Quote Originally Posted by DivaVocals View Post
Color me persistent!

I agree.. In fact my client and I think we like the blog better as a seperate entity.. I think the WOZ sideboxes are enough to help tie the two together.. (just gotta make sure they really will work, and it's not some fluke..)
Update: (for those who care..)

I confirmed that I can indeed use the sideboxes from this mod if I run the blog as a seperate entity.. Wasn't a fluke at all.. Here's how (in BRIEF)

  1. Install WordPress (v2.7.x) in it's OWN directory -- you can use the same database where you have your Zen tables installed; just make sure that you use a table pre-fix to distinguish your WordPress tables from your Zen Cart tables
  2. Follow all of the install instructions for this mod -- you can skip using Kiddo's change for v2.7.x since you won't be embedding the blog inside
  3. Modify the "WP side bar" sidebox to comment out the code that creates the sidebox header link to the main blog page -- again since you are not embedding the blog you won't need this link.
  4. Activate which ever WOZ sideboxes you want to use
You'll of course need to skin your blog to match your ZenCart template. Some other suggestions for tying your WordPress blog to ZenCart include: (these are only a FEW suggestions, with a little imagination you can do a lot more)
  • Using the WordPress "Links" widget and create links back to specific products or product categories
  • Add links to your "Contact Us" forms, policies, & other Zen content.
  • Create a menu identical to your EZ Pages menu in the header or footer of your Blog
Hope someone else finds any of my ramblings helpful.. I will post links to what I did soon.. My client is getting a new header graphic for her blog. As soon as we incorporate that new graphic, I will post an updated link in case anyone wants to see an example..