WordPress Plugin 2.0 - WAY BETTER!

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Mark Sr

After testing the font groups. I guess i was expecting it to work the same way as the templates. If you have groups / super groups set in the templates it gives you the names as links then makes a sub list, then shows the template pictures. Might be nice to have the fonts work the same way.

You asked - we listened....

The latest version of the WordPress version adds color names to the swatches and changes the product image to a shortcode rather than forcing it into the page.

http://support.realtimedesigner.com/docs/auto_post_from_api_v2.zip

Get Busy! - We can't wait to see what you do with the plugin.

Mark Sr.

psgraphics Wrote:
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> After testing the font groups. I guess i was
> expecting it to work the same way as the
> templates. If you have groups / super groups set
> in the templates it gives you the names as links
> then makes a sub list, then shows the template
> pictures. Might be nice to have the fonts work the
> same way.


I guess, i would expect the color groups to work the same way? but doesn't currently. Also, is it difficult to have the version # change on the API? the latest release posted above is still just v2.0, makes it easier to tell if the new version was installed correctly if it was 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, etc

I think the product img is still being forced onto the page, which is fine i guess, but its not pulling the img is just

<img src='' width='100' />

where in RTD does an image need to be uploaded for it to pull?

Which leads me to believe i've not filled in RTD in the right place, because "productdesc" div is also blank.

and

<img src=http://test.************.com/wp-content/plugins/auto_post_from_api/images/ width='100' />

the img src doesnt point anywhere either. not sure if this was left blank so that I can put in whatever, or if its supposed to pull something else.

I haven't looked at the code, but it looks like the developer missed to check if the field is empty or not.
Mark should report him to not assume an image will ALWAYS be there, and compile the IMG tag only if a value is found in the API result.
About the empty one... I have no idea. But looks liek something that was "forgot" there.

Font groups: I haven't chekced how they were made in this WP plugin.
I know one day I should change they way they're displaied in the RTD itself, but about the API I think this is just another good input that can be given to the developer to make everything better

You're right... in the next revision we will delete nearly all the legacy code in the page layout. The old system forced the page layout with certain objects in specified placed. This version expects that you will build your own page layout entirely with shortcodes wherever you wish so it's just a matter of pasting over the existing text in the page body. In our next revision you'll just paste your own page body including shortcodes in because the page body will initally be empty except for product description if it exists.

We will also try to incorporate version numbers into the code, but I created the original install problem by renaming the files....



Thanks for the input and KEEP IT COMING!

Mark Sr.

Forgive me if I am missing something obvious here but I really want to take advantage of this plugin so here goes.

I have got the plugin installed onto a test site and have pulled in a product and everything there seems to function ok. I understand I have to build my menus and pages in Wordpress with shortcodes etc. so they display as I want them to.

However my question is in regards to what happens after the initial product page when the person clicks to go to the designer.

Should I be trying to embed or frame in the designer module (super_container) into a page on my wordpress site or should at that point the user be redirected to my designer screen on my RTD site which would be styled to look like my Wordpress site?

As an example in URL form it might look like this:

www.MyRTDTestSite.com/ProductPage.htm user clicks to design and is taken to www.MyRTDTestSite.com/DesignerPage.htm

or do you see it working more like this

www.MyRTDTestSite.com/ProductPage.htm user clicks to design and is taken to designer.realtimedesigner.com/myRTDname

I have some follow up questions but understanding how you see that step functioning would be helpful. The followup might be a little long winded and may not be necessary depending on the answer to this first question.

Thanks

This is a fundamental question we are toying with now. Basically, it can launch rtd any way you can imagine, but the plugin is currently hardcoded to launch RTD on its own page rather than contained within your site. We are considering adding an option on how the RTD should be launched rather than hard coding it.

so in a nutshell, we are launching RTD like this
www.MyRTDTestSite.com/ProductPage.htm user clicks to design and is taken to designer.realtimedesigner.com/myRTDname

Mark Sr.

Thanks Mark, so that does open up a few other questions that I have.

For the record I believe I would much rather be able to build a "designer" page in Wordpress and use shortcodes to place all the elements of the RTD designer where I want them, but that is probably another topic to be discussed later.

For now, given the way it is currently operating here is the step I am struggling with.

I have my main site and RTD styled ok and really don't want to fool with it.

So for my test site I created a second "store" in RTD. I then went through and assigned a product only to that store and imported it into the wordpress test site.

The problem is when I then click the link for that product to go to the designer, it links to the main store designer layout and not the test store designer layout.

Any thoughts on that?

I would like to use this on multiple sites and if they all have to link back to the designer on RTD I will need them to each link to a different styled designer.

Thanks for your help

the link for the new store you created has to be appended manually.

right now the plugin doesn't support stores it would be very easy to hardcode the store into the plugin, but we could consider adding stores to the next revision .

if you email me the product/store details i can give you info for hardcoding this one store. it will be a temp solution and will always point to that store the plugin revision that i envision would allow you to specify the store inside the shortcode

mark sr.

Ok thanks Mark, I just sent you an email.

we've got our wordpess person working on the next upgrade which should include options for launching the cart in a popup versus its own page and also to specify stores within the designer shortcodes

hopefully it is just a couple days

mark sr

Great news, thanks Mark

Hi Mark, any word on this latest plugin upgrade?

heres the latest

VOID - read post from 6-20-2013

this has not been thoroughly tested let us know if you find any issues..

mark sr



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 06/20/2013 07:44PM by Admin.

Hi Mark,

My name is James from StickersBanners.com.

The link you have posted for the new Wordpress Plugin does not seem to work. Can you send me the link for the most updated version?

We're revamping our site using WP.

Thank you


James

Here's the newest link - we phased out the old server.....

http://support.realtimedesigner.com/docs/auto_post_from_api.4.11.13.v1.zip

Playing with this for the first time, on WP version 3.9.1

Getting an error when after clicking publish -> save:

Uexpected $end on line 1 of savepro.php

I'm guessing that has to do with the way files are included/required at the top of the file, which is causing a nesting of php script tags, in form of :

<?php
some code in the savepro file

<?php
some code from an included file

?>

?>


With the simple changes shown below, the issue disappears and product pages are saved:

yourwordpressroot/wp-content/plugins/auto_post_from_api/savepro.php (very top of the file)

CHANGED THIS:

<?php

set_time_limit(0);


error_reporting(0);


include("../../../wp-load.php");


require_once("RTD_functions.php");

TO THIS:

<?php

set_time_limit(0);

error_reporting(0);

?>

<?php

include("../../../wp-load.php");

?>

<?php

require_once("RTD_functions.php");

If yours works fine, ignore. If you get a missing end block error (missing ?>, for example), this may help your situation.

Thanks for the hint!