This document provides instructions for setting up a WordPress Multisite installation in 20 minutes. WordPress Multisite allows creating a network of websites from a single WordPress installation that shares themes, plugins, and users. Key benefits include running unlimited websites from one account/database, sharing resources across sites, and managing multiple sites from one dashboard. Major steps include adding Multisite configuration to wp-config.php, replacing .htaccess, and creating a blogs.dir directory. Popular plugins for Multisite include domain mapping and sitewide tags.

2. Make a
WordPress Multisite in
20 mins

3. About Me
Chandra Prakash Thapa
Project Manager/ Developer E-Port International
@cpthapa

4. What is WordPress Multisite?
The ability to create a
network of websites
from one wordpress
installation that
shares themes,
plugins and users.

5. Why use Multisite?
• Run unlimited website from one web account
and one database.

6. Why use Multisite?
• To share themes, plugins and users across the
network.

7. Why use Multisite?
• Manage
multiple
websites
from one
dashboard
.

8. Why use Multisite?
• Save time upgrading multiple sites with one
action.

9. Who are using?
• WordPress.com

10. Who are using?
• Edublogs.com
• Wall Street
Journal Blog

11. History
WordPress Standard WordPress Multisite

12. WordPress 3.0
• WordPress 3.0 = Standard + Multisite

13. Types of multisite
Subdomain Subdirectory
http:// site.yourdomain.com/ http:// yourdomain.com/site
Requires wildcard Requires no additional
DNS. (*.yourdomain.com) configuration.
Search engine rank as Search engine rank as
separate URL. part of main domain.

14. Setting up Multisite
• In wp-config.php
• Refresh dashboard and click on network setup

15. Click Install to setup Network Title
Admin e-mail address

17. Step1.
Add following to your wp-config.php
define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true);
$base = '/';
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', ‘yourdomain.com’);
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
Above /* that’s all stop editing..

18. Creating subdomain with ‘*’ will create wildcard domain.
*.yourdomain.com

19. Step2.
Replace your current .htaccess file
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index.php$ - [L]
# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

20. Step 3.
Create blogs.dir directory inside
wp-content folder.

21. LOG-in Back
That’s it! You’re Done

22. Your new network

23. Network Admin Panel

24. Network
Users / Admins / Super Admins

25. Network Settings

26. Editing Network Site

27. SuperAdmin Controls Plugins

28. Plugins for WordPress MS
• WordPress MU domain mapping
This plugin allows users of a WordPress 3.0 network to map their blog/site to another
domain or top level domain.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/
• WordPress MU Sitewide Tags Pages
A central area where all the posts on a WordPress MU or WordPress MS site can
be collected.
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-sitewide-tags/

29. Reference…
• http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
• http://mashable.com/2012/07/26/beginner-guide-wordpress-
multisite/
• http://wp.tutsplus.com/tutorials/using-wordpress-multisite-a-
network-of-websites-at-your-fingertips/

30. Questions?