Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

Documented and confirmed that WOZ has never played well with other SEO mods (Simple SEO compatibility issues have been confirmed and there are likely the same compatibility issues with Ultimate SEO as well).. I'm fairly certain that this is still an issue in the latest version of WOZ as well.. The ONLY SEO mod WOZ seems to work with is Ceon URI (and that is only because Hira wrote a specific hack in the latest version of WOZ for this particular SEO mod)

If you NEED an embedded blog that works with ** Ultimate or Simple SEO**, then you might want to check out the Numinix blog embedding solution/mod (search this thread for Numinix). This blog embedding solution does not interfere with SEO mods because it was written a lot differently than WOZ.. If you don't need an embedded blog solution and still want to tie your (separate) blog to your store, try using the WOZ Sideboxes Only mod..

wagnerguy:

ok I found the issue, I am using Simple SEO. Its changing the name of the file to an seo type domain.

I will search around to see if anyone else has had this issue

daohe:

HI, I set up a fresh install of ZC 138a and installed WOZ 1.5 . It's running fine.

But I use Ultimate SEO URLs in zen cart 1.38a.I set the Wordpress Blog address (URL) into http://www.mysite.com, and the WordPress address (URL) is http://www.mysite.com/blog.

I set the wordpress's Permalink into /%year%/%monthnum%/%postname%/, But now it can't work anymore, It appears 404 no found in the wordpress.

How do I set the wordpress's Permalink or How do I write the .htaccess to fix this problem?

DivaVocals:

Documented and confirmed that WOZ has never played well with other SEO mods (Simple SEO compatibility issues have been confirmed and there are likely the same compatibility issues with Ultimate SEO as well).. I'm fairly certain that this is still an issue in the latest version of WOZ as well.. The ONLY SEO mod WOZ seems to work with is Ceon URI (and that is only because Hira wrote a specific hack in the latest version of WOZ for this particular SEO mod)

If you NEED an embedded blog that works with ** Ultimate or Simple SEO**, then you might want to check out the Numinix blog embedding solution/mod (search this thread for Numinix). This blog embedding solution does not interfere with SEO mods because it was written a lot differently than WOZ.. If you don't need an embedded blog solution and still want to tie your (separate) blog to your store, try using the WOZ Sideboxes Only mod..

in reference to numinix's solution, am I correct in saying that I would have to load the woz files then follow his steps.. Also, in using his metheod, I noticed a comment about it interfering with the look of my site, is this true, and can it easily be fixed. I dont want to mess with the look of my site. I would really just want to disable ssu for the blog itself...

Anything to note

wagnerguy:

in reference to numinix's solution, am I correct in saying that I would have to load the woz files then follow his steps..No.. this is incorrect.. Please go to Numinix's site and read through the full blog post (and comments) they contain the instructions on his embedding solution. This is a DIFFERENT blog embedding solution from WOZ.. It is a blog embedding solution to be used INSTEAD of WOZ.. I suggested this blog embedding solution INSTEAD OF WOZ since I know that the compatibility issues between WOZ and SSU have ALWAYS been an issue which are not resolved in ANY version of WOZ (1.3, 1.4, and 1.5). The Numinix blog embedding solution does not interfere with SEO mods because it was written a lot differently than WOZ.. If you don't need an embedded blog solution and still want to tie your (separate) blog to your store, try using the WOZ Sideboxes Only mod.. All of these solutions REQUIRE that you UNINSTALL WOZ before installing them..

wagnerguy:

Also, in using his metheod, I noticed a comment about it interfering with the look of my site, is this true, and can it easily be fixed. I dont want to mess with the look of my site. I would really just want to disable ssu for the blog itself...

Anything to noteDon't know what comment you are referring to. It's a blog embedding solution.. Just like WOZ is intended to do, the Numnix solution embeds the blog into your store. The BIG difference is that unlike WOZ there are no compatibility issues with either Ceon URI or Simple SEO. (Both work fine.. PLEASE read the blog post AND THE COMMENTS for specifics on both SEO solutions). If you've searched through this thread and read previous posts on the Numnix solution, you will see my posts which include links to a test store with this solution working..

