I really want to thank you for this tutorial. I purchased a template that combines bans and wordpress. I was a bit confused about the wordpress part especially reading some other instructions to install. Your instructions are clear. I have set up two of my sites now using your wp install method with no problem. Thanks, Thanks! Thanks!

Cyn

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I have been working all day to figure out what I am doing wrong but so far I am still in the dark. I followed the above instructions to put my blog on my bans site using a blog folder. I want to Bans store to be the main focus.
So my wordpress files are in a “blog” file which is in the root of the site. I added the data base and changed the wp-config.php file to show the correct info for the data base but when I try the install.php to tells me it cannot find a wp-config.php file. What’s wrong?
Since the the install file is in the wp-admin folder would the address be “www.urlname.com/blog/wordpress/wp-admin/install.php”?

I could really use some help with this.

Jerry

Excellent advice! I haven’t done this, but that’s the type of thing I would do

Rochelle

There are a few ways to accomplish this but, in all honesty, the easiest way is to purchase one of Mark’s Blog/BANS templates and use those.

You can always add a link from the blog to the store, that’s pretty easy. The harder part is going from the store to the blog, but you could follow the instructions at http://www.nichestorestrategie.....s-sidebar/ to do this.

There are other ways that I haven’t tried that require working with the coding of both the blog and BANS files.

Rochelle

Which do you mean? Having a site with BANS, then adding a WP blog to it, or the other way around?

Rochelle

I made that mistake once and you are right it does cause problems.
If it ain’t broke don’t fix it!

WP is a great addition either as a frontpage or an add-on to a site and I am looking for ways to integrate them together with existing templates myself.Hard work I know but you don’t get something for nothing do you?

Alan

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I’ve taken the step of adding a blog to my existing BANS store.
It is still very much a work in progress with lots of modifying of the template to integrate it a bit better with the look of my BANS store, but was wondering what is the best way to link from my store to my blog and how to go about it?

Thanks

Shelley