Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

......I guess my final thought on this issue - and this one is directed to DrByte himself - is: will zencart ever have proper support for any CMS embedding, not just WordPress. Or, proper exposure of the Zencart API so that CMS authors and users can safely call Zencart API functions so that CMS embedding is not necessary. Nix geeks and IT pros, if of a high enough skill level, sure they can just hack away...but it should be seamless and robust for administrators and tech-savvy users as well. Standing by....

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hello all, I am reloading woz. I just downloaded the latest version.. I have copied all the files to the appropiate place, and I am using "blog" as the folder location. when I go to admin and woz manager. and confirm the location I get the following message

Warning WordPress config(wp-config.php) was not found.

I have checked the location using check-path.php.

the wierd thing is, I cant find the (wp-config.php) in the original folder anywhere. in the older versions, its located in extra_configures folder. Shoudl I just load an older version?

wagnerguy:

hello all, I am reloading woz. I just downloaded the latest version.. I have copied all the files to the appropiate place, and I am using "blog" as the folder location. when I go to admin and woz manager. and confirm the location I get the following message

Warning WordPress config(wp-config.php) was not found.

I have checked the location using check-path.php.

the wierd thing is, I cant find the (wp-config.php) in the original folder anywhere. in the older versions, its located in extra_configures folder. Shoudl I just load an older version?Sounds like a Wordpress support question.

Oh what the hell ... in the latest version of WP the config file is in the root folder, sound like that's "blog" on your site.

kuroi:

Sounds like a Wordpress support question.

Oh what the hell ... in the latest version of WP the config file is in the root folder, sound like that's "blog" on your site.

ok, I saw i there.. why is my manager looking for the older version name.

Could it be that I uninstalled it incorrectly the first time?

I'm trying to get some flash mp3 players to work with WOZ, but none of them seem to work. I guess the issue is with the code in header/footer, but can't seem to work it out. I noticed that <?php wp_head(); ?> was missing from the header.php, but it still doesn't work. Anything else to check?

OK guys. Just a reminder that this is the Zen Cart support forum.

If you have questions about Wordpress (as opposed to Wordpress integration with Zen Cart) then the Wordpress support forum is the place to ask them.

I seem to have just got this working - early days not fully tested, but now have side boxes and blog details showing, but is it possible to put this side box anywhere.

What I would like to do is call the last couple of posts into a box with in my define_main_page (front page). I think this is would be using wp_post side box. But what is the code to call this in to any page (front page - define_page or a EZpages)

Thank you in advance for any help.

MikeyG

Hi I am using zencart vsn 1.38 and wordpress 3, i have tried installing the wordpress plugin but it seems that everytime i select the default theme it all crashes and says page not found and then i have to delete wordpress and start again. I have followed all of the instructions, but it just doesn't seem to make any difference.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks

Lee

...Or better yet, switch to ecwid.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/

Pudnik:

...Welp, nKay, I have to the best of my ability captured the entire sordid story Here. ...Looks like I've got a loooooong road ahead of me trying to get the two to work, hacking my own PHP server-side code and maintaining that hacked code to keep up with wordpress and zencart updates. Wish I knew PHP nearly as well as I know ASP...

:yuck:

...Give up on this, and switch to ecwid.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/
:flex: :clap: :bigups:

Right.. I don't want to go in to the many reasons why this is comparing apples to oranges, but here's a FEW reasons that folks who would want to use the WOZ plug in or add-ons like it (AKA the Numinix solution) with Zen Cart over ECWID..

Let me start with the OBVIOUS.

1. ECWID is NOT FREE.. (http://www.ecwid.com/compare-plans.html) The Basic plan is free if you only have 100 products. After that you can pay $17 per month for the Silver plan.
2. ECWID is a HOSTED solution. Meaning?? You do not own nor can you easily transfer your data since it will be stored on ECWID's servers.
3. ECWID is NOT customizable without PAYING ECWID for that customzation.
   You should be using WOZ and other blog embedding solutions with Zen Cart is you are looking to pair WordPress' features with the best ecommerce solution. Clearly you are looking to add e-commerce features to WordPress (which is a DIFFERENT site setup scenario). So blog embedding may not be the solution for you.

Good luck with your site..:smile: I'm glad you found a solution that you will be happy with.

Pudnik:

...Or better yet, switch to ecwid.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/

Pudnik:

...Give up on this, and switch to ecwid.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/ecwid-shopping-cart/
:flex: :clap: :bigups:

DivaVocals:

Right.. I don't want to go in to the many reasons why this is comparing apples to oranges

You're right, it's just incorrect to compare Ecwid and "WordPress on Zencart". They have completely different approaches.

Ecwid is a SaaS shopping cart. "WordPress on Zencart" is a script which you use on your own server/hosting.