DivaVocals:

No.. this is incorrect.. Please go to Numinix's site and read through the full blog post (and comments) they contain the instructions on his embedding solution. This is a DIFFERENT blog embedding solution from WOZ.. It is a blog embedding solution to be used INSTEAD of WOZ.. I suggested this blog embedding solution INSTEAD OF WOZ since I know that the compatibility issues between WOZ and SSU have ALWAYS been an issue which are not resolved in ANY version of WOZ (1.3, 1.4, and 1.5). The Numinix blog embedding solution does not interfere with SEO mods because it was written a lot differently than WOZ.. If you don't need an embedded blog solution and still want to tie your (separate) blog to your store, try using the WOZ Sideboxes Only mod.. All of these solutions REQUIRE that you UNINSTALL WOZ before installing them..

Don't know what comment you are referring to. It's a blog embedding solution.. Just like WOZ is intended to do, the Numnix solution embeds the blog into your store. The BIG difference is that unlike WOZ there are no compatibility issues with either Ceon URI or Simple SEO. (Both work fine.. PLEASE read the blog post AND THE COMMENTS for specifics on both SEO solutions). If you've searched through this thread and read previous posts on the Numnix solution, you will see my posts which include links to a test store with this solution working..

ok, I will give it a shot.. just to be clear, i should load the woz files from the addons section then load numinix's files and follow the directions. I already have woz loaded, will this edit the existing files, and enable to work with ssu

wagnerguy:

ok, I will give it a shot.. just to be clear, i should load the woz files from the addons section then load numinix's files and follow the directions. I already have woz loaded, will this edit the existing files, and enable to work with ssuTo be clear, please RE-read what I JUST posted.. (Not trying to be a smart a$$, but this is an important point which you've missed TWICE in your responses..)

DivaVocals:

No.. this is incorrect.. Please go to Numinix's site and read through the full blog post (and comments) they contain the instructions on his embedding solution. This is a DIFFERENT blog embedding solution from WOZ.. It is a blog embedding solution to be used INSTEAD of WOZ.. I suggested this blog embedding solution INSTEAD OF WOZ since I know that the compatibility issues between WOZ and SSU have ALWAYS been an issue which are not resolved in ANY version of WOZ (1.3, 1.4, and 1.5). The Numinix blog embedding solution does not interfere with SEO mods because it was written a lot differently than WOZ.. If you don't need an embedded blog solution and still want to tie your (separate) blog to your store, try using the WOZ Sideboxes Only mod.. All of these solutions REQUIRE that you UNINSTALL WOZ before installing them..

A method to use WOZ v1.5 and Ultimate SEO URLs

Open /includes/init_includes/init_woz.php
Please edit a red part

  require_once(ABSPATH . 'wp-config.php');
  wp();

  if ($_GET['main_page'] == FILENAME_WORDPRESS && ( is_feed() || is_trackback() )) {
    gzip_compression();
    require_once(ABSPATH . WPINC . '/template-loader.php');
    exit();
  }

Open includes\classes\ssu\cores\link.php
Please add a red part

			
			// if the index.php is in the url, lets see if we need to rebuild the path and redirect.
			if((strpos($this->original_uri, 'index.php') !== false)){
				if(!isset($_GET['main_page']) || empty($_GET['main_page'])){ 
					$_GET['main_page'] = 'index';
					$this->original_uri = $this->original_uri. '&main_page=index';
				}
				if($this->checkPageExcludedList($_GET['main_page']))
					return false;
				$this->redirect_type = 2;
				return false;
			}
			// for WordPress On ZenCart BOF
			else if($_GET['main_page'] == FILENAME_WORDPRESS){ return false; }
			// for WordPress On ZenCart EOF
			
