Wordpress On ZC [Support Thread]

I followed all the instructions all the steps but this no understand

Now is the part where you will need some experience with CSS and HTML as you have just imported your entire blog into the main page area of your Zen Cart template

please help .

I did all steps

Why the blog is not listed on zen cart ?

www. king-magic. com / blog

which page need show the blog in zen cart ?

Hello,

followed alla instructions. Everything is ok except appearamce of blog in zencart:

http://www.naturalfinesse.com/blog

The categories on the left are sfifted towards the left and the header search part is somewhat displaced.

Also I cannot go to my dashboard.

Any clues?

Thanks

Yiannis:

Hello,

followed alla instructions. For which blog embedding solution?? If it's the Numinix solution you are using, other than posting the suggestion to use it for those having issues getting WOZ to work, this is probably not the right place to have an in depth support/configuration discussion about the Numinix blog embedding solution.. (perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would seem to make more sense)

Yiannis:

Everything is ok except appearamce of blog in zencart:

http://www.naturalfinesse.com/blog

The categories on the left are sfifted towards the left and the header search part is somewhat displaced.

Also I cannot go to my dashboard.

Any clues?

ThanksYou'll need to look at your blog's stylesheet to figure out which blog style is affecting the store sideboxes.. Personally I like using a stripped down blog stylesheet so that the store's stylesheet drives the primary look and feel of everything including the blog.. Good luck getting this all worked out.. Again perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would get you better responses... You can also post your support related questions on the Numinix blog and forum..

dmagic:

I followed all the instructions all the steps but this no understand

Now is the part where you will need some experience with CSS and HTML as you have just imported your entire blog into the main page area of your Zen Cart template

please help .
Same answer to you..

If it's the Numinix solution you are using, other than posting the suggestion to use it for those having issues getting WOZ to work, this is probably not the right place to have an in depth support/configuration discussion about the Numinix blog embedding solution.. (perhaps a separate thread -- appropriately titled say "Numinix Blog Embedding Solution Issues/Questions" would seem to make more sense) You can also post your support related questions on the Numinix blog and forum..

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but couldn't find it in this long thread.

All the side boxes are missing a closing tag of this line```
$content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '"

so I added this to all the sideboxes in this mod

$content .= '</div>';

Does anybody know of an integrated login solution that will work with the Numinix solution? I would like to install a WP blog on an existing ZC site, but would prefer current users to not have to log in twice. Barring that, I would prefer that accounts are automatically created with the same credentials.

Thanks in advance.

applynx:

Does anybody know of an integrated login solution that will work with the Numinix solution? I would like to install a WP blog on an existing ZC site, but would prefer current users to not have to log in twice. Barring that, I would prefer that accounts are automatically created with the same credentials.

Thanks in advance.Best to ask questions specific to support or configuration of the Numinix solution here:
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126.. Though I have suggested consistently in this thread that folks consider using the Numinix blog embedding solution, my intent was to steer folks towards a blog embedding solution that works. It is clear that WOZ is quite dead (and non-functional) at this point.

That said I never to meant to try and have a support discussion for the Numinix solution here.. so the best place to ask those questions would be the other thread I posted..:smile:

Will do, thanks.

how i can true off my zen-cart sidebox for wordpress page my all the zencart sidebox on the left and my wordpress widget on right? like this website http://www.sneakerhead.com/ when you view blog on this site all the left side box get off help please

shahram:

how i can true off my zen-cart sidebox for wordpress page my all the zencart sidebox on the left and my wordpress widget on right? like this website http://www.sneakerhead.com/ when you view blog on this site all the left side box get off help pleaseYour post is awkwardly worded so I'm not sure I understand you completely, but it sounds like you are asking how to turn on/off certain sideboxes on certain pages.

You need to search the forum for your answer on how to manipulate sideboxes as it not really a WOZ specific question.

The method needed to turn on/of certain sideboxes on certain pages is the same regardless as to which sideboxes you are wanting to turn on/off..

I am so close on this.

I have implemented the Numinix integration. I still want the sideboxes (of course), so using DivaVocals' suggestion, I am attempting to use the wordpress loop with the blank sidebox mod (admin editable sideboxes does not allow PHP from what I can tell, and this mod is from the same contributor).

First, please know that I don't understand PHP.
When I enter the code (includes/MY_TEMPLATE/sideboxes/tpl_blank_sidebox.php) as such:

<?php
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');

  $content = '<span class="specialclass">' . BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</span>';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
  $content .= '<hr />'; 

  $content .= '' ?>
<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>"><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

... the posts appear, but they do so ABOVE my heading. It struck me that the link elements may need to be declared as content, so I modified the syntax accordingly:

<?php
define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');

  $content = '<span class="specialclass">' . BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX . '</span>';
  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">';
  $content .= '<hr />'; 

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<?php $content .= '<a href="' . the_permalink(); . '">' . the_title(); . '</a><br>'; ?>
<?php endwhile; ?>
<?php
  $content .= '</div>';
?>

When I did this, it broke the sidebox (did not display).

