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Display latest Wordpress Posts

This mod assumes that you use the Wordpress blogging software and uses the same database as your xcart software.
If your wordpress and x-cart use separate database then use this code for blog_headlines.php

If you do not use the default Wordpress SQL table prefix than you will need to specify it in the select query.
For example, change wp_posts to yourprefix_posts

Create xcart-root/include/blog_headlines.php and paste this in it:

Code:

<?php

$blog_headlines = func_query("SELECT post_title,guid,post_date as orderby, DATE_FORMAT(post_date,'%d/%m/%Y') as post_date FROM wp_posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' group by post_title order by orderby desc limit 3");

array("blog_headlines" => array());

$smarty->assign("blog_headlines", $blog_headlines);

?>

Create xcart-root/skin1/blog_headlines.tpl and paste this in it:

Code:

{* $Id: blog_headlines.tpl,v1 09/01/29  11:18:59 max Exp $ *}

{capture name=menu}

{foreach from=$blog_headlines item=bh}<a href="{$bh.guid}" class="blog_headlines">{$bh.post_title}</a><div class="blog_headlines">{$bh.post_date}</div><br class="blog_headlines"/><hr noshade="noshade" size="1" class="blog_headlines" />{/foreach}

{/capture}

{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title="Blog Headlines" menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu}

Open xcart-root/init.php and add this at the end:

Code:

#Blog Headlines

include($xcart_dir."/include/blog_headlines.php");

Open xcart-root/skin1/skin1.css and add this:

Code:

/*** Blog Headlines Styles Start ***/

a.blog_headlines { /* The link */

    display:block;

}

a.blog_headlines:hover { /* The link when hovered over */

    background:#d7d7d7;

}

hr.blog_headlines { /* The line */

    color:#e1e1e1;

}

div.blog_headlines { /* The date */

    float:right;

}

br.blog_headlines{

    clear:left;

}

/*** Blog Headlines Styles End ***/

Open xcart-root/skin1/customer/home.tpl file and add this within VertMenuLeftColumn (or where ever appropriate):

Code:

{include file="blog_headlines.tpl"}

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

hi autobulbs,
This seems nice mod.
can you please tell me what I need to do if I am using different database for my x-cart & wordpress ?

Thanks.

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

HI autobulbs, nice one! what a great idea, bring x-cart sites up a sep.

just a tad too complicated for me to play with a live site. Do you have a live site running it today that I can see it working?

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

Hi crazyoval

Yes we have it running on http://www.bhpplus.co.uk/ (On the left, as Diesel News) Which is using the code in the original post.

And also on http://www.autobulbsdirect.co.uk/ (Under Latest Automotive News) But this is a heavily modified wordpress so the code is slightly different, but the principle is the same.

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anandat, I will look into that later this week :)

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by anandat

hi autobulbs,
This seems nice mod.
can you please tell me what I need to do if I am using different database for my x-cart & wordpress ?

Thanks.

I just ran across this post and I'm looking to do the same -- add most recent wordpress posts on my main x-cart home page. But my wordpress database is separate. Does anyone know how to do it?

I've seen rss mods but this seems like a cleaner way, no? Or does the separate database complicate things too much?

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

I did solve this, and here is how:

PHP Code:


		
			
<?php

#Connect to the wordpress database
db_connect('wp db host', 'wp db user', 'wp db pass');
db_select_db('wp db name');

#Select the posts
$blog_headlines = func_query("SELECT post_title,guid,post_name,ID,DATE_FORMAT(post_date,'%d/%m/%Y') as post_date, post_date as orderbythis FROM wp_posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' GROUP BY post_title ORDER BY orderbythis DESC LIMIT 3;");

#Stuff them into a smarty array
array("blog_headlines" => array());
$smarty->assign("blog_headlines", $blog_headlines);

#Connect to the X-Cart database - these variables are in config.php
db_connect($sql_host, $sql_user, $sql_password);
db_select_db($sql_db);

?>

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

I'm pulling in posts to X-cart sidebar using RSS via javascript from http://www.rssinclude.com/.

But I'm looking for a PHP solution. I think http://simplepie.org/ should be able to do it, but haven't dug in to figure it out yet.

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott DeToffol

Thanks Scott DeToffol
rssinclude.com looks good as it's support twitter also. will try to play with this in next weekend.

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

Quote:

Originally Posted by autobulbs

Code:

<?php

$blog_headlines = func_query("SELECT post_title,guid,post_date as orderby, DATE_FORMAT(post_date,'%d/%m/%Y') as post_date FROM wp_posts WHERE post_status = 'publish' group by post_title order by orderby desc limit 3");

array("blog_headlines" => array());

$smarty->assign("blog_headlines", $blog_headlines);

?>

Create xcart-root/skin1/blog_headlines.tpl and paste this in it:

Code:

{* $Id: blog_headlines.tpl,v1 09/01/29  11:18:59 max Exp $ *}

{capture name=menu}

{foreach from=$blog_headlines item=bh}<a href="{$bh.guid}" class="blog_headlines">{$bh.post_title}</a><div class="blog_headlines">{$bh.post_date}</div><br class="blog_headlines"/><hr noshade="noshade" size="1" class="blog_headlines" />{/foreach}

{/capture}

{include file="menu.tpl" dingbats="dingbats_categorie.gif" menu_title="Blog Headlines" menu_content=$smarty.capture.menu}

Open xcart-root/init.php and add this at the end:

Code:

#Blog Headlines

include($xcart_dir."/include/blog_headlines.php");

Open xcart-root/skin1/skin1.css and add this:

Code:

/*** Blog Headlines Styles Start ***/

a.blog_headlines { /* The link */

    display:block;

}

a.blog_headlines:hover { /* The link when hovered over */

    background:#d7d7d7;

}

hr.blog_headlines { /* The line */

    color:#e1e1e1;

}

div.blog_headlines { /* The date */

    float:right;

}

br.blog_headlines{

    clear:left;

}

/*** Blog Headlines Styles End ***/

Open xcart-root/skin1/customer/home.tpl file and add this within VertMenuLeftColumn (or where ever appropriate):

Code:

{include file="blog_headlines.tpl"}

Hi I have x cart Pro 4.1.9 and my wordpress is in my same folder(within blog folder) of my domain with different database.After Adding codes
-#Blog Headlines
include($xcart_dir."/include/blog_headlines.php"); at the end
The entire store getting blank.How to solve this issue??

What is the exact codes for 4.1.9 Versions??

How to resolve this issue??

Re: Display latest Wordpress Posts

Hi,
Will it compatible with 4.4 version??