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Where is the multisite plugin? Most of the plugins I want say that Multisite is required. Where is this?

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 18:21:08
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  • Jack Kitterhing
    • Code Norris

    Hi there!

    Welcome to WPMU DEV!

    Multisite isn’t a plugin, it’s part of a WordPress, WordPress can be installed in one of two ways,

    A single site install or a multisite, a multisite install is where your users can sign up for a website through your website, so in effect you can host websites if that makes sense. So if a user signed up for a website it would be in the form of either a sub domain or sub folder/path, a sub domain is in this format.

    therechoosenname.yourdomain.com

    a sub folder/path is in this format.

    yourdomain.com/theirchoosenname

    Have a read through this WordPress codex part http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

    If you need me to explain it any more let me know :slight_smile:

    Thanks!

    Kind Regards

    Jack (Coding-Monkey).

  • Jack Kitterhing
    • Code Norris

    Hi there!

    It’s a pretty nifty feature eh?

    If you already have WordPress installed, open up your wp-config.php and and find this

    /* Multisite */
    
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', false);

    Change false to true, so it should now read like this

    /* Multisite */
    
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);

    You should find it above the line, /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

    Then you’ll need to refresh your WordPress admin to continue, you may need to clear your cache and cookies and log-back in. Then go to Tools -> network setup and follow the steps. The codex here http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network would be good to have open in a different tab to refer to when setting it up, if you get stuck or have any problems, feel free to ask!

    Thanks!

    Kind Regards

    Jack (Coding-Monkey).

  • Vaughan
    • Ex Staff

    Hi @vegaspro

    Welcome to the community

    There’s not much else I can say that coding Monkey hasn’t said, Creating a network site is a bit more complext to running a single site, If you really need multisite functionality then go for it, But if you actually don’t need multisite capability, I would recommend not using it.

    most of the plugins, will work on single site or multisite. there’s only a few that only work on multisite, They are mainly tools that are for administering a multi-network environment.

    on the compatibility list.

    if it says wordpress 3.5.1 as well as multisite, then the plugin is compatible with a single site install and a multisite. if however it just says multisite (no mention of wordpress 3.5.1) then it is only compatible with a multisite install.

    Hope this helps, feel free to ask if you require any further assistance.

    thanks.