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==Flickr public repository setup== | ==Flickr public repository setup== | ||
Location: '' | Location: ''Site administration > Modules > Repositories > Manage repositories'' | ||
This page lets a site administrator configure access to a Flickr Public repository. | This page lets a site administrator configure access to a Flickr Public repository. | ||
To set this repository up you need to set | To set this repository up you need to set an API key. | ||
===Setting up a Flickr API=== | ===Setting up a Flickr API=== | ||
To get your API | To get your API key you need to create an App inside your Flickr account. Visit http://www.flickr.com/services/api/keys/ to start creating your own API Key. | ||
[[Image:get-another-key.png]] | [[Image:get-another-key.png]] | ||
#Click the "Get Another Key" button to start creating your App. | |||
#Choose "Apply for a Non-commercial Key" | #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 its repository API) | #Enter a title and brief description for the App (i.e. Moodle to Flickr Access - App to allow Moodle to access Flickr through its repository API) | ||
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*[[Flickr repository]] | *[[Flickr repository]] | ||
[[Category:Site administration]] | [[Category:Site administration]] | ||
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[[es:Repositorio Flickr público]] | [[es:Repositorio Flickr público]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:34, 30 July 2020
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: 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 an API key.
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/ 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 its 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. From the File picker, click Flickr public and enter your required search term. Images will appear for you to select from:
Repository capabilities
There is just one capability, Use Flickr public repository in file picker, which is allowed for the default authenticated user role.
