Multisite for the Masses

Multisite for the Masses

Richard ArchambaultHappiness Engineer - WordPress.com

@richardmtl

Saturday, 27 April, 13

Multisite? What’s that?

One WordPress installation, many sites


Why would I want that?


Why would I want that?• Updating all of your sites? One click!



• Sharing plugins and themes across sites; quick updates!




• Hosting your clients





• Demo a site to a client: develop on your multisite, then deploy to their server





• Demo a site to a client: develop on your multisite, then deploy to their server

• Multilingual sites


Multisite Examples


Multisite Examples

• The big one: WordPress.com


Multisite Examples


• Canada World Youth


Multisite Examples



• Edublogs.org


Multisite Examples



• Edublogs.org

• My sites!


Ok, how do I activate the Multisite Goodness?


Make a backup!!!!!!!


Seriously, make a backup!!!


Read this:

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network

• http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network


http://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network




http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network




wp-config.php


Network Setup


copy to wp-config.php and .htaccess


My Sites!Saturday, 27 April, 13

Adding SitesSaturday, 27 April, 13

Wow, new sites in my network!


Manage ALL THE SITES!Saturday, 27 April, 13

Manage Themes


Manage Plugins


Must-use plugins (mu-plugins)



• They are always on and can’t be deactivated unless the files are removed from /mu-plugins/




• loaded and run before normal plugins




• loaded and run before normal plugins

• one example: Domain Mapping plugin


Manage Users


Domain Mapping


Instead of:


Instead of:

• example.com/subsite

• example.com/anothersubsite

• example.com/yetanothersubsite


You can have:


You can have:

• example.com

• anotherexample.ca

• yetanotherexample.org

• example.com/subsite too!


How do I map my domains?



• Add the domain to your Parked Domains in cPanel



• Add the domain to your Parked Domains in cPanel

• WordPress MU Domain Mapping plugin

• Install and network activate

• move sunrise.php to /wp-content/

• add define( 'SUNRISE', 'on' ); to wp-config.php




How do I map my domains?• go to Super Admin -> Settings -> Domain Mapping and add your server’s IP

address



address

• Create the site



address

• Create the site

• Find the site’s ID



address

• Create the site


• Add your domains in Settings -> Domains

• make sure to check “Primary”:



address

• Create the site


• Add your domains in Settings -> Domains

• make sure to check “Primary”:


Networks+ plugin

http://wpebooks.com/networks/




Networks+ plugin


Networks+ plugin

• Allows a Multisite network within another multisite network


Networks+ plugin


• nested subdomains: city.state.domain.com


Networks+ plugin


• nested subdomains: city.state.domain.com

• top-level domains with their own child sites:

• anotherexample.ca/subsite

• yetanotherexample.com/subsite


Useful Plugins


Useful Plugins• Enforce Strong Password



• Hide Welcome Panel for Multisite




• Multisite Bulk User Management





• Multisite Plugin Manager






• Multisite Toolbar Additions







• Network Plugin Auditor








• Network Switch Button









• Simple History









• Simple History

• Site Replicator for WordPress networks


Go forth and multi-site!


Multisite for the Masses

Technology

servers ipaddress

canada worldyouth

sites id add

13 networks

plugins loaded

quick updates

clients demo

check primary