Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

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Originally Posted by hira

A mistake was discovered on the last cord.
I'm sorry.:(

includes\init_includes\init_woz.php

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if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
die('Illegal Access');
}
if(
$_GET['main_page'] == 'popup_shipping_estimator';
){
// do nothing
}else
if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true') {

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Ok i added the new code you posted above and it breaks my website it wont load anymore. After removing the ; it fixes it and my website loads again.

Here is a copy of my init_woz.php file:

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<?php
/**
 * Do not delete this copyright link/text when you use free edition. 
 * When you want to delete it, please purchase a professional edition. 
 * Please understand that I spend time on development.
 * 
 * @package    WordPress On ZenCart
 * @author     HIRAOKA Tadahito (hira)
 * @copyright  Copyright 2008-2010 S-page
 * @copyright  Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright  Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @link       http://www.s-page.net/products/62.html
 * @license    http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 */
  if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
   die('Illegal Access');
  }
if(
$_GET['main_page'] == 'popup_shipping_estimator';
){
// do nothing
}else
if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true') {
  $woz_dir = "";
  $sql = "select woz_dir
            from " . TABLE_WOZ . "
            where woz_language = 0";
  $woz_query = $db->Execute($sql);
  $woz_dir = $woz_query->fields['woz_dir'];

  $sql = "select woz_dir
            from " . TABLE_WOZ . "
            where woz_language = '" . $_SESSION['languages_id'] . "'";
  $woz_query = $db->Execute($sql);
  if ($woz_query->RecordCount() > 0) {
    $woz_dir = $woz_query->fields['woz_dir'];
  }

  define('ABSPATH', $woz_dir);
  define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
  $wp_did_header = true;
  
  require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php');
  wp();

  /*$i = strlen(DIR_WS_CATALOG);
  $req = substr($_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'],$i,1);
  if($req == '?'){
    $_GET['main_page'] = FILENAME_WORDPRESS;
  }*/

  if ($_GET['main_page'] == FILENAME_WORDPRESS && isset($_GET['feed']) && ($_GET['feed'] == 'rss2' || $_GET['feed'] == 'comments-rss2')) {
    gzip_compression();
    require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/template-loader.php');
    exit();
  }
}
?>

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Oh, it is so.
I confuse you and am sorry.
Because I contribute it after confirming it, give me time

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Originally Posted by hira

Oh, it is so.
I confuse you and am sorry.
Because I contribute it after confirming it, give me time

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Ok Thanks. It seems very odd that on your demo site it seems to work fine.

The solution of the shipping estimator problem with WOZ v1.5
Please add the part of this color:smile:

includes\init_includes\init_woz.php

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  if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
  }

if(substr($_GET['main_page'],0,6) == 'popup_'){
  define('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG', true);
}else
if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true') {

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includes\templates\template_default\templates\tpl_modules_wordpress_header.php

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if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true' && !defined('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG')) {

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Originally Posted by hira

The solution of the shipping estimator problem with WOZ v1.5
Please add the part of this color:smile:

includes\init_includes\init_woz.php

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  if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
  }

if(substr($_GET['main_page'],0,6) == 'popup_'){
  define('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG', true);
}else
if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true') {

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includes\templates\template_default\templates\tpl_modules_wordpress_header.php

Code:

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if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true' && !defined('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG')) {

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Thanks for the reply!

I made the changes and the popup shipping estimator seems to be working now for visitors.

The only think that still not working is the shipping cost being displayed in the shopping cart which is with the total price. Any ideas on this?

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Originally Posted by gee38l

Thanks for the reply!

I made the changes and the popup shipping estimator seems to be working now for visitors.

The only think that still not working is the shipping cost being displayed in the shopping cart which is with the total price. Any ideas on this?

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Thank you for confirmation.
The popup does not have any problem,
but is it that it is not calculated in a shipping page(index.php?main_page=checkout_shipping)??

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Originally Posted by hira

Thank you for confirmation.
The popup does not have any problem,
but is it that it is not calculated in a shipping page(index.php?main_page=checkout_shipping)??

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Im using the mod Shipping Rates in Cart which displays the shipping in the shopping cart.

Here is an image with what im referring to outlined in red.

[scr]http://www.truwater.com.au/images/Shipping Rate.png[/scr]

I see. Roger.
You had better invalidate it rather in the shopping cart page.

includes\init_includes\init_woz.php

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  if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
  }

if(
  substr($_GET['main_page'],0,6) == 'popup_' or
  substr($_GET['main_page'],0,9) == 'checkout_' or
  $_GET['main_page'] == 'shopping_cart'
  ){
  define('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG', true);
}else
if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true') {

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includes\modules\sideboxes\wp_***.php

Code:

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if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true' && !defined('WOZ_IGNORE_FLAG')) {

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Thanks Hira, That seem to fix the problem.

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Originally Posted by gee38l

Thanks Hira, That seem to fix the problem.

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In fact, it should be taken the cause of the error seriously.
I coped by the method that did not display WOZ in a specific page first of all.
A report, thank you.:smile:

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Originally Posted by hira

In fact, it should be taken the cause of the error seriously.
I coped by the method that did not display WOZ in a specific page first of all.
A report, thank you.:smile:

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No problem hopefully it will help others with the same problem.

One last thing currently my blog address is /wordpress/ and my install is /blog/ is it possible to change the zen cart URL from wordpress to something else?

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Originally Posted by gee38l

No problem hopefully it will help others with the same problem.

One last thing currently my blog address is /wordpress/ and my install is /blog/ is it possible to change the zen cart URL from wordpress to something else?

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Thank you.
It was good that a problem was settled.
Is an SEO module Ceon URI Mapping?

Yeah im using Simple SEO URL

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Originally Posted by gee38l

Yeah im using Simple SEO URL

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I tried it in a demonstration site.
http://demo.s-page.net/woz/en_v139/ZC_ROOT/blog/

I edit two files.
In addition, setting of Zen-Cart and WordPress is necessary.

includes\classes\ssu\cores\link.php

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                                // if this page is our exclude list, let zen handle the job
                                if($page == 'wordpress') $page = 'blog';
                                if($this->checkPageExcludedList($page)) return false;

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includes\init_includes\overrides\init_sanitize.php
(copy from includes\init_includes\init_sanitize.php)

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/**
 * We do some checks here to ensure $_GET['main_page'] has a sane value
 */
  if (!isset($_GET['main_page']) || !zen_not_null($_GET['main_page'])) $_GET['main_page'] = 'index';
  if (!isset($_GET['main_page']) || $_GET['main_page'] == 'blog') $_GET['main_page'] = 'wordpress';

  if (!is_dir(DIR_WS_MODULES .  'pages/' . $_GET['main_page'])) {

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WordPress Admin Setting
General Settings > Site address (URL) > Zen-Cart URL/blog
Permalink Settings Day and name etc...


Zen-Cart Admin Setting
Configuration > Simple SEO URL > Exclude list
Remove wordpress.

i use some other theme,but i find the html have two title,two keyword,two description in wordpress; woo,i think i must make some mistake.

i read the text in woz,and i really can't understand somewhere . example
replace wp_head() to woz_wp_head(). where find woz_wp_head()?

my english is not bad...:cry: can you talk in detail,thanks...

