But it's a standard 40-pin "header" connector. Sometimes called "IDC". CF cards have the PATA interface on a 50-pin connector. I don't know why the widget you linked talks about 26-pin ribbon cables.

The ribbon cable has a stripe, usually red, to tell you where Pin 1 is on its connectors. It’s finding Pin 1 on the device and on the motherboard that’s the real headache.