It was time for a makeover of my SmugMug galleries. I wanted to simplify it and update the look. The homepage incorporates SmugMug’s built-in slideshow feature.
Integrating SlideshowPro for Flash and SmugMug
My recent SmugMug customization for Michael McGinnis Photography includes a slideshow on the homepage which uses SlideshowPro for Flash to automatically pull images from one of Mike’s galleries, using the gallery rss feed. This integration between a SmugMug gallery and SlideshowPro was a little easier said than done. Creating the slideshow in Flash is a snap, thanks to SlideshowPro, but when you place the .swf on the customized SmugMug page, issues arise. Most frustratingly, everything seems fine when you preview the slideshow in Flash. The images load and everything looks great. But when you you try to view the same slideshow online, it breaks. Keep reading…
Michael McGinnis Photography SmugMug Customization
The SmugMug customization and subsequent WordPress integration for mmprophoto presented several challenges. Mainly, how to get SlideshowPro for Flash to pull images directly from Mike’s beautiful photo galleries. The solution lies in correctly constructing the URL for the media rss feed in the Flash file. I couldn’t find good help on this, so I pieced it together myself. Maybe I’ll post some instructions someday.