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To use other themes?
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I customized the woz_default theme for this modules based on a default theme of WordPress. I put down the point that I customized.
Please compare woz_default with woz_default_old.

It is copied text between <head></head> of [header.php] to [includes/templates/MY_TEMP/common/html_header.php]
The thing defined in Zen-Cart does not copy it. ex)<title,<meta http-equiv
and replace wp_head() to woz_wp_head().

Delete text between <html></head> and <body> of [header.php].
Delete </body> and </html> of [footer.php].

The style sheet of the theme comes to be read by the above, too.

The style sheet is read in the other pages of Zen-Cart. Therefore the indication of other pages is just confused, too.
The item which I want to apply only in a page of WordPress please add "#wordpressDefault" in front of the item.

In search of "get_sidebar();" in the theme file, please comment out entirely.

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I installed WOZ, i though everything was ok but i noticed many customers and no payments...I went through the payment and i noticed checkout issues

My issue was once the person checked out AT paypals site then was re-directed back to my site i would get
10571 address missing error and the order was never completed


After doing much debugging i finally narrowed it down to WOZ and specifically init_woz.php and the initlization of WP


I added something like this to the top of it (so the WP() doesnt get executed on payment processing)

I replaced

if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true')

with

if (defined('WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS') && WOZ_CONFIG_STATUS == 'true' && $_GET['main_page']=='wordpress')

And it all jives now...wish i figured it out earlier!!

BTW I dont use any sideboxes so this might be a fix only if your not using sideboxes...not sure




Pete

Hi I installed WOZ and after all is done i get this * An above file is not be it for overriding from template_default on a server. 7.With the above installation is completion. Please check the operation from the following URL. Thank you. http://parfumite.biz/index.php?main_page=wordpress on the top of my page...
I'll be very hapy if somebody know's how to remove it.

Txs in advance.

Hi All,

I installed this module about 4 weeks ago and all seem to be working fine untill yesterday when i found out google had de indexed 900 links on my webpage all with 500 errors. After investigation from a third party developer we narrowed it down to the way wordpress was implemented with the woz addon.

It seems that the html_header code was redirecting google to wordpress and as a result did not find any of the existing products or links that had already been indexed.

We had a period of about a week where crawlers had not been to my site and the only results in google related to my word press blog. Not even the homepage came up on google anymore.

Im not sure if it was a mistake on my side with the installation but after uninstalling the module i am finally back on track and wont be loosing any business anymore.

I just wanted to let people know my experience with this module and to see if anyone else found this?

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Originally Posted by gee38l

Hi All,

I installed this module about 4 weeks ago and all seem to be working fine untill yesterday when i found out google had de indexed 900 links on my webpage all with 500 errors. After investigation from a third party developer we narrowed it down to the way wordpress was implemented with the woz addon.

It seems that the html_header code was redirecting google to wordpress and as a result did not find any of the existing products or links that had already been indexed.

We had a period of about a week where crawlers had not been to my site and the only results in google related to my word press blog. Not even the homepage came up on google anymore.

Im not sure if it was a mistake on my side with the installation but after uninstalling the module i am finally back on track and wont be loosing any business anymore.

I just wanted to let people know my experience with this module and to see if anyone else found this?

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I stopped using this module long ago after I realized that the code is unecesarrily overly complicated and does not appear to follow the guidelines for implementing WordPress' "The Loop" codex.. There are TOO MANY gotchas and exceptions that have to be implemented in order for this module to work side by side with other modules.. I keep tabs on this in hopes that some day someone will re-write this the correct way..

In the meantime if you do not need WordPress sideboxes for Zen Cart, then the Numinix blog embedding solution works and plays nice with other modules (including SEO modules) without requires a boatload of hacks to keep it from screwing with other modules..

Thanks DivaVocals. Which Numinix blog embedding solution are you referring to?

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Originally Posted by MeeM

Thanks DivaVocals. Which Numinix blog embedding solution are you referring to?

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Don't have the link off the top of my head (not at home right now).. but search his site for "WordPress" or search THIS thread for "Numinix" and the link is posted there..

I wish i found this link before i used WOZ.

Here it is:

http://www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09/...n-cart-1-3-8a/

Hello all, I just loaded the sideboxes only mod. I would only like to show recent posts. How do I prevent the other pieces(archives, etc.) from showing?

great right i want

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Originally Posted by wagnerguy

Hello all, I just loaded the sideboxes only mod. I would only like to show recent posts. How do I prevent the other pieces(archives, etc.) from showing?

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If I recall there is a recent posts sidebox that I included in the package.. You could use that instead of the WordPress sidebox (which displays ALL your active widgets)

Hello, I looked for an answer to my problem but did not see one. I just installed the WOZ add on and made it so the blog categories show up in the sidebar. When I click on any of the blogs it leads me to a page with no css and my zen cart layout is completely gone. I probably missed a step somwhere. Anyone know what direction to point me to?
Also I saw on some people's websites that they have a latest article section in the sidebar. How do I activate that?
I'm using Zen Cart 1.3.8a and WordPress Version 3.0.3.
Here is a link to the site I'm working on: http://www.thechocolatebaronline.com/

Hira,
What is the path I enter for /admin/tools/woz manager as the wordpress physical root? When I go to /admin/tools/woz manager it says: WordPress root physical path the following path is a COMPLETE path to your WordPress files. Then it lists a path (which I don't want to paste here for security reasons). I enter that path and click "confirm" and
I always get the message that wp-config.php can't be found, even though it's located in a directory called wp on the root of my server. I've tried several variations to the path with no luck. I've installed everything else, and modified the files per your instructions, just can't get it to accept the path that I believe is the correct one.

Thanks for your help,
Ken

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Originally Posted by Ken Joy

Hira,
What is the path I enter for /admin/tools/woz manager as the wordpress physical root? When I go to /admin/tools/woz manager it says: WordPress root physical path the following path is a COMPLETE path to your WordPress files. Then it lists a path (which I don't want to paste here for security reasons). I enter that path and click "confirm" and
I always get the message that wp-config.php can't be found, even though it's located in a directory called wp on the root of my server. I've tried several variations to the path with no luck. I've installed everything else, and modified the files per your instructions, just can't get it to accept the path that I believe is the correct one.

