Do you manage multiple interconnected websites and would you like to bring them together under one umbrella? WordPress multisite, a feature within this CMS environment, helps you integrate these domains into the CMS. A WordPress multisite is always combined with a 'root domain,' from which you can easily navigate to the page you wish to visit or modify. Each accessible domain does not have its own file system or database, but it does have its own subfolder for proper separation. This blog covers all the ins and outs of WordPress multisite.
Why choose a WordPress multisite?
We frequently receive questions from our clients about whether or not a WordPress multisite is suitable for their business. A WordPress multisite is particularly suitable for companies that manage multiple websites with similar requirements regarding design, plugins, and other features. Companies that have both Dutch and other language websites... A WordPress multisite has the main advantage that the latest versions of themes and the like can be duplicated across all versions, which facilitates a very efficient workflow. Additionally, you determine yourself which accounts gain access to which domain.
5 steps to a multisite
By now, we have told you quite a bit about the multisite. It is high time to delve deeper into the various steps to activate your multisite. We have listed them for you in a clear overview:
- Creating the main site. If you are starting from scratch, it begins with creating the main site. After all, without a main site, you won't get very far. From the main domain, you manage the settings, change the themes to your style, and configure the plugins.
- Activating an existing site. Do you already have a main site? The site is activated in a so-called FTP Client. In this program, you call up wp-config and enter the following line: define( 'WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true );
- Domain Mapping. Completed the first two steps? Then proceed to domain mapping. With domain mapping, you set up the subfolders and subdomains.
- Add administrators. Super administrators (or super admins) then add the administrators per domain. You do this via Sites > All Sites. Carefully check who is allowed to have which rights.
- Adding websites. You can always add extra websites at a later time. This always involves creating new users.
The downsides
Finally, we will also highlight some caveats regarding the WordPress multisite. The first one Best4u wants to make here is the limited extent to which some plugins work on the multisite. This is therefore something you should keep in mind when you want to install a new plugin. Moreover, you are also in trouble in the event of a hack, because all websites will go down immediately.
Help with WordPress
Do you need help with WordPress, or do you want to have your new webshop built in this CMS? Then contact Best4u. Best4u is the fastest web developer in the Netherlands and manages time and again to deliver new websites and online shops within 5 to 10 days!