Hello I have an issue. After I installed this mod, and went to redo my sitemap with a sitemap generator, it is really only picking up the /blog posts and isn't picking up any of the categories, ezpages, defined pages or products.
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Hello I have an issue. After I installed this mod, and went to redo my sitemap with a sitemap generator, it is really only picking up the /blog posts and isn't picking up any of the categories, ezpages, defined pages or products.
(You are presently using: v1.3.9f)
and latest wordpress, like 3.2 something
it works fine... /shrug
One more update
I had to uninstall this mod, because it screws up your sitemap generation. Nothing but blog links would show up in any sitemap generator I tried and it reported all of my other links as broken.
I was almost 100% excited =(
Not surprised.. Which is why I questioned your previously reported success with this add-on.. As stated repeatedly in this thread, this mod no longer works with current versions of Zen Cart or WordPress.... This add-on has a long history of being buggy, hacky, inconsistent, and doesn't play well with other mods.. The Numinix blog embedding solution works. Google "Numnix WordPress Embed" or search this thread for the URL to the Numinix blog embedding solution..Quote:
Originally Posted by CheapStairParts
Hello,
Can someone please recommend a zencart guru that can implement wordpress blog to already existing zencart ecommerce website?
I would go with numinix if they didn't charge so much!!!!!
https://www.numinix.com/services/php...rt-integration
Please let me know. I'd appreciate it very very much!
Thank you.
I think you might get directed to post this on Job Offers or whatever elsewhere on the forum. The numinix site is looking good. They have a nice integration going there...
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Originally Posted by Banshee032
Hello
is it possible to have your entire blog run on your homepage and the bottom so you have to scroll down to see it?
What?? I have no idea what it is you are asking..Quote:
Originally Posted by penfifteenclub
Are you asking a WOZ related question or a general "How can I do this" question??
Hello
Yes I am asking a WOZ related question.
Is it possible to run your wordpress blog on your homepage at the bottom so customers just continue to scroll down the page to read, and it improves your SEO.
Still not sure I understand what it is you are asking.. So I'll say this.. WOZ embeds the WHOLE blog inside a "page" in Zen Cart. So any sideboxes, header and footer are "wrapped" around the blog.Quote:
Originally Posted by penfifteenclub
BTW, you know WOZ does not work with the latest versions of WordPress and Zen Cart.. (dead mod information which has been posted FREQUENTLY in this thread)
I'm struggling to find a solution to this problem. The following error has been showing up in my clients logs for some time.
PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /includes/templates/override/common/tpl_main_page.php:71) in /blog/wp-includes/feed-rss2-comments.php on line 8 and
PHP Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /blog/wp-includes/nav-menu-template.php:235) in /blog/wp-includes/feed-rss2-comments.php on line 8.
I've looked for spaces and blank lines in both files and compared the files to the original Wordpress files. I cannot find any errors. I'm posting this in the support thread for WOZ because this headers already sent problem seems to be fairly common. My client is running WP 3.1, Zencart 1.3.9d, WOZ (copyright statements are from 2010), Simple SEP URL, and a number of other mods (I'm not entirely sure what or how many. Neither is my client.) I'm not terribly familiar with Wordpress and the common thread seems to be the rss2.php. I'm not sure what's triggering this or where to look to debug the problem. Can anybody help point me in the right direction?
If you read through his thread you will see that this mod has a lot of problems. My advice is to backtrack to a point where it was not showing the error - remove other mods, because it is not compatible with rewriting mods, for one example...
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Originally Posted by badarac
Unfortunately this has been generating this error for longer than the logs go back and way longer than I've been working on the account. I'm stuck with trying to fix it.
It's not compatible with other mods, so I don't know what to tell you...
This mod is a DEAD mod that never worked well to begin with. The method this mod uses to achieve integration is flawed (which is why it has always been problematic), it does not work AT ALL with current versions of WordPress and Zen Cart. Finally (IMHO) any "fixes" to WOZ are a waste of time and are akin to putting a bandaid on a bullet wound.Quote:
Originally Posted by badarac
The BEST course of action you can take (IMHO) is to remove WOZ altogether and use a mod which implements a BETTER method of blog integration. A better solution is the Numinix solution: http://www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09/...n-cart-1-3-8a/
There is a support thread in this forum for questions related to the Numnix blog solution and if you decide to go this route that is where you post your support related questions. (don't have that link at the moment.. you can do a forum search to find it)
Hope that is useful..