Thanks for your help,
Ken

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You might wanna let this mod go.. IMHO, it's been a LOAD of problems and the support from Hira (no offense) has always been spotty until you complain about it.. if ya wanna embed your blog inside Zen Cart this is a BETTER way to do this:
http://www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09/...n-cart-1-3-8a/

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

You might wanna let this mod go.. IMHO, it's been a LOAD of problems and the support from Hira (no offense) has always been spotty until you complain about it.. if ya wanna embed your blog inside Zen Cart this is a BETTER way to do this:
http://www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09/...n-cart-1-3-8a/

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Thanks! I'll give it a shot :)

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Originally Posted by hira

A method to use WOZ v1.5 and Ultimate SEO URLs

Open /includes/init_includes/init_woz.php
Please edit a red part

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  require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php');
  wp();

  if ($_GET['main_page'] == FILENAME_WORDPRESS && ( is_feed() || is_trackback() )) {
    gzip_compression();
    require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/template-loader.php');
    exit();
  }

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Open includes\classes\ssu\cores\link.php
Please add a red part

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                        // if the index.php is in the url, lets see if we need to rebuild the path and redirect.
                        if((strpos($this->original_uri, 'index.php') !== false)){
                                if(!isset($_GET['main_page']) || empty($_GET['main_page'])){
                                        $_GET['main_page'] = 'index';
                                        $this->original_uri = $this->original_uri. '&main_page=index';
                                }
                                if($this->checkPageExcludedList($_GET['main_page']))
                                        return false;
                                $this->redirect_type = 2;
                                return false;
                        }
                        // for WordPress On ZenCart BOF
                        else if($_GET['main_page'] == FILENAME_WORDPRESS){ return false; }
                        // for WordPress On ZenCart EOF
                       
                        // if we are using multi-lang, then we should have language code at the very beginning
                        if(SSUConfig::registry('configs', 'multilang_status')){
                                $languages_code = substr($this->original_uri, 0, 2);
                                if(!array_key_exists($languages_code, SSUConfig::registry('languages')))
                                        $this->redirect_type = 1;
                                else{
                                        $_get['language'] = $languages_code;
                                        $this->original_uri  = trim(substr($this->original_uri, 2), '/');
                                }
                        }

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you'll need to set the Ultimate SEO URL rewrite rules to ignore direct client requests for the /blog folder by using an additional RewriteCond.
eg)

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# Don’t rewrite blog directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/wordpress.* [NC]

# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule (.*) /index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# Do rewrite blog directory
RewriteRule ^blog(.*)$ /index.php?main_page=wordpress&$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

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Thank you! :clap: Works awesome with SSU too.

Has anyone got the RSS feeder to work when using SSU? Mine just pulls my main page up. :(

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Originally Posted by helpme

Has anyone got the RSS feeder to work when using SSU? Mine just pulls my main page up. :(

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Nobody's worked on this mod in a month of Sundays.. Though usually when I make statements like that Hira "mysteriously" shows back up..:smile:

lol, I doubt that only because I am asking :) Do you have an success with rewrite for SSU? that is really my main problem. I have tried Numinix's version and it just breaks my page.

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Originally Posted by helpme

lol, I doubt that only because I am asking :) Do you have an success with rewrite for SSU? that is really my main problem. I have tried Numinix's version and it just breaks my page.

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Magic SEO works with this mod (not familiar with other SEO addons) with some major tweaks and so on. But this mod is not worth a bucket of bolts unless someone fixes has a lot of work arounds as some call it hacks to work we made it work some what for some customers but not worth sharing due to the limited support we can offer but if you plan to use this mod try Magic SEO they may have a work around for it.

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Originally Posted by helpme

lol, I doubt that only because I am asking :) Do you have an success with rewrite for SSU? that is really my main problem. I have tried Numinix's version and it just breaks my page.

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Numinix's blog embedding works, and he has posted the required changes for his blog embedding solution to work with SSU.. I don't use SSU (I prefer Ceon's URI Mapping module), and with the correct .htaccess settings, the Numinix blog embedding solution works perfectly with Ceon URI Mapping...

I have found that when folks have issues with Numinix's solution it's because a step has been missed or not implemented correctly.. (I say this because I have been hired to fix a number of sites with the Numinix solution and EVERY one of these sites wasn't working due to a missed or improperly implemented step..)

The Numinix solution unlike WOZ is the correct way to do a blog embedding. It properly makes use of WordPress' own recommendations for displaying blog content outside of WordPress. WOZ does NOT follow these guidelines and makes use of too many unnecessary hacks which is why it has always been problematic...

Wow, what a great thread, interesting and informative topics are really cool. Thank you for sharing it here.

Im trying to get wordpress posts on the zen cart home page.
Im using the following code

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<?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false); get_header(); ?>

    <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

        <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

            <div <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
                <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

                <div class="entry">
                    <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
                </div>

            </div>

        <?php endwhile; ?>

    <?php else : ?>

        <h2 class="center">Not Found</h2>
        <p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
        <?php get_search_form(); ?>

    <?php endif; ?>

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The posts show up on the main page but when i click on them they just go back to the home page.

the link is come up with - website.co.uk/&p=1
when its meant to be - website.co.uk/index.php?main_page=wordpress&p=1

and there is no styling

Can anyone help?

DEAD mod (see last few posts above this one re-iterating this point..) Doesn't work well (poorly coded IMHO) and not well supported by the author or the community.. Numinix solution works if you want blog embedding.. WOZ??? not so much IMHO..

Historically though, Hira seems to "magically" show up to provide support whenever you post anything that even remotely IMPLIES that this is a dead/non-working/non-supported mod.. (kinda like saying Beetlejuice three times:laugh:) Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll do a drive-by and help you hack/hammer this thing into place..

There are other posts which list options for getting blog posts to appear on the main page if that's what you really want.. Search the forum for WordPress and my user name... I've posted on a majority of the WordPress threads that are floating around out here.. You find the solution I refer to..

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Originally Posted by ryan11

Im trying to get wordpress posts on the zen cart home page.
Im using the following code

PHP Code:

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<?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false); get_header(); ?>

    <?php if (have_posts()) : ?>

        <?php while (have_posts()) : the_post(); ?>

            <div <?php post_class() ?> id="post-<?php the_ID(); ?>">
                <h2><a href="<?php the_permalink() ?>" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent Link to <?php the_title_attribute(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>

                <div class="entry">
                    <?php the_content('Read the rest of this entry &raquo;'); ?>
                </div>

            </div>

        <?php endwhile; ?>

    <?php else : ?>

        <h2 class="center">Not Found</h2>
        <p class="center">Sorry, but you are looking for something that isn't here.</p>
        <?php get_search_form(); ?>

    <?php endif; ?>

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The posts show up on the main page but when i click on them they just go back to the home page.

the link is come up with - website.co.uk/&p=1
when its meant to be - website.co.uk/index.php?main_page=wordpress&p=1

and there is no styling

Can anyone help?

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Thanks DivaVocals

I will uninstall WOZ and try the Numinix solution.

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

DEAD mod (see last few posts above this one re-iterating this point..) Doesn't work well (poorly coded IMHO) and not well supported by the author or the community.. Numinix solution works if you want blog embedding.. WOZ??? not so much IMHO..

Historically though, Hira seems to "magically" show up to provide support whenever you post anything that even remotely IMPLIES that this is a dead/non-working/non-supported mod.. (kinda like saying Beetlejuice three times:laugh:) Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll do a drive-by and help you hack/hammer this thing into place..

There are other posts which list options for getting blog posts to appear on the main page if that's what you really want.. Search the forum for WordPress and my user name... I've posted on a majority of the WordPress threads that are floating around out here.. You find the solution I refer to..

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Originally Posted by ryan11

Thanks DivaVocals

I will uninstall WOZ and try the Numinix solution.

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Will repost this for you are well..

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I have found that when folks have issues with Numinix's solution it's because a step has been missed or not implemented correctly.. (I say this because I have been hired to fix a number of sites with the Numinix solution and EVERY one of these sites wasn't working due to a missed or improperly implemented step..)

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Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Will repost this for you are well..

