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The Flickr public repository enables a user to search Flickr and copy files from there into any of the Moodle file interfaces. | |||
==Flickr public repository setup== | |||
This page lets | Location: ''Settings > Site administration > Modules > Repositories > Manage repositories'' | ||
This page lets a site administrator configure access to a Flickr Public repository. | |||
To set this repository up you need to set the following field: | To set this repository up you need to set the following field: | ||
*API Key | *API Key | ||
==Setting up a Flickr API== | ===Setting up a Flickr API=== | ||
To get your API Key you need to create an App inside your Flickr account. Visit [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/keys/ this link] to start creating your own API Key. | To get your API Key you need to create an App inside your Flickr account. Visit [http://www.flickr.com/services/api/keys/ this link] to start creating your own API Key. | ||
#Click the "Get Another Key" button to start creating your App. [[Image:get-another-key.png]] | #Click the "Get Another Key" button to start creating your App. [[Image:get-another-key.png]] | ||
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You should now have a working Flickr public repository. Try adding a file from Flickr as a resource in Moodle to test it! | You should now have a working Flickr public repository. Try adding a file from Flickr as a resource in Moodle to test it! | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
[[ | *[[Flickr repository]] | ||
[[Category:Site administration]] | |||
[[eu:Flickr_publikoaren_ezarpenak]] | [[eu:Flickr_publikoaren_ezarpenak]] | ||
[[de:Flickr Public Repository]] | [[de:Flickr Public Repository]] | ||
Revision as of 21:10, 28 August 2011
The Flickr public repository enables a user to search Flickr and copy files from there into any of the Moodle file interfaces.
Flickr public repository setup
Location: Settings > Site administration > Modules > Repositories > Manage repositories
This page lets a site administrator configure access to a Flickr Public repository.
To set this repository up you need to set the following field:
- API Key
Setting up a Flickr API
To get your API Key you need to create an App inside your Flickr account. Visit this link to start creating your own API Key.
- Click the "Get Another Key" button to start creating your App.
- Choose "Apply for a Non-commercial Key"
- Enter a title and brief description for the App (i.e. Moodle to Flickr Access - App to allow Moodle to access Flickr through it's repository API)
- Tick the two boxes to show your agreement to Flickr's terms of use and then click submit.
- You will now have the key for the new app. Copy and paste this into the field in your Moodle Flickr public configuration page.
- Click save on the Moodle Flickr public configuration page.
- Click "Save Changes"
You should now have a working Flickr public repository. Try adding a file from Flickr as a resource in Moodle to test it!