And anyone using v1.3.8a REALLY SHOULD BE UPGRADING IMMEDIATELY for security reasons.
Thanks for the info Diva. I'll look into the Numinix solution and Dr Byte I agree 100% on the upgrade but she's running 1.3.9. I'm hoping to hit the lottery and be retired before I need to upgrade this install. ;-) What a mess!
You are welcome.. I'm currently working on a nightmarish 1.3.9 to 1.5 upgrade.. So I feel your pain.. The number of customizations in this client's current 1.3.9 store is like a HUGE rock around my neck.. **sigh**Quote:
Originally Posted by badarac
Anyway.. The Numinix solution will bring better results.. One caveat, the Numinix solution does NOT come with widget sideboxes like WOZ.. IMHO the lack of widget sideboxes is NOT a reason to continue to hang onto WOZ versus the Numinix solution.. but if your client decides that she cannot live without the widget sideboxes, there are posted solutions to this on the Numinix Blog Embedding Solution support thread I spoke of..
Good luck..
Thanks again Diva. I just finished an email to my client and broached the subject of an upgrade to 1.5 to fix this issue and get a handle on what mods are installed (she doesn't know). There's been quite a few cooks stirring the soup here.
Yep.. that is the situation I'm dealing with.. Had to have to "come to Jesus" talk with my client too..:laugh: It will still be a PAINFUL migration.. **sigh**Quote:
Originally Posted by badarac
Anyway.. you are very welcome.. :smile:
i installed the WOZ on my zencart the version is 1.39h, and my wordpress version:2.92. How can i make static wordpress url, and i used the Ultimate SEO URLs plugin. I did as http://www.s-page.net/en/2010/04/22/...mate-seo-urls/ said, but i can not find the file
includes/classes/ssu/cores/link.php ...THANKS..
Hi All,
Been using this mod for a while now and havent really found any issues apart from what im about to describe.
I have bee having issues with my website returning an error on validation, stating the following
The character encoding specified in the HTTP header (utf-8) is different from the value in the <meta> element (iso-8859-1)
Looking through my scripts i can see that the Zencart setup is set to iso-8859-1 however the wordpress install and this mod uses utf-8. Some how it seems as thought his mod has over ridden the standard zencart characterset. Is this possible?
Also having issues through google webmast tools with the following
HTTP/1.1 500 Internal Server ErrorDate: Mon, 27 Aug 2012 21:18:06 GMTServer: Apache/2.0.64 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.0.64 OpenSSL/0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635Expires: Thu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMTCache-Control: no-store, no-cache, must-revalidate, post-check=0, pre-check=0Pragma: no-cacheX-Pingback: http://www.flowersbypostdirect.co.uk...tent-Encoding: gzipVary: Accept-EncodingSet-Cookie: zenid=886f0eb30b0607cf2762a59710a3f9f6; path=/; domain=.www.flowersbypostdirect.co.uk; HttpOnlyConnection: closeTransfer-Encoding: chunkedContent-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8This is while trying to 'fetch as googlebot' through google webmaster tools. It looks like the wordpress install is again over riding the standard zencart files and also setting the charset to utf-8
Is there an easy way around this?
Regards
Paul
Incorrectly written DEAD mod.. Don't expect much in terms of fixes being posted here..Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilkesy
Instead of trying to put a bandaid on a bullet wound why not use a properly constructed WordPress embedding mod.. (AKA Numinix)
Change zen cart to utf-8, it should be anyway and if you get customers with non-standard-English characters like é, ä, ø etc you won't come across like an amateur when it throws weird characters instead. Numinix's site shows how to do this and I think there is a script in the fee downloads here from A Berezin that converts your db to utf-8. Definitely should do it regardless to polish your site to customers. Little things like them being able to spell their name correctly on your site go a long way towards professionalism, even if they never notice it they also will not notice that their name or address is full of strange characters....Quote:
Originally Posted by Wilkesy
This aside from whether or not to use this mod the way it is. Personally, I never had a problem making it work, I had to do some tweaking which I can't remember now since it's been so long but I decided a blog was more effort that it was worth for my particular application so I removed it and haven't thought of it since until I happened to be curious enough to see where this discussion currently is. Pity it's not a straightforward mod, but it sounds like Numinix's solution works. I use many of Jeff's mods, both free and commercial, and can attest to his thorough zen cart expertise.