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DivaVocals, I've been following your advice for the past day or two (searching the forums), after experiencing the hardship that is WOZ... taring that off, and then going to the numinix solution. Afterwords, I developed a side box that is compatible with it. Now you can have your cake, and eat it too... this method uses the wordpress API, so you can change the format of how everything is displayed if you so wish, or even use other functions.. Haven't tried it, but you could also display the archives and last several posts no problemo with this route and some knowledge.

AFTER you have successfully integrated numinix’s solution for wordpress blog, paste this code into a brand new file, save it as: wordpress_posts.php and save it at: includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/wordpress_posts.php
Then, enable the box from your layout boxes controller… style the box appropriately, notice the width is coded into the style. Change that to match your page. Also change the link to match your blog’s URI. It may not be the best solution, but it works great.

PHP Code:

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<?php
//Wordpress SideBox
// Display sidebox if TRUE
$show_wordpress_posts = true;
if ($show_wordpress_posts == true) {
?>
<div class=”leftBoxContainer” id=”wordpress-blog” style=”width: 195px;”>
<h3 class=”leftBoxHeading” id=”blog-heading”><a href=”http://litebrightraves.com/raveblog” title=”Blog”>Blog [more]</a></h3>
<div class=”categoriesContent centeredContent”>
<?php
if ($_GET['main_page'] != ‘blog’) {
// Include WordPress
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, false);
require(‘./wordpress/wp-load.php’);
query_posts(‘showposts=5&#8242;);}
while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile;
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php }
?>

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From the helpful folks at New Corporate Image

Awesome!!!:clap:Bravo to you!!!:smile:

I have sideboxes I use with the Numinix solution too.. The nice thing about these sideboxes is that could function without the blog embedding.

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Originally Posted by tgcallaway

DivaVocals, I've been following your advice for the past day or two (searching the forums), after experiencing the hardship that is WOZ... taring that off, and then going to the numinix solution. Afterwords, I developed a side box that is compatible with it. Now you can have your cake, and eat it too... this method uses the wordpress API, so you can change the format of how everything is displayed if you so wish, or even use other functions.. Haven't tried it, but you could also display the archives and last several posts no problemo with this route and some knowledge.

AFTER you have successfully integrated numinix’s solution for wordpress blog, paste this code into a brand new file, save it as: wordpress_posts.php and save it at: includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/wordpress_posts.php
Then, enable the box from your layout boxes controller… style the box appropriately, notice the width is coded into the style. Change that to match your page. Also change the link to match your blog’s URI. It may not be the best solution, but it works great.

PHP Code:

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<?php
//Wordpress SideBox
// Display sidebox if TRUE
$show_wordpress_posts = true;
if ($show_wordpress_posts == true) {
?>
<div class=”leftBoxContainer” id=”wordpress-blog” style=”width: 195px;”>
<h3 class=”leftBoxHeading” id=”blog-heading”><a href=”http://litebrightraves.com/raveblog” title=”Blog”>Blog [more]</a></h3>
<div class=”categoriesContent centeredContent”>
<?php
if ($_GET['main_page'] != &#8216;blog’) {
// Include WordPress
define(&#8216;WP_USE_THEMES’, false);
require(&#8216;./wordpress/wp-load.php’);
query_posts(&#8216;showposts=5′);}
while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile;
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php }
?>

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From the helpful folks at New Corporate Image

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I'm building a prototype which is located here.
Wordpress is here.

When I go to the worpress page, it's a white page. Here's the link:

http://lfswear.com/sites/lfs/index.p...page=wordpress

Please help! :( :wacko:

p.s. im using zen cart 1.3.9h and wordpress 3.1

Hello All,

I am getting an error in step 4 where I need to confirm the URL path under Admin>WOZ Manager which says:

WordPress config(wp-config.php) was not found.

When I download the install file the extra_configures folder located in ZC_ROOT/includes/ was empty. Can someone please provide me with the wp-config.php file for WOZ V 1.5 or tell me where I can get it?

Thanks

I was also planning to install this mod but shied away after reading through this thread.

It seems that many others had a go at integrating WP into ZC.

Just googled "Wordpress On Zencart" and got these results:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wordp...fe=images&tbs=

The most recent result shows a date of 28 Oct 2010, blog by Michael Wender. This seems to be a working way of integrating WP.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by frank18

I was also planning to install this mod but shied away after reading through this thread.

It seems that many others had a go at integrating WP into ZC.

Just googled "Wordpress On Zencart" and got these results:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wordp...fe=images&tbs=

The most recent result shows a date of 28 Oct 2010, blog by Michael Wender. This seems to be a working way of integrating WP.

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His "solution" is the opposite of WOZ or the Numinix solution.. Where WOZ and Numinix are designed to embed WP inside ZC, Michael Wender's solution is attempting to embed ZC inside WP. Even he recently admits that a better way to go about this today would be to use a WP plugin if WP is the primary platform your site is built upon.. (his solution is over 3 years old.. WP and ZC have changed a fair bit in that time, and his solution seems to be showing signs of these changes..)

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

His "solution" is the opposite of WOZ or the Numinix solution.. Where WOZ and Numinix are designed to embed WP inside ZC, Michael Wender's solution is attempting to embed ZC inside WP. Even he recently admits that a better way to go about this today would be to use a WP plugin if WP is the primary platform your site is built upon.. (his solution is over 3 years old.. WP and ZC have changed a fair bit in that time, and his solution seems to be showing signs of these changes..)

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Yep, you're right :D

Would you generally give :thumbsup: to Numinix's solution?

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Originally Posted by frank18

Yep, you're right :D

Would you generally give :thumbsup: to Numinix's solution?

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Yep.. That's been my general position throughout this thread.. WOZ is FULL of issues IMHO, and not worth the trouble of "banging" together.. The Numinix solution works.. I will post the same cause I've posted before about this solution.. DON'T SKIP ANY OF THE INSTALL STEPS!!! I've helped a coupla folks fix their Numinix embedding installs and the common causes for failure I've found are 1 or 2 things:

1. Skipping steps from the Numinix instrucions
2. Leaving WOZ behind (must remove WOZ in FULL!)

Good luck..

Hi everybody, to add to the list of incompatibilities of the WOZ mod. The RSS feed contribution http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...roducts_id=733 does NOT work when WOZ is installed. The feed pages return a WordPress error page.

Hi

I have managed to set this module and all seems to work ok from a user point of view, however it seems to block crawlers from accessing my pages (Categories and Products).

Has anyone else found this and did you manage to sort it?

Hira

Is this something you have come across?

Is there a way around it?

Hello, could you tell me how to change the width of the sidebox, it seems it is a little narrow, to change the CSS files of this module, right? could you tell me which line? I am sorry I am not familair with the code. Thanks

also I want to display the newest of blog article to othere pages, to other inner pages, how can I do that?

i install your mod and it's great but this for simple seo url not for ultimate seo . can you help me with Ultimate seo url ? how to use please ?

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress



Thank you ,
david

And seconde q -

after posting on wordpress ,I do not see it listed on Google, how long should I wait for it to appear?

and again , how to make Ultimate seo Urls work with wordpress .

please check out the my link :

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress


Thanks again .

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Originally Posted by dmagic

And seconde q -

after posting on wordpress ,I do not see it listed on Google, how long should I wait for it to appear?

and again , how to make Ultimate seo Urls work with wordpress .

please check out the my link :

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress


Thanks again .

