Understanding
WordPress Multisite
       by Ryan Imel
     Editor in Chief, wpcandy.com
Multi-what?
WordPress
with Multisite turned off
WordPress Multisite
WordPress
with Multisite turned off
WordPress Multisite
WordPress Multisite
Brief History
Two Projects
WordPress        WordPressμ
  Single blog      Multiple blogs
 Updated often    Updated ... later
WordPress 3.0
  “The Merge”
“Okay, so who cares?”
       hypothetically you
Lots of sites?
Save time, build faster.
Install once,
upgrade once.
Have visitors?
Let them blog.
Client sites?
Manage them yourself.
Lots of sites?
Make it easier on you.
Examples
Ooooh!
  (shiny)
Terminology
  Change
Terminology Change
 WordPress   Multisite
                 Sites
     Blog
                Network
    Admin
             “Super” Admin
New Menu
Uploads and
 Multisite
Plugins and
 Multisite
Must-use
Plugins
Map domains
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/
Multisite Plugins
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/multisite/
Themes and
 Multisite
FAQ
What about security?
Doesnʼt this mean that if one of my sites is attacked, all of
my sites are vulnerable, and I will be hacked and all of my
  sites will go away and that would be terrible help me
              AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH
Resource usage?
 Different host than a single install?
What now?
Set up user blogs
  BuddyPress, network-wide activity
Create a client
   network
Move your sites into a
      network
Visit the codex
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
JUST TRY IT
Multisite
          not
Multi-site or Multi Site
Resources
or, those smarter than Ryan
wpmututorials.com
musupport.net
wpmu.org
wpebooks.com
Questions?
wpcandy.com

 @ryanimel

Understanding WordPress Multisite