Just wondering if you will ever do a version of Wordpress on Zen Cart for 1.3.9 and higher. I have 1.3.9, and cannot install the 1.3.8. I also do not like the alternatives I have seen out there, including one that puts my Zen Cart in my Wordpress blog. I do not want this, I like what you have been doing better.
I haven't been able to install WOZ on my zen cart. I have 1.3.9h, and when I click on TOOLS, I don't see the Wordpress on Zen Cart option to click on.
good luck getting the developers attention. this mod is pretty much dead. :smile:
This is all you need...Quote:
Originally Posted by slackplan9
https://www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09...n-cart-1-3-8a/
Let me squash a rumour first.. There are no WORKING options that will embed Zen Cart inside WordPress.. Not sure which one you think you found, but there ain't that many options.. I've tested them all and NONE of them work.. If you know something the rest of us aren't aware of in this realm do share..Quote:
Originally Posted by slackplan9
That said if you read through this support thread (which I assume you didn't do if you are asking about a v1.5 compatible version of this mod) this is a DEAD, poorly written module, good luck with getting anyone to provide any real support.Quote:
Originally Posted by slackplan9
**nods in agreement**:yes: I fyou want a WORKING blog embedding solution this is the right one..Quote:
Originally Posted by picandnix
Is this for the new updated zencart and wordpress? where to download it? and is there a way to import zen cart products to wp-ecommerce or eshop in wordpress?
I have no idea what you mean, but did you read the above posts?Quote:
Originally Posted by cry1978
There probably is, but you would need to write the code yourselves, but why would anyone want to import to WP?Quote:
Originally Posted by cry1978
Not just the above posts, but the last several pages of this support thread..:lookarounQuote:
Originally Posted by Design75
I have recently install WoZ and the module itself is fully functional as far as I can tell.
Sadly, since installing we're having what appears to be rampant character encoding problems. Things like quotation marks and bullet points are rendering with the odd 'question mark inside of a black diamond' symbol. Below is a screen shot of the problem which is affecting all of our item descriptions and content pages, of which there are hundreds of thousands:
Attachment 12760
So, this is a major problem for me. I would like to resolve this without removing the module, since it's exactly what I was looking for. I will remove the module if needed though, but am not sure what the focus should be to remove these symbols.
Lastly, it's worth noting that I'm using Zen Cart v1.3.9d. We installed this from the version compatible with v1.3.8.
Thanks in advance for any assistance!
This mod has lots of problems. Read the thread.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keezee
184 pages of this thread. :)
I managed to fix some of this manually by replacing bullet points and other punctuation marks with with their respective entity codes such as • - I'm not sure if it's completely resolved though... it's a start.
You will encounter some heartbreak when you try to add mods. WOZ conflicts with many of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Keezee
As has been suggested you really do need to read through this support thread.. you don't have to review all 184 pages.. the last 4-5 pages will tell you all you need to know.. Heck the posts JUST ABOVE yours tell the story..Quote:
Originally Posted by Keezee
THIS IS A DEAD UNSUPPORTED, POORLY WRITTEN (yes I said it) MODULE..
Hello everyone. I'm revamping my company's website and need to move the Wordpress blog. At the present moment, it's embedded inside an Easypage. This is causing display issues, not not mention you can't email/post a direct link to a specific blog entry.
Here what it looks like now: http://www.foursevenfive.com/index.p...fb0e030737e25b
The blog is in a folder http://www.foursevenfive.com/blog/ but, of course, this is without the ZenCart Header, Left Column, and Footer.
My only idea is cut/paste those ZenCart elements into that blog index.php page. Will that work?
Thanks,
Andy
Zencart v. 3.9h
Suggest you read through the last 3-4 pages of this thread.. What you are looking for is there.. (hint: look for "Numinix")Quote:
Originally Posted by BrooklynArtist
This is a support thread for a particular WordPress embedding module called "Wordpress On Zen Cart" AKA "WOZ".. It's not a general "How do I display my blog inside Zen Cart" kind of thread..
Ah.. gotcha. I will look for the Numix.
Thanks, DivaVocals!
Possibly there should be a support thread specifically for WOZ sideboxes only module and/or combining it with the numinix solution.