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Ahem...:shocking:
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Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

DEAD mod (see last few posts above this one re-iterating this point..) Doesn't work well (poorly coded IMHO) and not well supported by the author or the community.. Numinix solution works if you want blog embedding.. WOZ??? not so much IMHO..

Historically though, Hira seems to "magically" show up to provide support whenever you post anything that even remotely IMPLIES that this is a dead/non-working/non-supported mod.. (kinda like saying Beetlejuice three times:laugh:) Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll do a drive-by and help you hack/hammer this thing into place..

There are other posts which list options for getting blog posts to appear on the main page if that's what you really want.. Search the forum for WordPress and my user name... I've posted on a majority of the WordPress threads that are floating around out here.. You find the solution I refer to..

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Ok , but i do not want embedding the blog in my main page .

the Numinix solution is for main page . :frusty:



Thanks

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dmagic

Ok , but i do not want embedding the blog in my main page .

the Numinix solution is for main page . :frusty:



Thanks

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Ummmmm no it's not.. The Numinix solution is EXACTLY what WOZ is an embedded blog solution... only difference is that it (the Numinix blog embedding solution) works and WOZ does not..

But carry on **shrugs**

I followed all the instructions all the steps but this no understand

Now is the part where you will need some experience with CSS and HTML as you have just imported your entire blog into the main page area of your Zen Cart template



please help .

I did all steps

Why the blog is not listed on zen cart ?

www. king-magic. com / blog


which page need show the blog in zen cart ?

Hello,

followed alla instructions. Everything is ok except appearamce of blog in zencart:

http://www.naturalfinesse.com/blog

The categories on the left are sfifted towards the left and the header search part is somewhat displaced.

Also I cannot go to my dashboard.

Any clues?

Thanks

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Yiannis

Hello,

followed alla instructions.

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For which blog embedding solution?? If it's the Numinix solution you are using, other than posting the suggestion to use it for those having issues getting WOZ to work, this is probably not the right place to have an in depth support/configuration discussion about the Numinix blog embedding solution.. (perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would seem to make more sense)

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Yiannis

Everything is ok except appearamce of blog in zencart:

http://www.naturalfinesse.com/blog

The categories on the left are sfifted towards the left and the header search part is somewhat displaced.

Also I cannot go to my dashboard.

Any clues?

Thanks

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You'll need to look at your blog's stylesheet to figure out which blog style is affecting the store sideboxes.. Personally I like using a stripped down blog stylesheet so that the store's stylesheet drives the primary look and feel of everything including the blog.. Good luck getting this all worked out.. Again perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would get you better responses... You can also post your support related questions on the Numinix blog and forum..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by dmagic

I followed all the instructions all the steps but this no understand

Now is the part where you will need some experience with CSS and HTML as you have just imported your entire blog into the main page area of your Zen Cart template



please help .

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Same answer to you..

If it's the Numinix solution you are using, other than posting the suggestion to use it for those having issues getting WOZ to work, this is probably not the right place to have an in depth support/configuration discussion about the Numinix blog embedding solution.. (perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would seem to make more sense) You can also post your support related questions on the Numinix blog and forum..

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but couldn't find it in this long thread.

All the side boxes are missing a closing tag of this line

Code:

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  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '"

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so I added this to all the sideboxes in this mod

Code:

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  $content .= '</div>';

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Does anybody know of an integrated login solution that will work with the Numinix solution? I would like to install a WP blog on an existing ZC site, but would prefer current users to not have to log in twice. Barring that, I would prefer that accounts are automatically created with the same credentials.

Thanks in advance.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by applynx

Does anybody know of an integrated login solution that will work with the Numinix solution? I would like to install a WP blog on an existing ZC site, but would prefer current users to not have to log in twice. Barring that, I would prefer that accounts are automatically created with the same credentials.

Thanks in advance.

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Best to ask questions specific to support or configuration of the Numinix solution here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126.. Though I have suggested consistently in this thread that folks consider using the Numinix blog embedding solution, my intent was to steer folks towards a blog embedding solution that works. It is clear that WOZ is quite dead (and non-functional) at this point.

That said I never to meant to try and have a support discussion for the Numinix solution here.. so the best place to ask those questions would be the other thread I posted..:smile:

Will do, thanks.

how i can true off my zen-cart sidebox for wordpress page my all the zencart sidebox on the left and my wordpress widget on right? like this website http://www.sneakerhead.com/ when you view blog on this site all the left side box get off help please

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Originally Posted by shahram

how i can true off my zen-cart sidebox for wordpress page my all the zencart sidebox on the left and my wordpress widget on right? like this website http://www.sneakerhead.com/ when you view blog on this site all the left side box get off help please

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Your post is awkwardly worded so I'm not sure I understand you completely, but it sounds like you are asking how to turn on/off certain sideboxes on certain pages.

You need to search the forum for your answer on how to manipulate sideboxes as it not really a WOZ specific question.

The method needed to turn on/of certain sideboxes on certain pages is the same regardless as to which sideboxes you are wanting to turn on/off..

I am so close on this.

I have implemented the Numinix integration. I still want the sideboxes (of course), so using DivaVocals' suggestion, I am attempting to use the wordpress loop with the blank sidebox mod (admin editable sideboxes does not allow PHP from what I can tell, and this mod is from the same contributor).

First, please know that I don't understand PHP.
When I enter the code (includes/MY_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_blank_sidebox.php) as such:

Code:

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<?php
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');

  $content = '<span class="specialclass">' . BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</span>';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
  $content .= '<hr />';

  $content .= '' ?>
<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

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... the posts appear, but they do so ABOVE my heading. It struck me that the link elements may need to be declared as content, so I modified the syntax accordingly:

Code:

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<?php
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');

  $content = '<span class="specialclass">' . BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</span>';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
  $content .= '<hr />';

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<?php $content .= '<a href="' . the_permalink(); . '">' . the_title(); . '</a><br>'; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

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When I did this, it broke the sidebox (did not display).

Could someone/anyone with code experience help me out?

DivaVocals, I'm going to single you out for a moment. You proposed the Numinix + Sideboxes solution (and a good one it is) for quite some time. You are vocal in your ridicule of WOZ, often siting this alternative; however you are one of the few who truly have this (both Numinix AND sideboxes) as an option. I appreciate that you spent money developing sideboxes for use with your customers, but until the rest of us have a solution for sideboxes with Numinix, your cries of "there is no need to use WOZ" will not fully be heard. I apologize for that last run-on sentence.

<?php
// Include posts
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');
?><?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?></p>
<h3><a target="_blank" href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a></h3>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>

will this work?

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Originally Posted by joeyrocket

DivaVocals, I'm going to single you out for a moment. You proposed the Numinix + Sideboxes solution (and a good one it is) for quite some time. You are vocal in your ridicule of WOZ, often siting this alternative; however you are one of the few who truly have this (both Numinix AND sideboxes) as an option. I appreciate that you spent money developing sideboxes for use with your customers, but until the rest of us have a solution for sideboxes with Numinix, your cries of "there is no need to use WOZ" will not fully be heard. I apologize for that last run-on sentence.

