Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

Thanks DivaVocals

I will uninstall WOZ and try the Numinix solution.

DivaVocals:

DEAD mod (see last few posts above this one re-iterating this point..) Doesn't work well (poorly coded IMHO) and not well supported by the author or the community.. Numinix solution works if you want blog embedding.. WOZ??? not so much IMHO..

Historically though, Hira seems to "magically" show up to provide support whenever you post anything that even remotely IMPLIES that this is a dead/non-working/non-supported mod.. (kinda like saying Beetlejuice three times:laugh:) Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll do a drive-by and help you hack/hammer this thing into place..

There are other posts which list options for getting blog posts to appear on the main page if that's what you really want.. Search the forum for WordPress and my user name... I've posted on a majority of the WordPress threads that are floating around out here.. You find the solution I refer to..

ryan11:

Thanks DivaVocals

I will uninstall WOZ and try the Numinix solution.

Will repost this for you are well..

I have found that when folks have issues with Numinix's solution it's because a step has been missed or not implemented correctly.. (I say this because I have been hired to fix a number of sites with the Numinix solution and EVERY one of these sites wasn't working due to a missed or improperly implemented step..)

DivaVocals:

Will repost this for you are well..

DivaVocals, I've been following your advice for the past day or two (searching the forums), after experiencing the hardship that is WOZ... taring that off, and then going to the numinix solution. Afterwords, I developed a side box that is compatible with it. Now you can have your cake, and eat it too... this method uses the wordpress API, so you can change the format of how everything is displayed if you so wish, or even use other functions.. Haven't tried it, but you could also display the archives and last several posts no problemo with this route and some knowledge.

AFTER you have successfully integrated numinix’s solution for wordpress blog, paste this code into a brand new file, save it as: wordpress_posts.php and save it at: includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/wordpress_posts.php
Then, enable the box from your layout boxes controller… style the box appropriately, notice the width is coded into the style. Change that to match your page. Also change the link to match your blog’s URI. It may not be the best solution, but it works great.

<?php
//Wordpress SideBox
// Display sidebox if TRUE
$show_wordpress_posts = true;
if ($show_wordpress_posts == true) {
?>
<div class=”leftBoxContainer” id=”wordpress-blog” style=”width: 195px;”>
<h3 class=”leftBoxHeading” id=”blog-heading”><a href=”http://litebrightraves.com/raveblog” title=”Blog”>Blog [more]</a></h3>
<div class=”categoriesContent centeredContent”>
<?php
if ($_GET['main_page'] != ‘blog’) {
// Include WordPress
define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, false);
require(‘./wordpress/wp-load.php’);
query_posts(‘showposts=5′);}
while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2>
<?php the_excerpt(); ?>
<?php endwhile;
?>
</div>
</div>
<?php }
?>

From the helpful folks at New Corporate Image

Awesome!!!:clap:Bravo to you!!!:smile:

I have sideboxes I use with the Numinix solution too.. The nice thing about these sideboxes is that could function without the blog embedding.

tgcallaway:

DivaVocals, I've been following your advice for the past day or two (searching the forums), after experiencing the hardship that is WOZ... taring that off, and then going to the numinix solution. Afterwords, I developed a side box that is compatible with it. Now you can have your cake, and eat it too... this method uses the wordpress API, so you can change the format of how everything is displayed if you so wish, or even use other functions.. Haven't tried it, but you could also display the archives and last several posts no problemo with this route and some knowledge.

AFTER you have successfully integrated numinix’s solution for wordpress blog, paste this code into a brand new file, save it as: wordpress_posts.php and save it at: includes/modules/sideboxes/YOUR_TEMPLATE/wordpress_posts.php
Then, enable the box from your layout boxes controller… style the box appropriately, notice the width is coded into the style. Change that to match your page. Also change the link to match your blog’s URI. It may not be the best solution, but it works great.

<?php //Wordpress SideBox // Display sidebox if TRUE $show_wordpress_posts = true; if ($show_wordpress_posts == true) { ?> <div class=”leftBoxContainer” id=”wordpress-blog” style=”width: 195px;”> <h3 class=”leftBoxHeading” id=”blog-heading”><a href=”http://litebrightraves.com/raveblog” title=”Blog”>Blog [more]</a></h3> <div class=”categoriesContent centeredContent”> <?php if ($_GET['main_page'] != ‘blog’) { // Include WordPress define(‘WP_USE_THEMES’, false); require(‘./wordpress/wp-load.php’); query_posts(‘showposts=5′);} while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?> <h2><a href=”<?php the_permalink(); ?>”><?php the_title(); ?></a></h2> <?php the_excerpt(); ?> <?php endwhile; ?> </div> </div> <?php } ?> ```From the helpful folks at [New Corporate Image](http://www.newcorporateimage.com)

I'm building a prototype which is located here.
Wordpress is here.