I recently submitted an updated version of the module, the tpl_wp_XXX pages to which are added one line that seemed to be needed to close a DIV. Maybe this is only necessary when using the numinix method.
belowCode:$content .= '</div>';
The extra-configures/wordpress_config.php file also needed to be changed. A 404 file not found error was occurring on the blog pages, which seemed to be due to something in here:Code:$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
$content .= '<ul>'.$out.'</ul>';
It worked fine when that code was removed, but there was a sidebox error on the NON-blog pages.Code:define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
$wp_did_header = true;
require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-config.php');
So I updated the code on the extra-configures/wordpress_config.php page to:
which simply checks the current URL to see if it contains the numinix-style path to the blog (mydomain.com/blog) and loads ONLY the $woz_install=1; line, otherwise for any other page it loads also the WP THEME, wp Header and WP config lines.Code:define ('ABSPATH','/path/to/my/blog/');
$host = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'];
$its_blog_page = $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] . "/blog";
if ((strpos($host, $its_blog_page) !== false) && (file_exists(ABSPATH.'wp-config.php'))){
$woz_install=1;
}else{
$woz_install=1;
define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
$wp_did_header = true;
require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-config.php');
}
I imagine there as a much more elegant way to do this and I would love to see if if anyone's inspired to share. Otherwise, hope this is useful.
Also regarding the wonderful Numinix integration tutorial/method;
I’ve been using this method on a couple of blogs for years (thank you very much), but there is an issue with the Twenty Thirteen theme: PHP Warning:
it occurs when i add any widget into the seconday widget area.Code:call_user_func_array() expects parameter 1 to be a valid callback, function ‘stats_template_redirect’ not found or invalid function name in /path/to/wp-includes/plugin.php on line 406.
Following is the code on the numinix wordpress_page.php file where the stats_template_redirect call occurs and where I'm betting the answer may be found.
Any insight quite welcome. In the meantime using the twenty thirteen theme without secondary widget area (which takes up right column space anyway)Code:if ($_GET['main_page'] == 'blog') {
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('steel/wp-blog-header.php'); // edit this with relative path to wordpress from store root
add_action( 'wp_footer', 'stats_template_redirect', 1 );
}
Nice!!! I haven't looked at the WOZ Sidebox Only Edition module in years because I use different methods now for "linking" WordPress and Zen Cart which use better, less troublesome methods of linking these two frameworks. (configurable WP4Zen sideboxes for Zen Cart, integrated template/themes, and a plugin for WP which allows me to display Zen Cart content --including the shopping cart-- inside WordPress) I've submitted two of these integrated sites to the Zen Cart showcase.. (See http://eyeitalia(dot)com and http://laserdiscvault(dot)com)
The WOZ Sidebox Only Edition was NEVER tested --or specifically meant to work-- with the Numinix embedding solution. It was submitted as a standalone solution for displaying WordPress bog content in Zen Cart. After struggling with WOZ, I came to the conclusion that blog embedding was mostly unnecessary for uniting WordPress with Zen Cart.
So it would appear that your changes ARE required to use the WOZ Sidebox Only Edition with the Numinix blog embedding solution.. Given the changes you made (and submitted) you might want to create a separate support thread for the WOZ Sideboxes Only module.. You might also want to test that WOZ Sidebox Only Edition still works without REQUIRING the Numinix blog embedding solution.. WOZ Sidebox Only Edition was meant to work WITHOUT an embedded blog..
I would also suggest that the sideboxes need a looksee. Given the many changes in WordPress since I submitted the WOZ Sideboxes Only edition, some of the sideboxes may be using outdated code that is no longer supported in WordPress and modern WordPress themes..
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Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Nice sites.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
Are the two sites referenced above NOT embedding WP, but merely duplicating styling within each platform, then?Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
The changes to the wordpress_config file are not in the sideboxes only version I submitted, which is why I posted the changes here for anyone who is using the numinix method and since they only deal with the sideboxes themselves which are outside of the scope of the numinix changes, I imagine there would not be any conflict.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
I tested most of them and they worked. The one called tpl_wp_sidebar didn't seem to do anything and I'm not sure what it was supposed to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
I'm questioning whether or not this method will be useful to anyone if WP4Zen and/or other more contemporary methods serves the same function.
