Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

cslakans:

Same problem I was having (see post #1115 #3) if you ignore that it wasn't loading. That was my host servers behaving badly. But I lost my blog as you did. My sidebox data was also exceeding the sidebox. I wonder if Numinix has tried this with their mod?!? I wasn't able to post on their forum so can't even ask :( If you solve this issue, please post your solution.

Btw, you know you have errors on the very bottom of your site as well?

I did post on the numinix forum, they suggested contacting the author of the WOZ sidebox module for the correct method of integrating.

I'll let you know if I find a solution, please do the same.

everynameistaken1567:

I did post on the numinix forum, they suggested contacting the author of the WOZ sidebox module for the correct method of integrating.

I'll let you know if I find a solution, please do the same.

He doesn't speak English and hasn't been around in a while, so help there is doubtful as well! I really want the sidebox, so I'm beginning to think I'm going to have to restore my files and database then install WOZ one version back and that patch by someone else mentioned earlier in this forum. But, I'll give it a little more time just in case someone comes along and helps. Good luck! And keep us posted!

ourcollegetown:

I think I have the same setup as this site. Would you mind showing me your .htaccess file? I just don't understand what I am doing wrong.

http://www.dezinashop.co.uk

Also, what version of word press are you running on this site?

ourcollegetown:

Also, what version of word press are you running on this site?
Latest version of wordpress with zencart 1.3.8a.

Aloha out there,

I'm having a problem with the template override. It is successfully working for the blog itself but on individual posts, it is utilizing a different format. Take a look here:

http://www.db8zone.com/?main_page=wordpress

vs.

http://www.db8zone.com/blog/?p=21

What have I forgotten? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Best wishes out there in the ether...

kburner:

I deleted all 1.4 woz and loaded V1.3 and WOZ sidebox. I did change as per Josh instructions. I did see the WP at https://www.burnerbooks.com/blog at one time. Now, lost my wp page and admin...

I found my wp page, but not admin at: https://www.burnerbooks.com/?main_page=wordpress

And it has my site to the left of it all bunched together.

My includes/extra_config/word_press.config
define('ABSPATH','/home/xxxxx/public_html/blog/');

How do I get WP without my site? I just want my website to link to it.

And how do I find WP admin?:frusty::frusty:

Thanks, Kim

I did a complete uninstall of EVERYTHING related to WP mod again.
I am going to start over fresh again. I think this may be my third time.

My goal is to have blog OUTSIDE of my webstore. I do NOT want it embedded into my site. I want WP to link to my store and store to link to WP. It would have been nice to have archieves, etc link...but coud not get to work.

Question:
If I just install WP via my host with control panel...can I just install an editable sidebox and load links on my website? Or maybe even use banners??

Thanks, Kim

Why not use my WOZ Sideboxes Only solution.. It uses ONLY the WOZ sideboxes which brings in the blog links to your store. Then on the WordPress side I added links back to the store by using the links widget and adding top and bottom navigation points back to the Zen Cart store.

Take a look at these site to see how I handled linking the blog back to the store:
http: // hairisle . com
http:// lanikshair . com

These are just a few ways this can be achieved.. I'm sure you can think of other ways to execute this..

kburner:

I did a complete uninstall of EVERYTHING related to WP mod again.
I am going to start over fresh again. I think this may be my third time.

My goal is to have blog OUTSIDE of my webstore. I do NOT want it embedded into my site. I want WP to link to my store and store to link to WP. It would have been nice to have archieves, etc link...but coud not get to work.

Question:
If I just install WP via my host with control panel...can I just install an editable sidebox and load links on my website? Or maybe even use banners??

Thanks, Kim

DivaVocals:

Why not use my WOZ Sideboxes Only solution.. It uses ONLY the WOZ sideboxes which brings in the blog links to your store. Then on the WordPress side I added links back to the store by using the links widget and adding top and bottom navigation points back to the Zen Cart store.