Could someone/anyone with code experience help me out?

DivaVocals, I'm going to single you out for a moment. You proposed the Numinix + Sideboxes solution (and a good one it is) for quite some time. You are vocal in your ridicule of WOZ, often siting this alternative; however you are one of the few who truly have this (both Numinix AND sideboxes) as an option. I appreciate that you spent money developing sideboxes for use with your customers, but until the rest of us have a solution for sideboxes with Numinix, your cries of "there is no need to use WOZ" will not fully be heard. I apologize for that last run-on sentence.

will this work?

joeyrocket:

DivaVocals, I'm going to single you out for a moment. You proposed the Numinix + Sideboxes solution (and a good one it is) for quite some time. You are vocal in your ridicule of WOZ, often siting this alternative; however you are one of the few who truly have this (both Numinix AND sideboxes) as an option. I appreciate that you spent money developing sideboxes for use with your customers, but until the rest of us have a solution for sideboxes with Numinix, your cries of "there is no need to use WOZ" will not fully be heard. I apologize for that last run-on sentence.and you are singling me out for what purpose??:shocking:

you are ABSOLUTELY entitled to your opinion.. you are also entitled to ignore me and encourage others to do the same if you wish.. Just don't paraphrase and misquote me though.. :smile:

Here's my consistent message: WOZ doesn't work.. WOZ is poorly supported, and WOZ doesn't use the WordPress loop codex properly which is part of the reason it has issues.. The Numinix solution on the other hand does work and for people who are NOT coders, who want a WORKING blog embedding solution, I will absolutely continue to share that tidbit of information with the community.. (and BTW.. some of those cries ARE being heard..)

BTW, (since we're quoting and paraphrasing me and all) I also suggested that folks asking for support on the Numinix blog embedding solution post those questions on a separate thread.. One community member has done just that.. (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126) You might consider posting your question in that thread or in the Blank Sidebox support thread.. Also as I'm learned more about how to use the WordPress loop, I found the WordPress forums an infinite source of information..

DivaVocals:

Here's my consistent message: WOZ doesn't work.. WOZ is poorly supported, and WOZ doesn't use the WordPress loop codex properly which is part of the reason it has issues.. The Numinix solution on the other hand does work and for people who are NOT coders, who want a WORKING blog embedding solution, I will absolutely continue to share that tidbit of information with the community.. (and BTW.. some of those cries ARE being heard..)

Excellent response... We tried for a LONG time (and invested some money in the process) in trying to get WOZ properly functional - but it seems to be fundamentally flawed and basically that means building it again from the ground up...

... but why bother when Numinix has a better solution?

We are building an increasing number of NON-ecomm sites on the zencart platform - and we are constantly surprised at the flexibility within the software.

We also build WordPress sites, and our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!

schoolboy:

our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!

The main attraction of the WOZ mod, not that I'm denying it's shortcomings, was that the visitor would stay on the same site, within view of the products and the posts throughout their visit experience. It's too bad it didn't work, but the concept is still an attractive one.

When you link between a Zen site and a WordPress site, the visitor IS leaving one of your sites, the link structure changes, and in many cases, the templates change and it's just a bit jarring.

schoolboy:

Excellent response... We tried for a LONG time (and invested some money in the process) in trying to get WOZ properly functional - **but it seems to be fundamentally flawed and basically that means building it again from the ground up...**I am flattered since you are one of those Zen Cart "heros" I look to for wisdom.. :blush:

And you hit the nail on the head.. No disrespect to Hira at all, but WHY oh WHY would any shop owner who DOES NOT WANT TO LOSE CUSTOMERS use an add-on that is FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED.

My message has always been to FIND A SOLUTION THAT WORKS, and consider paying an expert to get you all the way to where you REALLY wanna be if you can't do it yourself (like having WordPress sideboxes in Zen Cart).. Why keep putting lipstick on this pig???

If it was JUST a matter of WOZ being half functional I woulda fixed it for myself, contributed back the fix to the community and kept it moving a LONG TIME AGO..

