Post on 03-Sep-2014
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Hello, I am NOTLisa Sabin-Wilson• Lisa wasn’t feeling well and had to cancel
• They asked me to take her place
• I am not a natural blonde
• I’ll do my best to fill her shoes
http://about-me/
John HawkinsCo-founder of
We’re a WordPress development team
I write plugins, build sites, answer emails
I’m a WordCamp Junkie (29 & counting)
I live just outside of Vegas
No, I don’t know Wayne Newton
If you come to Vegas, visit the Pinball Hall of Fame.
You can reach me at:john@9seeds.com
Twitter - @vegasgeekFacebook.com/vegasgeek
The what and the why.
• Multisite is built in to the same WordPress software you are already using
• Enables you to run multiple websites from one installation of WordPress
• Install themes and plugins once, use them across all sites in your network
• WordPress.com runs on multisite
Who is using Multisite?
Who is using Multisite?
• Businesses • Multiple branches or departments that have a need for their own site
• Theme developers who want to show demos of each theme
Who is using Multisite?
• Businesses• People who run
multiple websites
• If you own or operate several websites, multisite can save you time and resources.
Who is using Multisite?
• Businesses• People who run
multiple websites• Community managers
• Easily set up an online community for a niche interest group, sports league, etc.
• Multiple blogs from multiple users, forums, member profiles and more.
Who is using Multisite?
• Businesses• People who run
multiple websites• Community managers• Developers
• Create a sub site for each client with their theme, plugins, data & settings
• Great for returning clients who need periodic tweaks
Some Examples
http://powersites.net/
- 17,000+ sites for small businesses
Some Examples
http://nytimes.com/blogs
- 60+ blogs covering a wide range of topics
Some Examples
http://worpress.com/
- Kinda big- 460k bloggers,
840k new posts, 1m comments a day
Things to consider…
• Hosting– Shared vs Dedicated
• Support• Plugins / Features• Spam / Splogs• Update, update, update• URL Structure
URL Structure
Subdirectoryhttp://site.com/subsite/
- Requires no additional configuration
- Search engines see this content as part of the main site.
Subdomainhttp://subsite.site.com/
- Requires wildcard DNS- Search engines see this
content as a separate site with separate listings
* Domain mapping is also an option
Setting up Multisite
• Edit wp-config.php
You’ll have a new ‘Network Setup’ link in your dashboard.
Setting up Multisite
Setting up Multisite
Your new network
Network Admin Panel
Network Settings
Add a new network site
Edit a network site
Enable themes Site by site control• Archive, delete, or mark a
site as spam or mature• Set amount of space for
uploads• Much, much more
Users / Admins / Super Admins
You control the plugins
Speaking of plugins
*If Lisa was here, she’d also mention bbPress.
BuddyPress
• Main site becomes central hub.
• Subsites provide content, content, content
• Users can friend each other, leave comments, create groups / forums… if you let them, of course.
BuddyPress
Community Activity
BuddyPress
Gravity Forms
• Very powerful and versatile plugin
• Use it to create a customized sign up form
• Connect it to Paypal to charge for signups
Resources
• Setting up Multisite– http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
• Domain mapping tutorial– http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-
multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/• http://buddypress.org/• http://gravityforms.com/