wordpress multisite at wordcamp columbus by angie meeker

WORDPRESSMULTISITE/NETWORK**This session comes with a 100% money back guarantee. If you don’t like it, Andrea Rennick (@andrea_r) will give you your money back.**

Creating a network of websites from one WordPress installation that shares themes, plugins and users…

@angiemeeker | AngieMeekerDesigns.com | MyNameIsAngie.com

**She may or may not be aware of this.

•To create an unlimited number of siteswith one WordPress installation

•To share users, themes and pluginsacross those sites

•To manage those sites within one Dashboard

Why usemultisite?


Examplesof multisitein the wild

BEST BUYhttp://stores.bestbuy.com/527/

BOWLING GREENhttps://blogs.bgsu.edu/

YOUR CRIME SITEhttp://www.yourcrimesite.com


Your child sites will either use subdomains:www.subdomain.yourdomain.com

or folders (also called subdirectories or paths)www.yourdomain.com/folder

If you want to use subdomains (which I do), your host must support the use of wildcard subdomains.*.yourdomain.comAnd, you’ll need to add a wildcard subdomain pointing to the folder of your installation.If they don’t, you have to use folders.

If your original site is older than 30 days, the folder option will not be allowed.

BEFORE YOU START…Decide on your format


You’ll need to make edits to your wp-config and htaccess files, so be sure you can both see them and edit them.

These are two single files located in the root of your WordPress installation.

BEFORE YOU START…get permission


Backup.*

*Really. Do it.


Multisite is like your wife.She’s already in bed,

you just have to turn her on.


define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

in wp-config.phpbefore /* That's all stop editing */

LOG BACK IN.EXPAND TOOLS.CLICK ON“Network Setup”


paste into your wp-config.phpright under the other stuff:


define( 'MULTISITE', true );define( 'SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true );$base = '/';//define( 'DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'example.com' );//define( 'PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/' );//define( 'SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );//define( 'BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1 );

REPLACE YOUR CURRENT .HTACCESS:


RewriteEngine OnRewriteBase /RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]# uploaded filesRewriteRule ^files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$1 [L]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -dRewriteRule ^ - [L]RewriteRule . index.php [L]

Add Two foldersto wp-content:BLOGS.DIRMU-PLUGINS


Log back in.


That’s it! You’re all Multisite’d up.

Multsite User Roles


• Super Admins: Can do everything across the entire network• Administrators: Masters of their own…websites, but can’t install themes or plugins. If Super Admins give them the option, they may be able to activate existing plugins and choose from given themes.• Subscribers: All users are automatically added as subscribers to the parent site.

LET’S VISIT A MULTISITE LIVE:WWW.YOURCRIMESITE.COM


RECOMMENDED PLUGINS…

WordPress MU Domain Mappinghttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/(to give your child sites their own top-level domain)

WordPress MU Sitewide Tags Pageshttp://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/(to start the process of aggregating content to the parent site from within the network)

WP MultiSite Replicatorhttp://wpebooks.com/replicator/(to quickly replicate an existing, perhaps default, site within the network)


TO LEARN MORE…

http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

http://wpebooks.com/

@andrea_r taught me everything I know about Multisite

Coming Soon: www.membershipgameplan.com(On using Multisite, s2Member & BuddyPress)

This Presentation:http://slidesha.re/LZT6T3


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