Take a look at these site to see how I handled linking the blog back to the store:
http: // hairisle . com
http:// lanikshair . com

These are just a few ways this can be achieved.. I'm sure you can think of other ways to execute this..

I did try the WOZ sidebox option with ver 1.3...and I could not get it to work. It is on one of posts I submitted to this thread. My site was on top of WP and could not get admin back...

kburner:

I did try the WOZ sidebox option with ver 1.3...and I could not get it to work. It is on one of posts I submitted to this thread. My site was on top of WP and could not get admin back...Then you had to have installed it incorrectly.. My sidebox only solution DOES NOT embed the blog at all.. In fact it removes all the blog embedding elements so that all you are left with is the sideboxes.. If you tried to install WOZ 1.3 and ONLY use the sideboxes, you might get the result you are describing.. Did you follow my posted instructions for how to use WOZ with ONLY the sideboxes or use the WOZ sideboxes only zip file I posted in this support thread??

DivaVocals:

Then you had to have installed it incorrectly.. My sidebox only solution DOES NOT embed the blog at all.. In fact it removes all the blog embedding elements so that all you are left with is the sideboxes.. If you tried to install WOZ 1.3 and ONLY use the sideboxes, you might get the result you are describing.. Did you follow my posted instructions for how to use WOZ with ONLY the sideboxes or use the WOZ sideboxes only zip file I posted in this support thread??

I followed Josh's instructions. Where is the link to yours? I will try it again. Thank you.

I want to make sure I do it correct...load WP from host, load v.1.3 (downloads area) and load your sidebox install?

kburner:

I followed Josh's instructions. Where is the link to yours? I will try it again. Thank you.

I want to make sure I do it correct...load WP from host, load v.1.3 (downloads area) and load your sidebox install?No.. Josh's instructions have NOTHING to do with the WOZ Sideboxes Only solution.. His install instructions are only for WOZ.. The WOZ Sideboxes Only solution is NOT installed ON TOP OF the WOZ module.. It is installed INSTEAD OF the WOZ module.. (It is meant to be a completely different module which is BASED ON WOZ v1.3.. There is a readme file included which explains how to install it.. You would NOT run the two together..)

If you search this thread you will find this link and all the other postings I've done regarding this solution.. (Including a WOZ Recent Posts sidebox) http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=812228&postcount=1036

Hi all,

I just want to followup and show everyone what worked for me.

I tried WOZ 1.3 and 1.4 and could not get either to work after a week of trying.

I have now gone with the following solution:
Note: I am using Worpress 2.91 and Zen Cart 1.38a on PHP 5
My blog is housed in a separate subdirectory from my store.

1. Install the Numinix method for integrating Wordpress and Zen Cart. (It took me a while to figure out that changing the folder name for the blog is mandatory for this to work).

2. For integration of the blog, I used sidebox banners to drive traffic to it.

3. To add the blog content to my store, I followed the instructions form this page to add the article titles where I wanted them. http://www.corvidworks.com/articles/wordpress-content-on-other-pages

At the top of the define page:

and then the following where I want the content to show up:

To see a working store with all of this implemented, visit: http://www.OurCollegeTown.net

Thanks for the article link.. It gives me an idea how to create sideboxes to work with the Numinix embedding solution.. (Since CLEARLY based on other posts, my WOZ Sidebox Only solution will not) If I can figure out how to make this work, I will share with the community.. (and that will end ANY need for anyone to use WOZ ever again IMO)

As for your solution, my only comment is that the link to the blog in your store needs to be omni-present. It only shows when the blog banner "happens" to come up in the banner rotation, and truthfully I could only see it more frequently when I "forced" the blog to show by going straight to the blog URL..

Also the places where you are adding blog content to your store don't seem to be any place obvious.. Did you not add this code yet?? Lastly regarding this same code, if you are planning on adding it to one of the defined pages, you might wanna give a looksee into how you can incorporate it into the Admin Editable sideboxes module.. (Sideboxes which use a defined page to control the sidebox content -- VERY handy module)

ourcollegetown:

Hi all,

I just want to followup and show everyone what worked for me.

