WordPress to the nth Power: Multisite & Beyond
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WORDPRES
S MULT
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NETW
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HighEdWeb
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A LAY
MAN’S
EXPLA
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SINGLE WORDPRESS
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jwthompson2/139445633/
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SINGLE WORDPRESS
A S I N G L E - F A M I LY H O M E
Paint your siding & shutters
Install climate control, hot water heater, alarm system, etc.
Responsible for snow & trash removal, upkeep, etc.
Fires, break-ins, burglaries are your problem
A S I N G L E W P S I T E
Install your own WP theme
Install plugins for podcasting, caching, security, etc.
Responsible for keeping WP updated & clear of spam
Website & server problems are your problem
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WORDPRESS MULTISITE
http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevenm_61/5087629050/
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WORDPRESS MULTISITE
T O W N H O M E
Painting , climate control, alarms, etc. probably require approval
Might have to use contractor specified by property manager
Not responsible for trash/snow removal, upkeep, etc.
W P M U LT I S I T E
Plugins and themes must be installed by Super Admin before you can activate
Some plugins will be network-active, so you have no control over them
Not responsible for keeping WP updated
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WORDPRESS MULTI-NETWORK
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WORDPRESS MULTI-NETWORK
S U B D I V I S I O N
Same basic responsibilities as a townhome
Property managers probably oversee superintendents for each group of houses
M U LT I - N E T W O R K
Same responsibilities as site owner in multisite
Normal Super Admins only control own network, each network has its own Super Admin
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HOW D
OES IT
WORK?
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In Multisite, there will only be 1 network, so the site ID will be 1
Multi-Network uses multiple “site IDs”
HOW DOES IT WORK?
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HOW D
O YOU T
URN IT O
N?
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HOW DO YOU TURN IT ON?
Install and activate a single plugin.
You have three choices:
1. Networks for WordPress by David Dean (Current versions of WordPress)
2. WP Multi Network by John James Jacoby (Versions 3.0-3.1 of WordPress)
3. Networks+ by Ron and Andrea Rennick (All versions of WordPress)
Make sure you follow the instructions!
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WHAT
DOES IT
DO?
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Networks as subdomains, sites within those networks as subdirectory sites
Nested subdomains (single subdomains as the networks, second-level subdomains as the sites)
YOU CAN CONFIGURE IT IN TWO BASIC WAYS:
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BUT WAIT… THERE’S MORE!
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SIDE EFFECTS OF WORDPRESS MULTI-NETWORK INCLUDE…There are some disadvantages to running WordPress in a multi-
network set up.
• New level of uncertainty with add-on compatibility
• If a plugin can’t be network-activated, it can’t be multi-network-activated
• Potential conflicts
• Serious issues with plugins & themes that are coded poorly
• MU-Plugins will be active everywhere
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Be diligent about themes & plugins
Pay attention to setup and updates
WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
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QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?
Twitter: @cgrymalaWebsite(s): http://umw.edu/ (Multi-Network Setup)
http://ten-321.com/http://svn.ten-321.com/ (SVN
Repo)Email: cgrymala@umw.edu
curtiss@ten-321.comSpeakerRate: http://spkr8.com/s/10608
http://about.me/cgrymala
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