			// if we are using multi-lang, then we should have language code at the very beginning
			if(SSUConfig::registry('configs', 'multilang_status')){
				$languages_code = substr($this->original_uri, 0, 2);
				if(!array_key_exists($languages_code, SSUConfig::registry('languages')))
					$this->redirect_type = 1;
				else{
					$_get['language'] = $languages_code;
					$this->original_uri   = trim(substr($this->original_uri, 2), '/');
				}
			}
			

you'll need to set the Ultimate SEO URL rewrite rules to ignore direct client requests for the /blog folder by using an additional RewriteCond.
eg)

# Don’t rewrite blog directory
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/blog.* [NC]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/wordpress.* [NC]

# Handle all other URIs using Zen Cart (index.php)
RewriteRule (.*) /index.php?%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# Do rewrite blog directory
RewriteRule ^blog(.*)$ /index.php?main_page=wordpress&$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]

Hey,

Great Addon. I installed it and it all went pretty smoothly. http://d1084442-2.cp.blacknight.com/?main_page=wordpress

There are 2 problems though.

It now caused all the bullet points & Euro signs to change into the unkown character mark.

2. The template is messed up.

Any suggestions would be really appreciated.

Thanks!

I'm installing WP on ZC Sideboxes ONLY Editionn v1.0 and I have an issue. After doing the wordpress-config.php changes the site goes BLANK. The config is as follows:

/home/***/public_html/blog/

of course with the real user name.

If I take off the trailing "/" the page comes up back but the sidebox only shows the header.

Sometimes with the "/" on it shows up fine but then after a refresh or browsing goes blank again.

Something that it's confusing about the instructions (because is not the norm) is this step:

5.Copy the includes folder of the "WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0", to your store root, where the index.php is.
(DO NOT copy the "WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0" folder, only the includes folder)

So I should upload:
-extra_configures
-languages
-modules
-templates
to the root of the cart? :wacko:

If so, I already tried that without success.

I search the thread without finding anyone having the same issue.

Sorry about the confusion in the instructions.. Sometimes I work late at night and it's ENTIRELY possible that late night fatigue interfered with clarity.. :laugh: I wanted to make it clear that the "includes" folder inside the "WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0" folder is what should be copied over.. (I had someone copy over the whole "WordPress On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0" folder, and that won't work)

So let me take a look at what else might be going on, and post up an answer for you.. It's fairly straightforward, but let me see if I missed something in the instructions.. BTW, are you using this with the latest version of Zen Cart (v1.3.9a)

ideasgirl:

I'm installing WP on ZC Sideboxes ONLY Editionn v1.0 and I have an issue. After doing the wordpress-config.php changes the site goes BLANK. The config is as follows:

/home/***/public_html/blog/

> 
> If I take off the trailing "/" the page comes up back but the sidebox only shows the header. 
> 
> Sometimes with the "/" on it shows up fine but then after a refresh or browsing goes blank again.
> 
> Something that it's confusing about the instructions (because is not the norm) is this step:
> 
> 
> So I should upload:
> -extra_configures
> -languages
> -modules
> -templates
> to the root of the cart? :wacko:
> 
> If so, I already tried that without success.
> 
> I search the thread without finding anyone having the same issue.

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ideasgirl:

I'm installing WP on ZC Sideboxes ONLY Editionn v1.0 and I have an issue. After doing the wordpress-config.php changes the site goes BLANK. The config is as follows:

/home/***/public_html/blog/

Another question.. What is the actual URL for your blog?? Is it **<http://www.yourdomain.com/blog>**?

> **ideasgirl:**
>
> Something that it's confusing about the  instructions (because is not the  norm) is this step:.
I re-read the readme.. and the section in question:
> Copy the **includes** folder of the "WordPress  On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0", to your store root,  where the index.php is. 
> (DO NOT copy the "WordPress  On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0"  folder, only the **includes** folder)> **ideasgirl:**
>
> So I should upload:
>   -extra_configures
>   -languages
>   -modules
>   -templates
>   to the root of the cart? :wacko:No, you would copy over the "**includes**" folder to the root of your store. Like I stated, I wanted to make sure it was CLEAR that the "**includes**" folder inside the "**WordPress  On ZenCart - Sideboxes Only Edition v1.0**" folder was what you copy over to your store root. Sorry if that wasn't completely clear..