The fact is WOZ doesn't work and now that I'm older, wiser, and been picking at this thing long enough I know why.. I know why it interferes with other mods (especially SEO mods), and I know why it stopped working a few WordPress versions back. It needs a RE-WRITE to work the way it was intended to. In it's current state there is no quick fix for WOZ, it needs a DO OVER.. Which brings me to your next point..:smile:

schoolboy:

... but why bother when Numinix has a better solution? And that has ALWAYS been the reason why I have nudged folks towards this solution..

schoolboy:

We are building an increasing number of NON-ecomm sites on the zencart platform - and we are constantly surprised at the flexibility within the software.

We also build WordPress sites, and our policy (for business reasons) is to keep blogs separate from eComm sites - they serve different purposes.I couldn't agree more.. In fact I daresay most folks look for blog embedding solutions as a way to avoid having to style the blog to look like the store.. (after all if the blog is "inside the store" no need to create a blog template now is there..)

Styling WordPress to look like the Zen Cart store is somewhat second nature now that I've done a few, and I actually find that it's better for the blog to have a "slightly" independent look/feel so it's clear to the visitor when they are in the store versus the blog.. Currently I'm experimenting with what I call a "wrapping" technique whereby I use the WordPress loop codex to wrap the blog template around Zen Cart (effectively creating a "Zen Cart inside WordPress" effect..) This way the blog and store share the same look and feel and still remain independent entities..

With the blog and store sharing a common template this allows me to do all kinds of cool things including using WP plugins within Zen Cart (like the very cool NextGen Gallery)

Now I'm no programmer, but I did a LOT of research and testing and figured out on my own how to do a lot of this stuff on my own.. BUT I would have gladly paid a professional to get me to where I wanted to be..

schoolboy:

We tend to use the blogs as "harvester" sites - attracting attention - and we point the visitors to the ecomm site.On many of my e-commerce sites this too is the primary purpose of the blog, but I also use WordPress as a CMS solution for clients who's site requires more CMS capabilities than what's offered in Zen Cart. My homeshool clients for example will be using WordPress as their main site, but Zen Cart will manage their events registrations (RSVPS as well as fee collections for paid events), membership subscription management (collection of membership fees), as well as merchandise, and free and paid downloads. WordPress will manage their massive content, images, as well as providing them options to create "members only parts of the site.

schoolboy:

It's an "All Roads Must Lead To Rome" philosophy... The only way you want a visitor to leave your eComm site is through the checkout system - not via blog links!Amen.. Nothing like a bad experience with ANY part of your site to make a visitor run never to return..

DivaVocals:

Currently I'm experimenting with what I call a "wrapping" technique whereby I use the WordPress loop codex to wrap the blog template around Zen Cart (effectively creating a "Zen Cart inside WordPress" effect..) This way the blog and store share the same look and feel and still remain independent entities..
With the blog and store sharing a common template this allows me to do all kinds of cool things including using WP plugins within Zen Cart (like the very cool NextGen Gallery)

This sounds very intriguing!

SUCCESS!

To those of you looking for a sidebox solution that works with Numinix, install the blank sideboxes mod and add the wordpress loop to the end of includes/modules/sideboxes/blank_sidebox.php (alternatively: includes/modules/sideboxes/MY_TEMPLATE/blank_sidebox.php). The code will look like this:

<?php
  $show_blank_sidebox = true;

  if ($show_blank_sidebox == true) {
      require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_blank_sidebox.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'sideboxes'). '/tpl_blank_sidebox.php');
      $title =  BOX_HEADING_BLANK_SIDEBOX;
      $title_link = false;
      require($template->get_template_dir($column_box_default, DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'common') . '/' . $column_box_default);
 }
?>
<?php define('WP_USE_THEMES', false);
require('/MY_ABSOLUTE_PATH/blog/wp-load.php');
query_posts('showposts=5');
?>

<?php while (have_posts()): the_post(); ?>
<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style=""><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>
<?php endwhile; ?>

I left an empty style tag in there, because I found that I needed to do some selective styling to get this to blend with my other sideboxes. I am sure that there are more elegant solutions, but this one works.

And why not (as I suggested) post this in the proper place for this since this is NOT a support thread for the Numinix blog embedding solution and should NOT be turned into one..

DivaVocals:

BTW, (since we're quoting and paraphrasing me and all) I also suggested that folks asking for support on the Numinix blog embedding solution post those questions on a separate thread.. One community member has done just that.. (http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=184126) You might consider posting your question in that thread

joeyrocket:

SUCCESS!

To those of you looking for a sidebox solution that works with Numinix, install the blank sideboxes mod and add the wordpress loop to the end of includes/modules/sideboxes/blank_sidebox.php (alternatively: includes/modules/sideboxes/MY_TEMPLATE/blank_sidebox.php). The code will look like this:

<a href="<?php the_permalink(); ?>" style=""><?php the_title(); ?></a><br>