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and you are singling me out for what purpose??:shocking:

you are ABSOLUTELY entitled to your opinion.. you are also entitled to ignore me and encourage others to do the same if you wish.. Just don't paraphrase and misquote me though.. :smile:

Here's my consistent message: WOZ doesn't work.. WOZ is poorly supported, and WOZ doesn't use the WordPress loop codex properly which is part of the reason it has issues.. The Numinix solution on the other hand does work and for people who are NOT coders, who want a WORKING blog embedding solution, I will absolutely continue to share that tidbit of information with the community.. (and BTW.. some of those cries ARE being heard..)

BTW, (since we're quoting and paraphrasing me and all) I also suggested that folks asking for support on the Numinix blog embedding solution post those questions on a separate thread.. One community member has done just that.. (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126) You might consider posting your question in that thread or in the Blank Sidebox support thread.. Also as I'm learned more about how to use the WordPress loop, I found the WordPress forums an infinite source of information..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Here's my consistent message: WOZ doesn't work.. WOZ is poorly supported, and WOZ doesn't use the WordPress loop codex properly which is part of the reason it has issues.. The Numinix solution on the other hand does work and for people who are NOT coders, who want a WORKING blog embedding solution, I will absolutely continue to share that tidbit of information with the community.. (and BTW.. some of those cries ARE being heard..)

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Excellent response... We tried for a LONG time (and invested some money in the process) in trying to get WOZ properly functional - but it seems to be fundamentally flawed and basically that means building it again from the ground up...

... but why bother when Numinix has a better solution?

We are building an increasing number of NON-ecomm sites on the zencart platform - and we are constantly surprised at the flexibility within the software.

We also build WordPress sites, and our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!

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The main attraction of the WOZ mod, not that I'm denying it's shortcomings, was that the visitor would stay on the same site, within view of the products and the posts throughout their visit experience. It's too bad it didn't work, but the concept is still an attractive one.

When you link between a Zen site and a WordPress site, the visitor IS leaving one of your sites, the link structure changes, and in many cases, the templates change and it's just a bit jarring.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

Excellent response... We tried for a LONG time (and invested some money in the process) in trying to get WOZ properly functional - but it seems to be fundamentally flawed and basically that means building it again from the ground up...

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I am flattered since you are one of those Zen Cart "heros" I look to for wisdom.. :blush:

And you hit the nail on the head.. No disrespect to Hira at all, but WHY oh WHY would any shop owner who DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE CUSTOMERS use an add-on that is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED.

My message has always been to FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS, and consider paying an expert to get you all the way to where you REALLY wanna be if you can't do it yourself (like having WordPress sideboxes in Zen Cart).. Why keep putting lipstick on this pig???

If it was JUST a matter of WOZ being half functional I woulda fixed it for myself, contributed back the fix to the community and kept it moving a LONG TIME AGO..

The fact is WOZ doesn't work and now that I'm older, wiser, and been picking at this thing long enough I know why.. I know why it interferes with other mods (especially SEO mods), and I know why it stopped working a few WordPress versions back. It needs a RE-WRITE to work the way it was intended to. In it's current state there is no quick fix for WOZ, it needs a DO OVER.. Which brings me to your next point..:smile:

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

... but why bother when Numinix has a better solution?

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And that has ALWAYS been the reason why I have nudged folks towards this solution..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

We are building an increasing number of NON-ecomm sites on the zencart platform - and we are constantly surprised at the flexibility within the software.

We also build WordPress sites, and our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.

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I couldn't agree more.. In fact I daresay most folks look for blog embedding solutions as a way to avoid having to style the blog to look like the store.. (after all if the blog is "inside the store" no need to create a blog template now is there..)

Styling WordPress to look like the Zen Cart store is somewhat second nature now that I've done a few, and I actually find that it's better for the blog to have a "slightly" independent look/feel so it's clear to the visitor when they are in the store versus the blog.. Currently I'm experimenting with what I call a "wrapping" technique whereby I use the WordPress loop codex to wrap the blog template around Zen Cart (effectively creating a "Zen Cart inside WordPress" effect..) This way the blog and store share the same look and feel and still remain independent entities..

With the blog and store sharing a common template this allows me to do all kinds of cool things including using WP plugins within Zen Cart (like the very cool NextGen Gallery)

Now I'm no programmer, but I did a LOT of research and testing and figured out on my own how to do a lot of this stuff on my own.. BUT I would have gladly paid a professional to get me to where I wanted to be..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.

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On many of my e-commerce sites this too is the primary purpose of the blog, but I also use WordPress as a CMS solution for clients who's site requires more CMS capabilities than what's offered in Zen Cart. My homeshool clients for example will be using WordPress as their main site, but Zen Cart will manage their events registrations (RSVPS as well as fee collections for paid events), membership subscription management (collection of membership fees), as well as merchandise, and free and paid downloads. WordPress will manage their massive content, images, as well as providing them options to create "members only parts of the site.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by schoolboy

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!

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Amen.. Nothing like a bad experience with ANY part of your site to make a visitor run never to return..

Quote:

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Currently I'm experimenting with what I call a "wrapping" technique whereby I use the WordPress loop codex to wrap the blog template around Zen Cart (effectively creating a "Zen Cart inside WordPress" effect..) This way the blog and store share the same look and feel and still remain independent entities..
With the blog and store sharing a common template this allows me to do all kinds of cool things including using WP plugins within Zen Cart (like the very cool NextGen Gallery)

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This sounds very intriguing!

SUCCESS!

To those of you looking for a sidebox solution that works with Numinix, install the blank sideboxes mod and add the wordpress loop to the end of includes/modules/sideboxes/blank_sidebox.php (alternatively: includes/modules/sideboxes/MY_TEMPLATE/blank_sidebox.php). The code will look like this:

Code:

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<?php
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;

  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>
<?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');
?>

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style=""><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>
<?php endwhile; ?>

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I left an empty style tag in there, because I found that I needed to do some selective styling to get this to blend with my other sideboxes. I am sure that there are more elegant solutions, but this one works.

And why not (as I suggested) post this in the proper place for this since this is NOT a support thread for the Numinix blog embedding solution and should NOT be turned into one..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

BTW, (since we're quoting and paraphrasing me and all) I also suggested that folks asking for support on the Numinix blog embedding solution post those questions on a separate thread.. One community member has done just that.. (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126) You might consider posting your question in that thread

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Originally Posted by joeyrocket

SUCCESS!

To those of you looking for a sidebox solution that works with Numinix, install the blank sideboxes mod and add the wordpress loop to the end of includes/modules/sideboxes/blank_sidebox.php (alternatively: includes/modules/sideboxes/MY_TEMPLATE/blank_sidebox.php). The code will look like this:

Code:

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<?php
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;

  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>
<?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');
?>

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style=""><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>
<?php endwhile; ?>

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I left an empty style tag in there, because I found that I needed to do some selective styling to get this to blend with my other sideboxes. I am sure that there are more elegant solutions, but this one works.

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For anyone searching on combining Zen Cart and WordPress this thread will be one of their first stops on the way. And if they don't take the time to read all 179 pages (for some silly reason), they might think "Well, this appears to be an in depth discussion, this might be a solid choice like one of the excellent contributions from Ceon.I'll install it and then hit the forum thread if I get hung up"

The problem with WOZ is that for some very limited purposes, it does work.