Another question.. What is the actual URL for your blog?? Is it http://www.yourdomain.com/blog?
Yes, that's correct.

Ok, so it's supposed to uploaded to the includes folder just like any other mod.

ideasgirl:

Yes, that's correct.

Ok, so it's supposed to uploaded to the includes folder just like any other mod.Yes... It's a pretty straightforward install.. The only place that some folks usually get fouled up on is the ABSPATH setting (yours looked correct.).. Do you have the mod files in the right location??

Do you have the mod files in the right location??
Yes, I'm not coder but I know ZC structure very well.

I just rechecked EVERYTHING, even the blog files to see proper permitions and to reasure the files are there.

I went through every file of the mod to see if there was something wrong or any extra line on the end of the files... NOTHING!

Here's my wordpress-config.php code:

<?php
//
// wordpress on zencart by http://www.s-page.net/
//
define ('ABSPATH','/home/***/public_html/blog/');

$woz_install=0;

if (file_exists(ABSPATH.'wp-config.php')) {
	$woz_install=1;
	define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
	$wp_did_header = true;
	
	require_once(ABSPATH.'wp-config.php');

}

?>

The site is avilasterling.com (right now is blank) take a look to see if you see any light on the end of the tunel.

I don't get any errors on "myerrorlog".

Note: I just discovered that on IE the page doesn't go blank but the sidebox is not complete and looks like it's affecting the following sideboxes. If you try any of the following links it will fall into "page cannot be displayed" then when you go back it goes blank. :blink:

Also important to mention I'm using ZC v1.3.9.

ideasgirl:

Also important to mention I'm using ZC v1.3.9.
And herein lies the possible issue I think.. Sounds like there is an issue with the module and the new version of Zen Cart.. sigh Let me take a look and see if I can figure out what the issue is.. I wonder if the latest FULL version of WOZ also has issues with the new version Zen Cart..

Hi ,

I also have a wordpress on zencart problem, the wordpress show up on the sidebox,but when click them, it shows a blank page

my website is http://www.sockswholesales.com/
I use wp2.9.2 and zc1.3.9

is it the problem of the version?

thanks

sub103:

Hi ,

I also have a wordpress on zencart problem, the wordpress show up on the sidebox,but when click them, it shows a blank page

my website is http://www.sockswholesales.com/
I use wp2.9.2 and zc1.3.9

is it the problem of the version?

thanksDon't see the "issue"... looks like your embedded blog is working..

very strange, I spent one wholesay to fix it,but I can't.

I don't know why it is working now.:D:D but anyway I am very glad thanks for your reply

and can you see my footer now it is "Copyright © 2003-2006 Zen Cart. Powered by Zen Cart"

english.php( in /includes/languages/english.php) is set to

define('FOOTER_TEXT_BODY', 'Copyright © ' . date('Y') . ' <a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Socks Wholesale</a>,<a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Mens Socks Wholesale</a>,<a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Womens Socks Wholesale</a>. Powered by <a href="http://www.zen-cart.com" target="_blank">Zen Cart</a>');

I don't know why it shows "Copyright © 2003-2006 Zen Cart. Powered by Zen Cart"

appreciated for your help

This subject matter is off topic, but I will say that again, I do not see whatever it is you are saying is an "issue"

sub103:

and can you see my footer now it is "Copyright © 2003-2006 Zen Cart. Powered by Zen Cart"

english.php( in /includes/languages/english.php) is set to

define('FOOTER_TEXT_BODY', 'Copyright © ' . date('Y') . ' <a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Socks Wholesale</a>,<a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Mens Socks Wholesale</a>,<a href="http://www.sockswholesales.com/">Womens Socks Wholesale</a>. Powered by <a href="http://www.zen-cart.com" target="_blank">Zen Cart</a>');

I don't know why it shows "Copyright © 2003-2006 Zen Cart. Powered by Zen Cart"

appreciated for your help

just fixed it.

thanks for this module