macguru2000

Hi Ernesto,

There is no need for any other plugins, including a ShortCode plugin. CataBlog uses WordPress’s built in ShortCode API, and requires no other plugins. If you have CataBlog installed all you need to display your catalogs is to enter [catablog] in your WordPress page’s body content. If that does not display your catalog please try disabling all other plugins and switching to the TwentyTen theme. If that still does not display your catalog can you confirm that you are using WordPress 3.0 or better and PHP version 5 or better. This page might also be useful to read if you haven’t already read it.

http://catablog.illproductions.com/documentation/displaying-your-catalog-in-posts/

Also, please please please, if you have not already done so, rate and confirm that CataBlog works with your version of WordPress at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/catablog/

Also, if you can like the CataBlog Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/pages/CataBlog/183454038341567

Thanks and let me know if that answers your question.
– Zach

Hey, so #empty-link is what CataBlog replaces the %LINK% token with when their is no link set for that item. This is to keep your HTML valid, since an a tag shouldn’t have an empty href attribute. As you populate each item’s link field the empties should go away. Can you check that this is behaving as expected, and report back. Thanks.

Hi kfs84,

After looking at your page it is clear to me that you will need to change your CataBlog template, it is in the options panel. You have most likely selected the gallery option from the drop down menu at a previous time. This is why the thumbnails link to the original image instead of the link you set in the admin panels. If you select grid instead from the template drop down menu and load and save that CataBlog template, you should be set. I would also make sure that the LightBox is disabled, since you won’t be using it.

One other small note, people have been noticing an error in the default CSS for the gallery and grid CataBlog templates in Internet Explorer. If you are experiencing this problem as well I would suggest that you add the below CSS to a stylesheet in your theme folder.

.catablog-gallery.catablog-row .catablog-image {
    float: none !important;
}

Good luck and let me know how that works out for you. Also if you haven’t already done so, please rate and confirm CataBlog works with your version of WordPress at http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/catablog/

Also if you have a facebook account liking the CataBlog page is always a plus. You may look for information about CataBlog and post a link to your site or a story at http://www.facebook.com/pages/CataBlog/183454038341567

Hi Aaron,

I am curious how many categories and products you plan to have? Traditionally I have told people that they should use categories to separate out a group of items for a specific page. So if you have a product categories page make a category for that, then make categories for each sub-category and place your catalog items into them. Keep in mind that CataBlog does not currently make pages, so you will need to make a WordPress page for each product category, sub-category and product. You will then need to place the appropriate shortcode onto each page.
ie: [catablog category="cat 1"]

If you have too many products to do this for, then you could perhaps hack CataBlog to generate product pages, you will need to create a template file for the catablog item page in your theme and regenerate your permalinks, but it is possible. If you want to go this route let me know and I will explain how to hack CataBlog in this manner.

Zach

I am unsure about the specifics, but yes this sounds like a bug.

After looking at the code, I noticed that I am using an undocumented function to add the CataBlog menu, add_object_page(). This could very well be the problem. You may try replacing that function on line 239 with the documented add_menu_page() function.

Another idea is that WordPress has a limit of 5 custom menus and you have hit that wall. If this is the case, I do not know what to suggest other then removing one of your custom post types.

Good luck and let me know if you figure anything out.
Cheers

http://codex.wordpress.org/Administration_Menus
http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/add_menu_page