Not duplicating the way you are thinking..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
After spending (wasting) a LOT of time with embedding blogs inside Zen Cart, I realized that many folks walked down this road to avoid having to create a matching WordPress theme. There was this perception that creating a matching WordPress theme was "hard" or "too much work". I believed this too, but I eventually realized that blog embedding JUST to avoid having to create a matching theme seemed like a lot of work for very little gain.. I now have a few theme generator tools I use for WordPress that makes the work of creating a matching WordPress theme easy as pie for me.. (the Laserdisc Vault site is an example of that in action) However, I realized that anytime I made look/feel changes I had to make them in both WordPress theme and the Zen Cart template.. While this wasn't "hard", it was labor intensive making sure every detail was consistent between the two frameworks. So I began to look for a way to cut down on the work required to make WordPress and Zen Cart maintain the same look/feel..
WordPress has always supported calling it's codex and displaying it outside of WordPress (which is how the various blog embedding solutions work). To apply this to the Zen Cart template, I merely created a Zen Cart template which makes calls to much of the WordPress theme. So on the EyeItalia site, WordPress and Zen Cart are "sharing" a theme/template. There are some elements that I do have to re-create in the Zen Cart template to keep things consistent, but they are minor in the scheme of things.. For example the sidebox and centerboxes styling mimics the widgets styling in WordPress, but those styles are maintained in the Zen art template stylesheet.. But the MAJOR look/feel is driven by the WordPress theme.. This minimizes the number of changes I need to make in the Zen Cart theme to keep the look/feel of WordPress and Zen Cart in synch.
After that I have WordPress sideboxes that I use to display WordPress content inside Zen Cart and Zen Cart widgets to display Zen Cart content in WordPress.. No "embedding" needed, and I can still effectively tie WordPress to Zen Cart..
Great.. that was my concern.. I understand why this change needs to be made if the WOZ Sideboxes Only Edition is being used with the Numinix solution as it would duplicate calls to the WordPress codex already made in the Numnix embedding solution..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
There is a Numinix Blog Embedding support thread here on the Zen Cart forum.. May I suggest posting your code/changes there as well..
The tpl_wp_sidebar is based on outdated WordPress theming methods.. In older WordPress themes where there was only "sidebar1" and "sidebar2" this sidebox would display the contents of both side bars in one sidebox. I have two clients who have older WordPress themes who can still use this sidebox.. (See this site: http://www(dot)lanikshair(dot)com/in...=index&cPath=0 -- except for the currency sidebox, the rest of the right column is the sidebar sidebox)Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Modern WordPress themes can display widgets ANYWHERE so the tpl_wp_sidebar would have to be re-written to accommodate this, and perhaps allow one to chose which sidebars to display..
The blogroll sidebox is also probably outdated as there is no more blogroll in the WordPress core code anymore..
I think the more contemporary functions I am now using are a better long term solution and they certainly solve the problem with regards to "reciprocity".. By reciprocity, I mean REALLY improving upon how to make WordPress a more effective means to drive customers to the Zen Cart store.. What better way to do that that to make sure that your Zen Cart product content is VERY visible in your WordPress blog.. Blog embedding is nice, but in the end there are more effective ways to integrate WordPress and Zen Cart in my opinion. I took a holistic approach to how that integration is done versus the traditional, yet sadly one sided means of accomplishing WordPress/Zen Cart integration..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Are there two distinct "header" pages, depending on whether the user is viewing blog or ZC pages?Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
I'm curious what you'd recommend. I've mostly been making very simple child pages from WP twenty-ten, eleven, twelve and now thirteen.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
Oh is that all. : ) Any good tutorials on this?Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
Meaning pulling styling from the same stylesheet? Would this be the WP style.css, predominantly?Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
Done and thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
Good word, reciprocity. In the end, the idea is to facilitate the users fulfillment of their needs based on what we can offer, possibly even cultivating some needs in them and their community in the process.Quote:
Originally Posted by DivaVocals
There has to be since WordPress and Zen Cart still have distinct templating/theming systems.. Since WordPress has always supported calling/displaying WordPress content outside of WordPress it's just a matter of making calls to specific header elements from WordPress in the Zen Cart header..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Not really.. I did a LOT of research on the topic of WordPress Zen Cart integration to come to the path I've moved down on the topic.. Tried a LOT of stuff.. some successful.. some not so much.. :laugh: I'll see if I can find some of the articles I used in my travels and share them.. BUt if you are interested search "integrate WordPress Zen Cart" should get you to some of the stuff I read..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
The challenge is that every WordPress theme has some common elements, but how each theme uses these elements is different enough that unless your theme uses the EXACTLY same underlying layout structure there is no "good" means to turn this into any kind of consistent process which could be used to create a distributable "WordPress wrapped" Zen Cart template.. To successfully build a "WordPress wrapped" Zen Cart template, you really have to get VERY familiar with WordPress' basic theme structure and WordPress' codex..
