The Flickr app is a handy tool for showing company growth, hosting pictures, hosting videos, and hosting services. Did you know it has been owned by SmugMug since April 2018? Both are available for use on Mvix CMS. Let’s look at how you can use the Flickr content app.
The content for this app is perfect for restaurants and business who want to showcase slideshows of images on their digital signage without the need to upload and categorize directly on the CMS.
We recommend using the album view as you can show focused content depending on your audience to improve viewer satisfaction.
What You’ll Need
- A Digital Signage Player (e.g. Mvix, BrightSign, Samsung, etc.)
- Mvix CMS Application
- Internet Connectivity
- Flickr content app enabled for your device
If you meet the requirements listed above, simply follow the steps below to learn how to show Flickr Content on your screens.
How to Show Flickr Content
- From the “Add Media” Module, (1) click on the “Gallery” category then (2) select “Flickr” at the top of the screen.
- The first option you will have is (3) themes. Simply select the theme you would like to use for framing your content.
- After selecting the theme, you will need to sync to an (4) active Flickr user ID or album.
- Next, (5) input the ID of the user or album you would like to display.
Note: You can click on the “Flickr User ID” or “Album ID” to show how to find the ID on your accounts.
- You can also show only images with certain criteria by (6) typing in any associated tags.
- After you have selected your theme & user/album, you can adjust the text, arrow, and title colors in the (7) Branding drop-down.
- If you would like to increase/decrease the amount of images shown or adjust your display to fit the image types, (9) these can be adjusted in “Advanced Settings”.
- Next, be sure to (9) preview your Flickr content before saving as it will show a live preview of your media.
- Lastly, (10) name your media something easy to remember then (11) click “Save Media” to save your content o the Media Library.
Problems, Questions, Corrections: If you have any further questions, problems, or corrections you would like to see made, please open a support ticket.
