Question About Adding A Blog

[SocalPotHead]

Alright, Well I want to add a page for a blog. What would be the best way to do that?

[RescoCCC]

Set up the blog at yoursite.com/blog or blog.yoursite.com and create an EZ-Page linking to it.

[SocalPotHead]

Set up the blog at yoursite.com/blog or blog.yoursite.com and create an EZ-Page linking to it.

What I mean is. How would I install it. I looked at a few on here but I'm not sure witch one would be ideal. I have a tab at the top page for a "Blog" and I want to have some type of way for people to blog about products and whatnot.

[RescoCCC]

I like Wordpress. You can see what I described at this site:

http://www.mamacreepy.com

Click General Info then Mama C's Blog. I customized the Wordpress install to match her site. Note: The site isn't using Zen, but the concept is the same.

[stevesh]

And if you want to embed Wordpress in your Zencart site, I can recommend the instructions and files available at http: //www.numinix.com/blog/2009/09/26/integrating-wordpress-into-zen-cart-1-3-8a/.

[SocalPotHead]

I like Wordpress. You can see what I described at this site:

http://www.mamacreepy.com

Click General Info then Mama C's Blog. I customized the Wordpress install to match her site. Note: The site isn't using Zen, but the concept is the same.

That's what I want. What would be the best way to install it and make it work like that.

[RescoCCC]

That's what I want. What would be the best way to install it and make it work like that.

First, either setup a subdomain of blog.yoursite.com or a simple folder of yoursite.com/blog at your main site. Then go get the latest version of Wordpress and follow the instructions to install it in /blog. It's an amazingly simple install - much simpler than Zen Cart. Just make sure to create a new database for use with Wordpress.

After you've got it setup and customized the way you want it, just create an EZ-Page linking to it.

[SocalPotHead]

First, either setup a subdomain of blog.yoursite.com or a simple folder of yoursite.com/blog at your main site. Then go get the latest version of Wordpress and follow the instructions to install it in /blog. It's an amazingly simple install - much simpler than Zen Cart. Just make sure to create a new database for use with Wordpress.

After you've got it setup and customized the way you want it, just create an EZ-Page linking to it.

Alright, Cool. Now last question. It will use the zencart current theme correct?

[RescoCCC]

Alright, Cool. Now last question. It will use the zencart current theme correct?

You would have to customize it to match your theme. The info Steve provided might take care of that. I'm not sure, since I haven't used that approach.

[stevesh]

No. You'll need to style the Wordpress installation to look like your Zencart site. The mod I pointed to will embed Wordpress in the center column of Zencart, using the Zencart header, footer and sideboxes.