As long as you don't use any the other conflicting Zen mods (or maybe I should say ANY other mods) mentioned in the course of this thread, you can have a Zen Cart that displays content from your WordPress blog.

Visitors can add items to their cart, look at some posts, while they are at the same one site, same one navigation, same one template, and the checkout is displayed throughout. This is the experience that WOZ promised.

Unfortunately, for real world situations, where your Zen and WordPress are upgraded, you add other modules to your Zen installation as you need the additional function, the WOZ mod will drive you out of your mind and it will have to be dumped.

So, WOZ does not work.

It would be great if Zen store owners could download something from the Free Software Add Ons that does this. However, if they search on "wordpress" there, they will see two contributions - WordPress On ZenCart and WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0. There are no other Add Ons that combine Zen And WordPress.

Some of us still have hope that this mod, or the concept behind it, will be taken on by a contributor that could benefit from all the feedback and discussion on this thread and 'fix WOZ' so to speak.

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Originally Posted by loosefast

The problem with WOZ is that for some very limited purposes, it does work.

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Only if you consider "working" to mean a mod that doesn't APPEAR to be broken, but behind the scenes is written ALL WRONG. Then yes WOZ is fantastic.. For shop owners that buy into the "if it don't LOOK broken" theory, then great have at it and install WOZ..

I think that most small shop owners who are NOT code savvy and are NOT able to know good from bad mods need to know that even IF this mod looks like it's working, it's a BAD IDEA to install a module that is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED..

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Originally Posted by loosefast

As long as you don't use any the other conflicting Zen mods (or maybe I should say ANY other mods) mentioned in the course of this thread, you can have a Zen Cart that displays content from your WordPress blog

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And this is not a reality for shopowners.. Heck it's not even a reality that they won't use other WordPress plugins..

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Visitors can add items to their cart, look at some posts, while they are at the same one site, same one navigation, same one template, and the checkout is displayed throughout. This is the experience that WOZ promised.

Unfortunately, for real world situations, where your Zen and WordPress are upgraded, you add other modules to your Zen installation as you need the additional function, the WOZ mod will drive you out of your mind and it will have to be dumped.

So, WOZ does not work.

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And having blog posts under ONE navigation can be achieved in so any other ways without WOZ. Starting with the most obvious, making an attempt to style the WordPress theme.. THIS would be easier for most shop owners to achieve than trying to get WOZ to work.. IMHO if they would just try to put in the SAME effort they do into styling their Zen Cart stores as they do in styling their blogs then WHY is an "embedding" solution needed??

NOT ONE PERSON advocating blog embedding has ever shared a REAL benefit to having an embedded blog other than NOT having to style the blog..

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Originally Posted by loosefast

It would be great if Zen store owners could download something from the Free Software Add Ons that does this. However, if they search on "wordpress" there, they will see two contributions - WordPress On ZenCart and WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0. There are no other Add Ons that combine Zen And WordPress.

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Not true.. search this forum for "WordPress" and there's a couple more contributions for WordPress.. (RSS feed contributions)

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Some of us still have hope that this mod, or the concept behind it, will be taken on by a contributor that could benefit from all the feedback and discussion on this thread and 'fix WOZ' so to speak.

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Gonna say this again.. WOZ REALLY can't be "fixed" it needs a re-write. As Schoolboy aptly pointed out, the Numinix solution works. Why would any contributor take on writing something that's already written..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Only if you consider "working" to mean a mod that doesn't APPEAR to be broken, but behind the scenes is written ALL WRONG. Then yes WOZ is fantastic.. For shop owners that buy into the "if it don't LOOK broken" theory, then great have at it and install WOZ..

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I wouldn't say WOZ is fantastic. I would just say what I said!

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

I think that most small shop owners who are NOT code savvy and are NOT able to know good from bad mods need to know that even IF this mod looks like it's working, it's a BAD IDEA to install a module that is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED..

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I agree that they should avoid it.

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

And this is not a reality for shopowners.. Heck it's not even a reality that they won't use other WordPress plugins..

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Sure.

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

And having blog posts under ONE navigation can be achieved in so any other ways without WOZ. Starting with the most obvious, making an attempt to style the WordPress theme.. THIS would be easier for most shop owners to achieve than trying to get WOZ to work.. IMHO if they would just try to put in the SAME effort they do into styling their Zen Cart stores as they do in styling their blogs then WHY is an "embedding" solution needed??

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My point is that, in concept, the WOZ model avoids the necessity of styling two separate templates. I'm not saying the average shopowner should or could get the current WOZ to work.

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Not true.. search this forum for "WordPress" and there's a couple more contributions for WordPress.. (RSS feed contributions)

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Not the same thing as embedding a blog inside of Zen.

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Gonna say this again.. WOZ REALLY can't be "fixed" it needs a re-write. As Schoolboy aptly pointed out, the Numinix solution works. Why would any contributor take on writing something that's already written..

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Again, I'm just in favor of the exact visitor experience that WOZ promised.

cheers!

I am also intrigued by any methods of integrating Zen inside of WordPress, but unsure it would be apropriate to discuss that here :unsure:

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Originally Posted by loosefast

My point is that, in concept, the WOZ model avoids the necessity of styling two separate templates. I'm not saying the average shopowner should or could get the current WOZ to work.

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And you make my point.. There is NO OTHER BENEFIT to embedding the blog other than avoiding having to modify the blog template.. However, your statement is inot completely true. You can't avoid not styling the blog altogether simply by embedding it.. There are parts of the blog's own template (stylesheet) that will have to be modified in order to achieve a "seemless" embedded look. Otherwise you end up with the blogs default look/feel shoved into Zen Cart.. My point is that if that level of effort can be made to support this embedded model, why not go the extra step and simply style the blog to match the store and avoid flawed mods like WOZ altogether. The amount of time and level of effort shopowners have put into getting this mod to work could have been better spent on making the blog look like the store..

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Not the same thing as embedding a blog inside of Zen.

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Your statement was:
"There are no other Add Ons that combine Zen And WordPress."

A WordPress RSS feed certainly IS a way of combining WordPress and Zen Cart

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Again, I'm just in favor of the exact visitor experience that WOZ promised.

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Which the Numinix solution certain provides.. So WHY should someone re-write WOZ???

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Originally Posted by loosefast

I am also intrigued by any methods of integrating Zen inside of WordPress, but unsure it would be apropriate to discuss that here :unsure:

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Not the place for this discussion.. If you are really interested, suggest doing some research on how to display WordPress outside of the blog.. That's where I started my research.. Also there's a Zen Cart mod that allows you display Zen Cart sideboxes outside Zen Cart.. Looks like it could be promising as well..

Thanks for the tip on Sidebox Anywhere mod
http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...products_id=79

I think all visitors to this thread are looking for the best Zen/Wordpress integration to suit their particular needs.

WOZ was great conceptually, but fails in real world implementation.

For me, the ideal solution would include display the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress.

An RSS feed solution is fine, but not ideal.

cheers!

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Originally Posted by loosefast

For me, the ideal solution would include display the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress.

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Quite doable and I KNOW first hand that it does NOT require WOZ or any other embedded solution to achieve this..

