2016 (11 years ago).
Who makes FlickrEyeCandy?
FlickrEyeCandy is developed and maintained by dpchiesa.
What are the best alternatives to FlickrEyeCandy?
The most popular alternatives to FlickrEyeCandy are Meks Simple Flickr Widget (20K+ installs), Photonic Gallery & Lightbox… (10K+ installs) and Album Gallery for Flickr (4K+ installs).
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