WordPress Multisite can create and manage so centralized a network of different websites using a single WordPress installation thanks to super administrator rights. Here we show you the advantages it offers and how to configure WordPress Multisite step by step ..
WordPress Multisite is always a good option to centrally manage different WordPress websites. A WordPress Multisite serves as the basis for different websites. Pages that are part of this network have many things in common, especially in design and functions, as the super administrator of a WordPress Multisite decide what topic (design templates) and what plugins are installed centrally and, Therefore, they appear on each of the websites. This super administrator can define the design and functions of each of the websites and generate authorizations for sub-administrators (in WordPress they are called users ).
The most relevant advantage of having a WordPress Multisite network is, in addition to the centralized control possibilities , the savings in time and costs :
Among the areas of use of WordPress Multisite are, among others:
A WordPress Multisite can be configured in an existing WordPress installation previously taking the following precautions :
In the following paragraphs we will explain in detail how to check the permalinks and URL structure of a WordPress Multisite..
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The permalinks settings can be found in the WordPress backend , in the Settings area . Through the settings of the permalinks, it is possible to determine which aspect each of the subpages of the website should present, for example, 'https: //examplepage.es/ ? P = 123' or, instead, 'https: // pageexample.es / subpage-name ' . It is important that the adaptation of the permalinks in the system works. If you're not sure if this is the case, try adapting the permalinks on a trial basis. If you change something in the General Settings for permalinks , a modified URL should appear in the browser. In order for the changes to show up in the browser, you will most likely need to reload the page..
Before installing your WordPress Multisite, you must decide what URL structure you want to give it: you can choose between a subdomain structure or a conventional subdirectory structure. Take into account when deciding the structure, through which you can access the different pages of your Multisite, that once installed you will not be able to change it.
Example of structure with subdomains: ´https: // website1 .my-domainprincipal.es´ ; ´https: // website2 .my-domainprincipal.es ´; ´ https: // website3 .my-domainprincipal.es` etc.
Example of a structure with subdirectories: 'https://mi-dominioprincipal.es/ website1' ; 'https://my-domainprincipal.es/ website2' ; 'https://my-domainprincipal.es/ website3' etc.
The URL structure is a decisive factor, among other things, for search engine optimization (SEO) . If you use a subdomain structure, search engines will basically consider each of them? P. ex. ´ advantages and disadvantages with respect to SEO that should be known previously. Apart from this, keep in mind that search engines like Google change their rules from time to time.
Once all the aforementioned measures have been taken, we can proceed with the step-by-step installation of WordPress Multisite . The installation of a WordPress Multisite is basically developed as follows:
Step 1: download the WordPress wp-config.php file to your computer and save it locally. To do this, you can use an FTP program from your provider or use an FTP client like FileZilla. Some providers allow you to open the wp-config.php file , modify it and update it directly on the system, in which case it will not be necessary to download it. Regardless of the version you choose, the important thing is not to lose any information during the process.
Step 2: open the wp-config.php file and search the code for the following line:
/* ¡Eso es todo, deja de editar! Feliz blogging. */
Or, if the WordPress installation is in English, the following line:
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
Just above this line, enter the following code snippet :
define( 'WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true );
Step 3: depending on how you acted in step 1, now reload the modified wp-config.php file from your computer to the system. If you have a suitable provider, you can store and update it directly in the system.
Step 4: once you have done the previous steps, open the WordPress backend . You may need to update it. Here you will find, in the Tools area , the new Configure network point . When you open it, you can decide if the structure of the new Multisite network is based on subdomains or subdirectories. Next, enter a title for the network and your email address as network administrator in this window. Then click Install .
Step 5: after clicking Install , WordPress generates two code snippets in the following window that you will have to copy and paste in the following steps into the WordPress wp-config.php or .htaccess files .
Step 6: As you have done before, open the WordPress wp-config.php file . Copy the code snippet that you have previously obtained in the WordPress backend and paste it in the code of the wp-config.php file and, specifically, again above this line of code
or above this line of code
Then load wp-config.php again or save and update it directly in your provider.
Step 7: Repeat the same process with the following code snippet from the WordPress backend and the .htaccess file . In most cases it is about overwriting the existing code with the WordPress backend code . An existing .htaccess file with the code to be overwritten might look like this:
The new .htaccess file with the new code would look like this:
Once the new .htaccess file is updated or loaded accordingly, you will have finished installing your WordPress Multisite. Now you can make different settings on your network, for which you will have to log in to WordPress again .
As a super administrator with extensive rights, you can carry out the most diverse adjustments in your new WordPress Multisite network. For example, you can add new websites to the network or install new themes and plugins . In the same way, you can add new users with administrator rights for each of the websites on your network.
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