Numinix Blog Embedding Issues/Questions

[Yiannis]

Hello,

followed all instructions for Numinix Integrating WordPress into Zen Cart 1.3.8x to 1.3.9x. Everything is ok except appearamce of blog in zencart and that I cannot go to the administration since when I enter the admin url I get stack on the blog homepage.

http://www.naturalfinesse.com/blog

The categories on the left are shifted towards the left and the header search part is somewhat displaced. Also I cannot go to my dashboard.

Any clues?

Thanks

[DivaVocals]

Glad to see you took my suggestion to create a new thread!!

I can't provide any specific help, but the issue you are having has everything to do with your blog stylesheet being applied to your Zen Cart store. You need to figure out which styles in the blogs stylesheet are the cause.

That said IMHO, the EASIEST way to resolve this is to make the blogs stylesheet as generic as possible. You can start doing this by removing any styles that are already managed by the Zen Cart stylesheet. (things like body, li, ul, p, etc) What should be left in the blog stylesheet are only those styles which are specific to the blog. (sidebar styles, etc)

Does this makes sense???

[DivaVocals]

Let me modify what I said in part.. (see red italicized text below)

Glad to see you took my suggestion to create a new thread!!

I can't provide any specific help, but the issue you are having has everything to do with your blog stylesheet being applied to your Zen Cart store when you navigate to the embedded blog page. You need to figure out which styles in the blog's stylesheet are the cause.

That said IMHO, the EASIEST way to resolve this is to create a generic blog template. This way the blog's stylesheet will have MINIMAL impact on Zen Cart. The WordPress Template Generator is a great tool for doing this work for you.. Using this tool you can create a very PLAIN WordPress template. Once you have your plain/generic template, you should the edit the blog stylesheet and remove any styles that are already managed by the Zen Cart stylesheet. (things like body, li, ul, p, etc) What should be left in the blog stylesheet are only those styles which are specific to the blog elements. (sidebar styles, etc). All shared elements will use the styles applied from the Zen Cart stylesheet.

Does this makes sense???

[Yiannis]

Let me modify what I said in part.. (see red italicized text below)

I do understand what you are saying but unfortunately have no clue with css so cant do much on my own. Thanks

[DivaVocals]

I do understand what you are saying but unfortunately have no clue with css so cant do much on my own. Thanks

There is a fair amount of work that needs to be done so that the blog stylesheet does not interfere with the store and vice versa. If you are not familiar enough with CSS to make these changes on your own you may want to consider hiring someone to help you with this work. Otherwise, if you want to be a DIYer then you will need to roll up your sleeves and try giving what I suggested a whirl ..

[Yiannis]

How do I desable Magic Seo URLs from the whole wordpress blog?

[Yiannis]

I disabled magic seo urls and still i cannot access my wordpress admin...


any clues?

[DivaVocals]

I disabled magic seo urls and still i cannot access my wordpress admin...


any clues?

Magic SEO is a Zen Cart mod, and would/should have NO effect on your ability to access the blog. If you are unable to access the WP admin, it is likely that you missed the step in the Numinix setup for configuring the blog settings. (It's the step in which requires you to log into the WP admin and enter in the URLS for the blog and the home page.) If you configure this incorrectly this could cause issues.. Re-review your install..

[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.

[DivaVocals]

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.

There is no Zen Cart plugin which provides this kind of functionality. There is an old WP plugin, but it relies on WOZ to work.. I'm sure it could be adapted to work with the Numinix solution, but I'm afraid you would have to inquire over on the WP forums about this if you need more details. (don't want this thread shut down discussing WP specific support issues..)