I tried WOZ 1.3 and 1.4 and could not get either to work after a week of trying.

I have now gone with the following solution:
Note: I am using Worpress 2.91 and Zen Cart 1.38a on PHP 5
My blog is housed in a separate subdirectory from my store.

1. Install the Numinix method for integrating Wordpress and Zen Cart. (It took me a while to figure out that changing the folder name for the blog is mandatory for this to work).

2. For integration of the blog, I used sidebox banners to drive traffic to it.

3. To add the blog content to my store, I followed the instructions form this page to add the article titles where I wanted them. http://www.corvidworks.com/articles/wordpress-content-on-other-pages

At the top of the define page:

<?php // Include Wordpress define('WP_USE_THEMES', false); require('./blog/wp-load.phpNOTE THIS IS THE ABS ADDRESS OF YOUR BLOG'); query_posts('showposts=3'); ?>

and then the following where I want the content to show up:

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?> <h2><?php the_title(); ?></h2> <?php the_excerpt(); ?> <p><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>">Read more...</a></p> <?php endwhile; ?>

To see a working store with all of this implemented, visit: http://www.OurCollegeTown.net

DivaVocals:

Thanks for the article link.. It gives me an idea how to create sideboxes to work with the Numinix embedding solution.. (Since CLEARLY based on other posts, my WOZ Sidebox Only solution will not) If I can figure out how to make this work, I will share with the community.. (and that will end ANY need for anyone to use WOZ ever again IMO)

As for your solution, my only comment is that the link to the blog in your store needs to be omni-present. It only shows when the blog banner "happens" to come up in the banner rotation, and truthfully I could only see it more frequently when I "forced" the blog to show by going straight to the blog URL..

Also the places where you are adding blog content to your store don't seem to be any place obvious.. Did you not add this code yet?? Lastly regarding this same code, if you are planning on adding it to one of the defined pages, you might wanna give a looksee into how you can incorporate it into the Admin Editable sideboxes module.. (Sideboxes which use a defined page to control the sidebox content -- VERY handy module)

Sweet, Sweet, Sweet! Good luck DivaVocals! You could make so many in the community very happy! And give you and Misty some time for other things for a change :P

And, thanks for sharing your solution "ourcollegetown". Hopefully, you got something good started.

:clap:

cslakans:

Sweet, Sweet, Sweet! Good luck DivaVocals! You could make so many in the community very happy! And give you and Misty some time for other things for a change :P

And, thanks for sharing your solution "ourcollegetown". Hopefully, you got something good started.

:clap:Awww you are sweet..:blush: The trick is finding TIME for all these Zen Cart "experiments" I keep engaging myself in.. :laugh::laugh: This one I am determined to get a resolution for because I pass on the benefits to my clients when I come up with an answer.. They let me "try" out my "experiments" on their shops after I test 'em in my lab.. This way I can get feedback from a live shop, and they get a cool new toy in their stores..:smile: (Just recently hooked up a client with another of my lab experiments.. :laugh:)

I will DEFINITELY share my outcome with all when I'm done..

No, I had not implemented the front page solution in entirety yet. You can check it now at: http://www.OurCollegeTown.net .

Also, you are right that the blog is not omni-present, as it is not my intention for it to be. There are a number of value-added parts of our site, such as the news-blog and the history and trivia pages, but the focus is, and always will be, on the products and encouraging purchases. The blog creates a more engaging customer experience, but the goal isn't to make every visitor click on it.

Also, the blog itself has a separate address, http://www.MercerU.com and its own marketing campaign through http://www.facebook.com/MercerU and http://www.Twitter.com/MercerU to drive traffic to it, and thus, the store.

Any other observations you have will be greatly appreciated. I do all of this myself and can use all the help I can get.

