Matthew Engel

Hi, I added a new plugin this week to my site which allows me to display photo thumbnails on my blog through flickr. This is extremely convenient and looks pretty cool on my front page. It also creates a /photos page where all the albums are displayed. I’m still trying to figure out how to customize that page. Right now, my problem is that on the photos page, the flickr widget is set to display photos in a very small format, and I would like them to be larger. It probably requires editing the css or php code for this template page. The plugin’s homepage explains in brief detail that this is possible, but not how to do it. In summary, I would highly recommend this plugin for creating a photo blog with embedded thumbnails. I was hesitant at first to use flickr because it meant that these images were now property of flickr, but I realized that this was not material to me. It should be noted that almost any image on the web is free game for someone to download and use in any way they see fit. For instructions on how to install and download this plugin, click here. The help forum is here.

Right now I am looking for wordpress plugins to modify this site. Specifically, I need a plugin which allows me to collapse pages, and have them expand using a mouse roll over, or at least hide subpages in my right sidebar.

I like this new theme, it is much clearer, but does need modifications. I will look into replacing the header with a custom photography, and then fill in the about pages and modify my side bar.