SaaS and "your own app on your own server" models have different pros and cons. So we cannot really say that for example any of them is definitely better than the other one. It depends on what you want to get.

SaaS`s pros: no issues or problems with upgrades, security, performance.
Cons: no access to the source code, thus limited customization abilities

"Your own app on your own server"`s pros: access to the source code, so you can modify anything you want
Cons: you should tweak, change and maintain everything (code, servers, upgrades) yourself.

The different apps for people with different needs.

Hi Diva, I've been away for over a month and want to know if you solve the issues with WOZ sideboxes issues? I don't see any updates on the downloads but not sure if you have done a beta version or even had any time to work on it?

ideasgirl:

Hi Diva, I've been away for over a month and want to know if you solve the issues with WOZ sideboxes issues? I don't see any updates on the downloads but not sure if you have done a beta version or even had any time to work on it?Sorry girl.. I haven't had time to work on this at all. I've been busy with other projects as well as updates to Image Handler and SUper Orders.. and since I have a better working solution for WordPress sideboxes for Zen Cart that I use for my clients, I've been less motivated to make time for this..:blush: I will try and make some time this weekend to take a peek just for YOU..:smile: Will let you know what I come up with..

Hi,

I've got two problems.

Firstly my htaccess file is blocking my sub directory to open the blog page (blog directory is mysite.co.uk/blog) I know this to be true as my blog post page will open when i remove the ht access file from the server Currently my htaccess file is as follows:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.co.uk$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www.mysite.co.uk$
RewriteRule ^/?$ http://www.mysite.co.uk/shop [R=301,L]
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mysite.co.uk
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.mysite.co.uk/$1 [R=301,L]

Could someone please tell me what i need to add to stop getting this error "This web page has a redirect loop.
The web page at http://mysite.co.uk/blog/ has resulted in too many redirects. Clearing your cookies for this site or allowing third-party cookies may fix the problem. If not, it is possibly a server configuration issue and not a problem with your computer."

My second problem is in WOZ manager. When i have imputed my root path and click confirm > install the front page of my site becomes white. Does anyone know why this may be?

Kind regards,

Elliot

P.S. "mysite.co.uk" is not my actual domain name

Does anyone have this mod up and running? It seems buggy and crashes my website if I attempt to install it.

asorethumb:

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I'm insterested in talking to anyone who is using this contribution. I'm having trouble getting my links to show, and I'm wondering if this is add-on that I need to code, or ??

I'm reading up on the Wordpress site, trying to figure out some customizing. Would love to hear from anyone doing the same.[/QUOTE]

Why do I get this clicking the above link????
dmm2020, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:

1. Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
2. If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

can anyone help with wordpress on zen cart please.

We have installed everything and got the blog all working fine. However, we just cannot seem to get it viewing withing our website.

Firstly we have our blog page set up as an ez page so hopefully this willl be ok.

We have followed all the instructions and got as far as:

Access zen cart admin>tools> WOZ manager.

We have looked in our main admin site where we add the products but its not there, is this the right place, if not where should we look,

Completely confused as to what to do next :frusty:so any help would be great :D

using this nod is so tricky that the only generic advice would be:

Read this entire thread carefully to decide if its worth the trouble

Read all install instructions carefully, assume you will be installing WOZ twice at least.

Install plain vanilla Wordpress and Zen in a test folder, no addon mods active and get it working

If it works, expect odd interaction with Zen basic and addon mods

We are all hoping for a better implementation to come along

Cheers

artifaxworthing:

can anyone help with wordpress on zen cart please.

We have installed everything and got the blog all working fine. However, we just cannot seem to get it viewing withing our website.

Firstly we have our blog page set up as an ez page so hopefully this willl be ok.

We have followed all the instructions and got as far as:

Access zen cart admin>tools> WOZ manager.

We have looked in our main admin site where we add the products but its not there, is this the right place, if not where should we look,

Completely confused as to what to do next :frusty:so any help would be great :D

I personally stopped messing with this mod because (IMHO) it's poorly written, poorly supported, and seems to die with every new Wordpress or Zen Cart update.. I use the Numinix Blog Embedding solution instead.. I paid a friend to help me develop custom Wordpress sideboxes for Zen Cart developed which can be used with the Numinix solution or as standalone Wordpress sideboxes..

Best of luck.. Wish I had better advice to give..

artifaxworthing:

can anyone help with wordpress on zen cart please.

We have installed everything and got the blog all working fine. However, we just cannot seem to get it viewing withing our website.

Firstly we have our blog page set up as an ez page so hopefully this willl be ok.

We have followed all the instructions and got as far as:

Access zen cart admin>tools> WOZ manager.

We have looked in our main admin site where we add the products but its not there, is this the right place, if not where should we look,

Completely confused as to what to do next :frusty:so any help would be great :D