DivaVocals:

Thanks for the article link.. It gives me an idea how to create sideboxes to work with the Numinix embedding solution.. (Since CLEARLY based on other posts, my WOZ Sidebox Only solution will not) If I can figure out how to make this work, I will share with the community.. (and that will end ANY need for anyone to use WOZ ever again IMO)

As for your solution, my only comment is that the link to the blog in your store needs to be omni-present. It only shows when the blog banner "happens" to come up in the banner rotation, and truthfully I could only see it more frequently when I "forced" the blog to show by going straight to the blog URL..

Also the places where you are adding blog content to your store don't seem to be any place obvious.. Did you not add this code yet?? Lastly regarding this same code, if you are planning on adding it to one of the defined pages, you might wanna give a looksee into how you can incorporate it into the Admin Editable sideboxes module.. (Sideboxes which use a defined page to control the sidebox content -- VERY handy module)

One more question.. Which file specifically did you add the code that calls the WordPress blogs posts on your front page??

ourcollegetown:

No, I had not implemented the front page solution in entirety yet. You can check it now at: http://www.OurCollegeTown.net .

Also, you are right that the blog is not omni-present, as it is not my intention for it to be. There are a number of value-added parts of our site, such as the news-blog and the history and trivia pages, but the focus is, and always will be, on the products and encouraging purchases. The blog creates a more engaging customer experience, but the goal isn't to make every visitor click on it.

Also, the blog itself has a separate address, http://www.MercerU.com and its own marketing campaign through http://www.facebook.com/MercerU and http://www.Twitter.com/MercerU to drive traffic to it, and thus, the store.

Any other observations you have will be greatly appreciated. I do all of this myself and can use all the help I can get.

DivaVocals:

No.. Josh's instructions have NOTHING to do with the WOZ Sideboxes Only solution.. His install instructions are only for WOZ.. The WOZ Sideboxes Only solution is NOT installed ON TOP OF the WOZ module.. It is installed INSTEAD OF the WOZ module.. (It is meant to be a completely different module which is BASED ON WOZ v1.3.. There is a readme file included which explains how to install it.. You would NOT run the two together..)

If you search this thread you will find this link and all the other postings I've done regarding this solution.. (Including a WOZ Recent Posts sidebox) http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=812228&postcount=1036

Hi DivaVocals,
I am getting ready to load WP and use WOZ sideboxes only. I just wanted to make sure I had all things in my mind clear before continuing. These may be dumb questions. Sorry. I just don't want to mess it up again!

Install WordPress (v2.7.x) - Does it have to be this version. I think my host has 2.9?

Install WordPress (v2.7.x) in it's OWN directory - table pre-fix When I install it asks where with my site: https://www.burnerbooks.com/????
Do I just add blog? or public_html?

Thank you, Kim

Not dumb questions, but they are answered in the readme file for this mod.. Your questions refer to my original post for doing this. There have been some modifications since that original post..

Please go back to the link I provided. Read the full post, and download the zip file. There is a readme file included which gives you step by step instructions on how to implement this.. It's pretty straight forward..

Let me know if that helps..

kburner:

Hi DivaVocals,
I am getting ready to load WP and use WOZ sideboxes only. I just wanted to make sure I had all things in my mind clear before continuing. These may be dumb questions. Sorry. I just don't want to mess it up again!

Install WordPress (v2.7.x) - Does it have to be this version. I think my host has 2.9?

Install WordPress (v2.7.x) in it's OWN directory - table pre-fix When I install it asks where with my site: www.burnerbooks.com/????
Do I just add blog? or public_html?

Thank you, Kim

DivaVocals:

One more question.. Which file specifically did you add the code that calls the WordPress blogs posts on your front page??

That's what made this so nice and clean. Right in define main:

<font size=4><b><a href="http://www.OurCollegeTown.net/blog">Latest Mercer News:</a></b></font><br><?php // Include Wordpress define('WP_USE_THEMES', false); require('/home/website/public_html/blog/wp-load.php'); query_posts('showposts=3'); ?>

<font size=3><a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?> - </font><font size=0> More</font></a><br>

<a href="http://www.OurCollegeTown.net/blog">More Mercer News...</a><p>