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Originally Posted by loosefast

An RSS feed solution is fine, but not ideal.

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For YOU.. others may feel differently..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Quite doable and I KNOW first hand that it does NOT require WOZ or any other embedded solution to achieve this..

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Is the solution you refer to available from the Free Software Add Ons or is this a custom coded solution?

cheers

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Is the solution you refer to available from the Free Software Add Ons or is this a custom coded solution?

cheers

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Like many things you can do with Zen Cart, displaying "the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress" doesn't necessarily require a Zen Cart add-on or even a WordPress plugin to achieve.. Getting "the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress" only required me to roll up my sleeves, knock around this forum, and the WordPress forums, and even fire up Google to see how I could get it done..:smile: And if needed I am always willing to invest in the cost of custom coding (which is how I got help with my sideboxes two years ago)..

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Like many things you can do with Zen Cart, displaying "the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress" doesn't necessarily require a Zen Cart add-on or even a WordPress plugin to achieve.. Getting "the contents of the shopping cart on every page - Zen or WordPress" only required me to roll up my sleeves, knock around this forum, and the WordPress forums, and even fire up Google to see how I could get it done..:smile: And if needed I am always willing to invest in the cost of custom coding (which is how I got help with my sideboxes two years ago)..

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Yes, and I have done that myself for other projects. I was speaking from the viewpoint of someone not as savvy in html, php etc who might come to this thread, hoping for an experience like they might encounter with Ceon URI Mapping http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1269 - something that just works 'right out of the box' exactly as described. Something that is available in the Free Software Add Ons.

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Yes, and I have done that myself for other projects. I was speaking from the viewpoint of someone not as savvy in html, php etc who might come to this thread, hoping for an experience like they might encounter with Ceon URI Mapping http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?ma...oducts_id=1269 - something that just works 'right out of the box' exactly as described. Something that is available in the Free Software Add Ons.

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As it stands today, the Numinix solution is as CLOSE to that 'right out the box' experience as a shopowner is gonna get for FREE.. As it stands any shopowner who really wants some kind of WordPress integration is gonna have to either roll up their sleeves and do some hunting for answers or pay for development assistance.. And it appears that's it unlikely that anyone is going to do any further development on this front (for free) as there is a viable solution available..

Quite frankly shopowners who decide to put on a web developers hat and build their own sites, cannot realistically expect a plug-n-play kind of experience from a FREE plugin anyway. Especially one meant to integrate two VERY DIFFERENT open source products (developed to serve two VERY DISTINCT purposes). Heck Ceon URI Mapping is easy to install, but still daunts "someone not as savvy in html, php etc".. (as demonstrated by the support thread)

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Originally Posted by DivaVocals

Heck Ceon URI Mapping is easy to install, but still daunts "someone not as savvy in html, php etc".. (as demonstrated by the support thread)

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Yes, but there the difference is Conor's (and other helpful posters :wink:) involvement and that makes for a huge improvement!
cheers

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Originally Posted by loosefast

Yes, but there the difference is Conor's (and other helpful posters :wink:) involvement and that makes for a huge improvement!
cheers

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Well I've found lots of helpful information posted for free on this front as well (WordPress integration).. and you're right makes a HUGE difference..:smile: The WordPress forums and Numinix's own site have been immensely helpful..:smile:

Sorry for not reading all 180 pages, so this may have been posted already.

I installed Wordpress according to the instructions at Numinix's site on two sites this week. The instructions are good, but involve a lot of 'if you're doing this, then do that' stuff that can make them seem confusing.

If you install Zencart in the root, and Wordpress in a folder named 'wordpress', the instructions work well.

Two tips involving styling:

Leave the Wordpress style.css file in your Zencart css folder, but remove all its contents, so that the file is empty.

Remove all mentions of body in blog.css, and let Zencart's stylesheet.css handle the body rules. You may have to do the same with input for search boxes, etc.

Thanks to Numinix for this handy mod.

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Originally Posted by stevesh

Sorry for not reading all 180 pages, so this may have been posted already.

I installed Wordpress according to the instructions at Numinix's site on two sites this week. The instructions are good, but involve a lot of 'if you're doing this, then do that' stuff that can make them seem confusing.

If you install Zencart in the root, and Wordpress in a folder named 'wordpress', the instructions work well.

Two tips involving styling:

Leave the Wordpress style.css file in your Zencart css folder, but remove all its contents, so that the file is empty.

Remove all mentions of body in blog.css, and let Zencart's stylesheet.css handle the body rules. You may have to do the same with input for search boxes, etc.

Thanks to Numinix for this handy mod.

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I think there is a new thread for Numinix, and this post would be helpful over there...

Numinix thread http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126

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Originally Posted by stevesh

Sorry for not reading all 180 pages, so this may have been posted already.

I installed Wordpress according to the instructions at Numinix's site on two sites this week. The instructions are good, but involve a lot of 'if you're doing this, then do that' stuff that can make them seem confusing.

If you install Zencart in the root, and Wordpress in a folder named 'wordpress', the instructions work well.

Two tips involving styling:

Leave the Wordpress style.css file in your Zencart css folder, but remove all its contents, so that the file is empty.

Remove all mentions of body in blog.css, and let Zencart's stylesheet.css handle the body rules. You may have to do the same with input for search boxes, etc.

Thanks to Numinix for this handy mod.

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I also suggested that folks asking for support on the Numinix blog embedding solution post those questions on a separate thread.. One community member has done just that.. (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126) You might consider posting your tips there instead of here....

ETA: Gotta read the thread BEFORE I post on tiny mobile devices..:laugh::laugh:

Hey folks, I was about to install WoZ on a fresh WP install tonight when I ran into this problem in the Woz manager:

1146 Table '(DB).zen_woz' doesn't exist
in:
[select count(*) as total from zen_woz]

The only solution that I found that seemed remote to fix this problem is run mysql_zencart.sql from the zen cart install file, then restore the DB. Im hoping that is the case before I go through with it...

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Originally Posted by pippihippy

Hey folks, I was about to install WoZ on a fresh WP install tonight when I ran into this problem in the Woz manager:

1146 Table '(DB).zen_woz' doesn't exist
in:
[select count(*) as total from zen_woz]

The only solution that I found that seemed remote to fix this problem is run mysql_zencart.sql from the zen cart install file, then restore the DB. Im hoping that is the case before I go through with it...

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Suggest reading through AT LEAST the last 4-5 pages of this support thread (yes all 4-5 pages) before installing this add-on..

Just installed this, worked perfect. Follow the steps exactly and its flawless.

i had zencart installed in base directory and wordpress installed in /blog

if you want to see how it looks

http://cheapstairparts.com/?main_page=wordpress

and the pro version to remove his links was like $9 -- so nice

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Originally Posted by CheapStairParts

Just installed this, worked perfect. Follow the steps exactly and its flawless.

i had zencart installed in base directory and wordpress installed in /blog

if you want to see how it looks

http://cheapstairparts.com/?main_page=wordpress

and the pro version to remove his links was like $9 -- so nice

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That's incredible considering this add-on stopped working with the latest versions of Zen Cart (v1.3.9) and WordPress (v3.2.1). Curious to know which versions of Zen Cart and WordPress you are using along with which version of this add-on you are using..