WP-MU 101:
How to Install &
Avoid Common Mistakes

WP-MU 101
• My Credentials
• What is WP-MU?
• Installation: WP v.s. WP-MU
• Configuring WP-MU

My Credentials
• NOT a Developer.
• NOT a Web Designer.

My Credentials
• DIY Blogger & Cheapskate

What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.

What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.

What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.

What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.
• Unlimited users and blogs.

What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.
• Unlimited users and blogs.
• Different permissions on different
blogs.

What is WP-MU For?
• Newspapers like NYT, WSJ, & Le
Monde.
• Universities like Harvard.
• Blog networks.
• Niche-specific blog hosts, like
Edublogs.

WP vs. WP-MU
• Installing WP
• Installing WP-MU

Intalling WP
• Download & Unzip
• Edit wp-config-sample.php
• Save as wp-config.php
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com/wp-admin/install.php
• Follow the instructions…

Installing WP-MU
• Download & Unzip
• Edit wp-config-sample.php
• Save as wp-config.php
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com/wp-admin/install.php
• Follow the instructions…

Installing WP-MU:
What you Need
•w
• MySQL Database 5.0
• s
• mod_rewrite on Apache
• z
• Wildcard DNS Record (optional)

Installing WP-MU
• Download & Unzip
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com
• Follow the instructions…

Configuration
• Sub-domain vs. Sub-directory
• Wildcard DNS Record

Configuring WP-MU
• d
• Adding a Blog
• d
• The Index Page
• d
• Adding a Theme

Adding a Theme
• Different Themes for each ‘blog’
• Like regular WP, upload themes to
domain.com/wp-content/themes/
• Activate Themes as WP-MU admin
• Enter admin for specific blog
• Select theme

Questions???
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CT Moore
www.GypsyBandito.com
chris@gypsybandito.com