That said I suppose one could build a "WordPress wrapped" Zen Cart template based on the DEFAULT WordPress themes, but the minute someone spins off a child theme based on Twenty Ten, Twenty Eleven, Twenty Twelve, or Twenty Thirteen, then all bets are off because the Zen Cart template would need to be modified a bit to correctly call the child theme, and going back to what I originally said, "To successfully build a "WordPress wrapped" Zen Cart template, you really have to get VERY familiar with WordPress' basic theme structure and WordPress' codex"..
I'm not sure how to write up anything resembling some kind of step by step tutorial to cover what needs to be done. It's not for the faint of heart, and certainly not something most novice shopowners would be able to just jump into.. If you want MORE info, the Catalyst forum has some of my earlier ramblings on the topic.. Here's one of my early posts.. http://catalysttheme.com/forum/showt...hlight=zencart There are more if you search for my username..
Artisteer is a great tool for quickly churning out WordPress templates among other frameworks.. It's what I used to build the Laserdisc Vault site's matching WordPress theme. I have been using it since v1.0 and have always found it a useful tool, but the latest versions a MILES from the originalin terms of functionality.. It's a pretty useful tool, but you do need to be familiar with the target framework's underlying theme/template structure to really use the tool and the output correctly..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
But lately I am a BIGGER fan of WordPress theme frameworks.. I chose Catalyst, and they have now merged with Genesis which is the granddaddy of WordPress theme frameworks.. There are others (such as Headway) but now that Genesis and Catalyst are united, IMHO this is the CADILLAC/GOLD STANDARD of theme frameworks and very well worth the investment..
I understand why folks like these embedding solutions, but IMHO, using an embedding solutions as a means to integrate frameworks like Zen Cart and WordPress are a waste of time and they make integration work overly complicated because they seek to solve the WRONG problem. At the end of the day what my clients REALLY needed was the ability to display Zen Cart content in their WordPress site, and vice versa without all of the headaches that go into maintaining an embedded solution.. It takes LESS time for me to create a WordPress theme and matching Zen Cart template than it does to deal with every single issue that rears it’s ugly head to make sure my embedding solution doesn’t wreak havoc on my site because it doesn’t play nice with one of my plugins/modules.. Plus, there are plenty of NICE template options out there -ALA Picaflor Azul and Brandon Turpin- and WordPress themes and theme generators that makes all the fuss over themeing and templating a NON-ISSUE now..
Yes that's exactly what I mean.. the main WordPress stylesheet drives the majority of the look and feel for the EyeItalia site (and my own site).. So I let the WordPress stylesheet do most of the heavy lifting, and have removed any "common" styles from the Zen Cart stylesheet (body, h1, p, etc). The ONLY thing the Zen Cart stylesheet controls now is any Zen Cart specific classes and IDs which DO NOT need to be maintained in the WordPress stylesheet..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
This is true.. However, by reciprocity I actually mean that integration should be reciprocal, and most embedding solutions are not reciprocal.. (being able to display content in BOTH WordPress as well as Zen Cart) WOZ and other embedding solutions only address ONE SIDE of the integration equation in an attempt to solve the wrong integration issue (common themeing/templating)..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Unlike embedding plugins/modules, the methods I now use allows my clients to use the FULL power of WordPress and the FULL power of Zen Cart for their sites. This means that they will be able to use any plugin/module for Zen Cart or WordPress without limits or conflicts (like having to implement some gnarly code just to get your Zen Cart module to work inside WordPress or vice versa). Another example of where embedding can be problematic is the WP Online Store plugin for WordPress. Like WOZ and the Numinix solution embeds WordPress inside Zen Cart, WP Online Store embeds osCommerce inside WordPress..
The support threads SAY you can install any osCommerce module in your embedded osCommerce shop.. and yes that is true.. BUT a closer read reveals that the WHOLE truth of the matter is you often have to have some knowledge of coding to make it work and an update to WordPress or the osCommerce plugin could easily KILL your osCommerce module. This seems like a lot of work JUST to avoid creating matching themes/templates. Not to mention the risk of lost sales because your embedding solution is interfering with site functionality..
My clients know that they don’t need the WHOLE store loading inside WordPress, but they do need their PRODUCTS displayed.. They don’t need their whole BLOG loading inside of ZenCart, but they DO need links to their blog articles/pages made available inside their stores.
