Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

[DivaVocals]

Okay, so I did Kiddo's patch correctly and same error.

It would help a lot if you posted a link to your site and what URL you were attempting to access when you got the error..

ETA: Nevermind.. I found your site and blog.. What URL were you accessing when you got the error?? I went here and it looks good (http://www.ktnaturals.com/index.php?main_page=wordpress) which indicates to me that kiddos fix is doing what it is supposed to..

[DivaVocals]

It would help a lot if you posted a link to your site and what URL you were attempting to access when you got the error..

ETA: Nevermind.. I found your site and blog.. What URL were you accessing when you got the error?? I went here and it looks good (http://www.ktnaturals.com/index.php?main_page=wordpress) which indicates to me that kiddos fix is doing what it is supposed to..

But here's what I did find strange.. When you access the blog, the background of the page header (where the logo is located) changes to the same color as the WordPress theme header.. and it didn't happen right away.. only after I clicked the link to read the one comment on your blog.. Weird..

BTW.. NICE site.. very clean!!!

[KT Naturals]

I did Kiddos fix and then I did the other fix on functions.php THEN it worked... however, when I log in to the admin panel it shows:

Not Found

The requested URL /blog/http://www.ktnaturals.com/blog/wp-admin/ was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

So... what do I do now? It worked earlier before the 'fixes'.

It would help a lot if you posted a link to your site and what URL you were attempting to access when you got the error..

ETA: Nevermind.. I found your site and blog.. What URL were you accessing when you got the error?? I went here and it looks good (http://www.ktnaturals.com/index.php?main_page=wordpress) which indicates to me that kiddos fix is doing what it is supposed to..

[lankeeyankee]

But here's what I did find strange.. When you access the blog, the background of the page header (where the logo is located) changes to the same color as the WordPress theme header.. and it didn't happen right away.. only after I clicked the link to read the one comment on your blog.. Weird..

I believe that is because zen and wp share some id and class names, I had to go into the wordpress theme files and change the names of some of the classes and IDs for the formatting to completely assume my zen template. Some needed to be different than zen and some needed to be the same to get it to work.

[DivaVocals]

I did Kiddos fix and then I did the other fix on functions.php THEN it worked... however, when I log in to the admin panel it shows:

Not Found

The requested URL /blog/http://www.ktnaturals.com/blog/wp-admin/ was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

So... what do I do now? It worked earlier before the 'fixes'.

You got me.. Try reversing the changes to the functions.php file.. Otherwise I'm fresh outta ideas.. I know that's of little help to you.. So let me add this..

I'm gonna be honest with you, I have lost ALL interest in messing around trying to get this add-on to work..

I can't afford to have a mod that is not stable (and frankly this mod IS NO LONGER STABLE!) on a client site. A dead mod like this would be a HUGE risk for me to take on support for, and I will have to support it if I put it on a client's site..



Now there are others who don't mind screwing around with this code to get it to work.. However, I am not skilled enough with PHP to take this on myself, and I have zero interest in slugging my way through this mod to learn PHP.. I haven't see a real "fix" posted for the many problems which continue to plague a lot of folks who install this mod.. Perhaps one day I will pay a developer to take a look at this add-on and fix it for me, (I have NO PROBLEM paying for a developer if I need one) but for now I won't for three really good reasons..

1. [FONT=Verdana]In the BIG picture, embedding the blog doesn't REALLY buy you anything. It is PLENTY easy to skin WordPress to match your store as in this example: [/FONT]
   [FONT=Verdana]Store: [/FONT][FONT=Verdana]http://clients.overthehillweb.com/an...cords/catalog/[/FONT]
   [FONT=Verdana]Blog: http://clients.overthehillweb.com/an...s/anomalyblog/[/FONT]
   [FONT=Verdana]or[/FONT]
   
   [FONT=Verdana]Store: http://clients.overthehillweb.com/ha...=index&cPath=0[/FONT]
   [FONT=Verdana]Blog: http://clients.overthehillweb.com/ha.../hairisleblog/[/FONT]
2. [FONT=Verdana]Now while the embedding part does not work well for many folks.. the WOZ sideboxes do in fact work.. (I have instructions posted in this thread for how to install ONLY the WOZ sideboxes if you are interested) In the REALLY BIG picture, this is (IMO) PLENTY adequate to link the blog to the store. [/FONT]
3. [FONT=Verdana]There are also RSS add-ons which will alo serve well to link you store to your blog.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana]I know there are those who disagree, and that's fine.. Different strokes, but there is nothing IMO that is gained by wacking away at this dead mod for those of us who are not PHP savvy. I will continue to monitor this thread and this add-on for the next real release (with everything fixed). However, I'm done trying to get this thing to "work".. I will continue to use the WOZ sideboxes (they DO work) and skin my own WP templates to match my sites..[/FONT]

[lankeeyankee]

I did Kiddos fix and then I did the other fix on functions.php THEN it worked... however, when I log in to the admin panel it shows:

Not Found

The requested URL /blog/http://www.ktnaturals.com/blog/wp-admin/ was not found on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

So... what do I do now? It worked earlier before the 'fixes'.

I don't think Kiddo's fix would do that, what other fix did you do to functions.php? Reverse one change and upload and see if it works so we know which modification it is that is causing the error.

[DivaVocals]

I believe that is because zen and wp share some id and class names, I had to go into the wordpress theme files and change the names of some of the classes and IDs for the formatting to completely assume my zen template. Some needed to be different than zen and some needed to be the same to get it to work.

If they do, it's because the default WP template's CSS and Zen Cart do.. I don't think this is true across the board for all WP templates.. Based on my experience, many of these WP templates do not use a standard set of IDs and classes...

[lankeeyankee]

If they do, it's because the default WP template's CSS and Zen Cart do.. I don't think this is true across the board for all WP templates.. Based on my experience, many of these WP templates do not use a standard set of IDs and classes...

Yeah, I should have clarified my point, I was referring to the default theme in wp.

[KT Naturals]

It was the functions.php that messed up the admin. So, now back to the same old original problem.

It may be easy for some to modify a WP theme to look like their ZC, but to me it's not and takes a lot of work.

Sigh, wish I could get this to work.

[DivaVocals]

It was the functions.php that messed up the admin. So, now back to the same old original problem.

It may be easy for some to modify a WP theme to look like their ZC, but to me it's not and takes a lot of work.

Sigh, wish I could get this to work.

It may help to find a WP template closer to the layout you desire.. I don't use ANY of the default WP templates EVER.. They are a PITA to modify, and I've NEVER had good success modifying either the classic or default templates..

But there are lots of other MUCH simpler templates that are great starting points.. Your site design in particular would be SUPER easy to do in WP.. In fact the template I used for the record company site would be a GREAT starting point for your site.. especially since the color palette of the original template is VERY similar to your site's color palette..

Anyway it's a suggestion.. if you can work your way through making your Zen Cart store look good (and you did..) trust me WP will be a breeze.. Quite honestly I started down the road of using this WOZ add-on because I was not "getting it" when it came to customizing WP templates.. Then I got some advice from the WP forums to NOT use the classic or default templates as a starting point, and off I went..