Introduction to WordPress Multisite
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WORDPRESS MULTISITE
An Introduction
What is Multisite?
From the Codex…
Multisite is a feature of WordPress that allows multiple virtual sites to share a single WordPress installation.
Also known as a network of sites
Before installing Multisite Choose sub-domain or sub-directory http://codex.wordpress.org/
Before_You_Create_A_Network http://codex.wordpress.org/
Create_A_Network http://codex.wordpress.org/
Multisite_Network_Administration
Network Admin Dashboard
Sites Page Add and delete sub-
sites Deactivate/Activate
sub-sites Mark sub-sites as
spam Delete sub-sites Link to sub-site’s
dashboard Link to front of sub-
site
Users Page
Add/Delete users Edit user profiles See which sites users are assigned to View/Edit list of Super Admins
Themes Page
Add/Delete Themes Edit Theme files Network activate/deactivate themes
Plugins Page
Add/Delete Plugins Edit Plugin files Network activate/deactivate plugins
Settings Page
Network-wide settings Notification email settings Registrations Media uploading size limit Media uploading acceptable file types Plugins menu for sub-site dashboards
Updates page
Update WordPress Core Update themes Update Plugins Update whole network
Theme Differences
Actions from Network Admin:
Theme enabled for use on sub-sites Adding new themes Editing theme files Deleting themes
Enable a theme – All sites1. Network Admin > Themes
2. Click “Network Enable” under theme name
Enable a theme – One site1. Network Admin > Sites
2. Click “Edit” under the site name
3. Click the “Themes” tab
4. Click the “Enable” link under the theme(s) to enable
Plugin Differences
Activate Plugin – All sites
1. Network Admin > Plugins
2. Click “Network Activate”
Activate plugin – One site – Super Admins
1. Network Admin > Sites
2. Click the “Dashboard” link
3. Click on the “Plugins” menu
4. Click the “Activate” link for the plugin
Activate Plugin – One site – Non-super admin
You can’t!
Unless …
Allow Site Admins to Activate Plugins
1. Network Admin > Settings
2. Scroll to the very bottom
3. Check the box to enable Plugins
4. Save
Network Settings
Banning
Ban certain site names Ban users based on one or more email
domains Limit allowed emails to one or more
domains
Upload Settings
Size limit for total sub-site uploads File types allowed to be uploaded Maximum single file size
Editing Sub-site Settings
Info Tab
Set domain name (NOT for domain mapping)
Set path (for sub-directory multisites) Mark as:
PublicArchivedSpamDeletedMature
Users Tab
Add/Remove users from sub-siteAdd existing users, already registered in the
networkAdd new users
Set User Roles for sub-site
Settings Tab
Directly modify most settings for the sub-site
Extras
Domain mapping
Use “WordPress MU Domain Mapping” http
://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/
Carefully follow installation instructions Cannot map primary domain
Plugin Order matters
Plugins are loaded in this order:
1. Must-use plugins (in /wp-content/mu-plugins)
2. Network Activated Plugins
3. Site activated plugins
NOTE: Site activated plugins are skipped for the wp-activate.php page, and when WordPress is being installed