Alpine PhotoTile for Google Plus and Picasa

Please Note: This plugin is no longer being developed or maintained. If you are a WordPress developer, I encourage you to take this plugin and make it your own. The Alpine PhotoTile for Google Plus (formerly Picasa) is capable of retrieving photos from a particular Google Plus user, a public album, a semi-private album, or a keyword. The photos can be linked to the your Google Plus page, a specific URL, or to a Lighbox slideshow. Also, the Shortcode Generator makes it easy to insert the widget into posts without learning any of the code. This lightweight but powerful widget takes advantage of WordPress's built in JQuery scripts to create a sleek presentation that I hope you will like. A full description and demonstration is available at the Alpine Press. Alpine PhotoTile for Google+ and Picasa Features:

• Display Google Plus images in a sidebar, post, or page
• Multiple styles to allow for customization
• Lighbox feature for interactive slideshow (Fancybox, prettyBox, or ColorBox)
• Simple instructions
• Widget & shortcode options
• Feed caching/storage for improved page loading

Quick Start Guide:

1. After installing the Alpine PhotoTile for Google Plus plugin on your WordPress site, make sure it is activated by logging into your admin area and going to Plugins in the left menu.
2. To add the plugin to a sidebar, go to Appearance->Widgets in the left menu.
3. Find the rectangle labeled Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa. Click and drag the rectangle to one of the sidebar containers on the right.
4. Once you drop the rectangle in a sidebar area, it should open to reveal a menu of options. The only required information for the plugin to work is Picasa User ID. Enter this ID and click save in the right bottom corner of the menu. Please note that only public photos can be displayed, so check your privacy settings.
5. Open another page/window in your web browser and navigate to your WordPress site to see how the sidebar looks with the Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa included.
6. Play around with the various styles and options to find what works best for your site.

Picasa and Google Plus Plugin Installation

1. Go to the Plugins->Add New section of the Admin Panel.
2. Either search for "Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa and Google Plus" or upload the alpine-photo-tile-for-picasa-and-google-plus folder using the upload tool.
3. Go to the Plugins->Installed Plugins and activate the "Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa and Google Plus" plugin.

Using the Picasa and Google Plus Widget

1. Use the widget like any other widget. Go to Appearance->Widgets in the left menu. Find the rectangle labeled "Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa and Google Plus". Click and drag the rectangle to one of the sidebar containers on the right.
2. Customize Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa and Google Plus plugin based on your preference.

Using the Picasa and Google Plus Shortcode

1. A shortcode is a line of texted used for loading plugins within WordPress pages or posts. Rather than explaining how to setup the shortcode, I have added a tool to the Alpine PhotoTile for Picasa and Google Plus plugin that generates the shortcode for you. Visit the "Shortcode Generator" on the Picasa and Google Plus plugin's settings page (Settings->AlpineTile: Picasa and Google Plus->Shortcode Generator).

1.2.0

• Rebuilt Alpine Photo series to work with Picasa and Google Plus
• Rebuilt plugin structure into OBJECT
• Combined all Alpine Photo Tiles scripts and styles into identical files
• Improved IE 7 compatibility
• Added custom image link options
• Added Fancybox jQuery option
• Fixed galleryHeight bug
• Implemented fetch with wp_remote_get()

1.2.1

• Rebuilt admin div structure
• Fixed admin css issues

1.2.2

• Added aspect ratio options for gallery style
• Added key generator function
• Added get_image_url() functions
• Object oriented id, options, results, and output storage
• Object oriented display generation

1.2.3

• Added FancyboxForAlpine (Fancybox Safemode)
• Added choice between Fancybox, prettyBox, and ColorBox
• Added hidden options, including custom rel for lightbox

1.2.3.1

• Fixed cache retrieval

1.2.4

• Restructured plugin objects and reassinged functions
• Object oriented message, hidden, etc.
• Added option to disable right-clicking on images
• Added updateGlobalOptions and removed individual option calls
• Added donate button
• Fixed lightbox param option

1.2.5

• Added fallback to dynamic style and script loading using jQuery
• Various small fixes
• Moved cache location
• Updated ColorBox plugin
• Set Object params to private and implemeted set, check, and get function
• Implemeted do_alpine_method call
• Created active options and results functions

1.2.6

• Fixed jQuery bug (Removed all <> tags from inline scripts)
• Add stripslashes text sanitization
• Changed lightbox parameters option from CSS to stripslashes sanitization
• Small fix: Album id in cache key and keyword filter

1.2.6.2

• Added authkey for semi-private photo albums. Includes filter to add 'Gv1sRg' to Google+ authkeys.

1.2.6.3

• Check compatibility with WP 3.8
• Small CSS changes (Padding and hover white background)
• Replaced deprecated jQuery APIs ( .load() and .browser )
• Updated prettyPhoto and colorbox

1.2.6.5

• jQuery backwards compatibility ( .bind() function for jQuery v1.6.3 and less )

1.2.6.6

• Pretty Photo Update

1.2.6.7

• Fixed Admin Tabs

1.2.6.7

• End of development notice

TODO

• Change to FancyBox 2
• Add caption to display
• Rebuild jQuery display
• Check with Contact Form 7