When I go to the worpress page, it's a white page. Here's the link:

http://lfswear.com/sites/lfs/index.php?main_page=wordpress

Please help! :( :wacko:

p.s. im using zen cart 1.3.9h and wordpress 3.1

Hello All,

I am getting an error in step 4 where I need to confirm the URL path under Admin>WOZ Manager which says:

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

When I download the install file the extra_configures folder located in ZC_ROOT/includes/ was empty. Can someone please provide me with the wp-config.php file for WOZ V 1.5 or tell me where I can get it?

Thanks

I was also planning to install this mod but shied away after reading through this thread.

It seems that many others had a go at integrating WP into ZC.

Just googled "Wordpress On Zencart" and got these results:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wordpress+On+Zencart&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

The most recent result shows a date of 28 Oct 2010, blog by Michael Wender. This seems to be a working way of integrating WP.

frank18:

I was also planning to install this mod but shied away after reading through this thread.

It seems that many others had a go at integrating WP into ZC.

Just googled "Wordpress On Zencart" and got these results:

http://www.google.com/search?q=Wordpress+On+Zencart&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images&tbs=

The most recent result shows a date of 28 Oct 2010, blog by Michael Wender. This seems to be a working way of integrating WP.
His "solution" is the opposite of WOZ or the Numinix solution.. Where WOZ and Numinix are designed to embed WP inside ZC, Michael Wender's solution is attempting to embed ZC inside WP. Even he recently admits that a better way to go about this today would be to use a WP plugin if WP is the primary platform your site is built upon.. (his solution is over 3 years old.. WP and ZC have changed a fair bit in that time, and his solution seems to be showing signs of these changes..)

DivaVocals:

His "solution" is the opposite of WOZ or the Numinix solution.. Where WOZ and Numinix are designed to embed WP inside ZC, Michael Wender's solution is attempting to embed ZC inside WP. Even he recently admits that a better way to go about this today would be to use a WP plugin if WP is the primary platform your site is built upon.. (his solution is over 3 years old.. WP and ZC have changed a fair bit in that time, and his solution seems to be showing signs of these changes..)

Yep, you're right :D

Would you generally give :thumbsup: to Numinix's solution?

frank18:

Yep, you're right :D

Would you generally give :thumbsup: to Numinix's solution?Yep.. That's been my general position throughout this thread.. WOZ is FULL of issues IMHO, and not worth the trouble of "banging" together.. The Numinix solution works.. I will post the same cause I've posted before about this solution.. DON'T SKIP ANY OF THE INSTALL STEPS!!! I've helped a coupla folks fix their Numinix embedding installs and the common causes for failure I've found are 1 or 2 things:

1. Skipping steps from the Numinix instrucions
2. Leaving WOZ behind (must remove WOZ in FULL!)
   Good luck..

Hi everybody, to add to the list of incompatibilities of the WOZ mod. The RSS feed contribution http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&products_id=733 does NOT work when WOZ is installed. The feed pages return a WordPress error page.

Hi

I have managed to set this module and all seems to work ok from a user point of view, however it seems to block crawlers from accessing my pages (Categories and Products).

Has anyone else found this and did you manage to sort it?

Hira

Is this something you have come across?

Is there a way around it?

Hello, could you tell me how to change the width of the sidebox, it seems it is a little narrow, to change the CSS files of this module, right? could you tell me which line? I am sorry I am not familair with the code. Thanks

also I want to display the newest of blog article to othere pages, to other inner pages, how can I do that?

i install your mod and it's great but this for simple seo url not for ultimate seo . can you help me with Ultimate seo url ? how to use please ?

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress

Thank you ,
david

And seconde q -

after posting on wordpress ,I do not see it listed on Google, how long should I wait for it to appear?

and again , how to make Ultimate seo Urls work with wordpress .

please check out the my link :

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress

Thanks again .

dmagic:

And seconde q -

after posting on wordpress ,I do not see it listed on Google, how long should I wait for it to appear?

and again , how to make Ultimate seo Urls work with wordpress .

please check out the my link :

http://www.king-magic.com/?main_page=wordpress

Thanks again .

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DivaVocals:

DEAD mod (see last few posts above this one re-iterating this point..) Doesn't work well (poorly coded IMHO) and not well supported by the author or the community.. Numinix solution works if you want blog embedding.. WOZ??? not so much IMHO..

Historically though, Hira seems to "magically" show up to provide support whenever you post anything that even remotely IMPLIES that this is a dead/non-working/non-supported mod.. (kinda like saying Beetlejuice three times:laugh:) Maybe you'll get lucky and he'll do a drive-by and help you hack/hammer this thing into place..

There are other posts which list options for getting blog posts to appear on the main page if that's what you really want.. Search the forum for WordPress and my user name... I've posted on a majority of the WordPress threads that are floating around out here.. You find the solution I refer to..

Ok , but i do not want embedding the blog in my main page .

the Numinix solution is for main page . :frusty:

Thanks

dmagic:

Ok , but i do not want embedding the blog in my main page .

the Numinix solution is for main page . :frusty:

ThanksUmmmmm no it's not.. The Numinix solution is EXACTLY what WOZ is an embedded blog solution... only difference is that it (the Numinix blog embedding solution) works and WOZ does not..

But carry on shrugs