This dialog has given me a good deal of food for thought, DivaVocals. Thank you!
I guess the basic description of your approach would be:
1. Two separate platforms with matching design
2. Each enabled (by sharing DB permissions and some functions) to pull data from and link to sections of the other.
Question - do your plugins enable the user and/or admin to have a single login?
More or less yes.. I don't seek to "merge" Zen Cart and WordPress, I seek only to be able to display Zen Cart product related content in WordPress, and WordPress blog content in Zen Cart.. I don't need for these two to "merge/embed" to make that happen..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
Design/layout is NOT a function of integration.. So I don't need to "merge" just to simplify design/layout.
My plugins are commercial and as this discussion is a LOT off topic for the WOZ support thread, and it is a violation of forum rules for me to get into specifics, why don't you go to my site and drop me a line and I can answer your questions offline..Quote:
Originally Posted by mutinyzoo
I had integrated wordpress into zen-cart, however, for some reason, wordpress sent 404 error to all zen-cart links except the homepage although all the links are valid.
my zen-cart is installed in the root folder while wordpress in /blog/ folder. I'd like to disable the wrong response code sent from wordpress. Is there anyone here having the same problem and find a solution?
It sounds very much like you have the Numinix Blog Embedding solution installed and NOT the WOZ module (for which this support thread is for..)Quote:
Originally Posted by kagaroo
There is a support thread for the Numinix Blog Embedding solution.. I don't know it off the top of my head, but if you do a forum search you will find it..
The module installed is WOZ not Numinix solution since I can see all the woz files from Hira. Because the original wordpress was too old, I just upgraded to 3.8. I don't know which file I messed up. I will have to follow hira's way from the beginning again. Does anyone have install wordpress 3.8 in zen-cart 1.51 in Hira's solution?
Unfortunately Hira's method is very much outdated. I suggest you use Divas module or the Numinix method.Quote:
Originally Posted by kagaroo
For the record, Divas module is by far the easier way.
I found that every time I selected the default in permalink setting in wordpress, all our pages in zen-cart display normally. If I chose any other options, eg. Post name, I will get 404 error in my zen-cart page. Therefore, it might be rewriting part which is causing this problem. I use Ultimate SEO module for rewriting the zen-cart urls. Wordpress seems to have its own rewriting mechanism. These two might have some conflict in term of rewriting url. I am just wondering how the other two methods solved this confilict. Can anyone shed some light on this? Thank you!
You will need to ask any detailed questions regarding the Numnix solution in the support thread for the Numinix solution..Quote:
Originally Posted by kagaroo
Hi, Diva, I did not use Numinix method! I downloaded woz module in zen-cart.com and followed exactly the procedure from Hira step by step.
The only problem I am having right now is that I can not rewrite wordpress urls using permalinks, which will mess up all Zen-Cart links. Ultimate SEO can not rewrite integrated wordpress urls, either.
What is the correct setting for permalinks setting in wordpress for your method or Numinix method?
Let me try putting this a little more clearly..Quote:
Originally Posted by kagaroo
The WOZ module does not work and has not worked with current versions of Zen Cart or WordPress for quite some time.. It is an ABANDONED, outdated, BROKEN module which is why you are having the issues you are reporting.
It is NOT RECOMMENDED that anyone use WOZ. Picandnix correctly suggested that you should look at more updated methods to link WordPress to Zen Cart for these reasons. There is no more support or updates for WOZ and there are BETTER means to integrate WordPress and Zen Cart available.
My WordPress plugins and Zen Cart modules (which you can read about on my website) and the Numinix methods work with ANY permalink settings and work with all current versions of Zen Cart and WordPress. If you have detailed questions about the Numinix blog integration method, you need to ask those question in the Numinix support thread. You can contact me via my website if you have questions about my WordPress plugins and Zen Cart modules.
You will find that there is no support or updates for WOZ and there haven't been any in quite some time.. (a quick page back through this thread and you can confirm what I am saying..)
Just give you an update. Finally, I used Numinix method to integrate wordpress into zen-cart. Work great. The only thing not working is wordpress rss, which is always give error message possible due to fail to validate w3c standard in IE due invalid characters. but in firefox, rss works great. I don't know anyone here has any experience on this issue. Thank you!
You need to ask questions regarding the Numnix solution in the support thread for the Numnix solution (which is NOT this support thread)Quote:
Originally Posted by kagaroo