Multisite network basics in Wordpress - Mini Project: Build & Apply

Multisite Network Basics

📖 Scenario: You are setting up a WordPress multisite network to manage multiple websites from one WordPress installation. This helps you control themes, plugins, and users across all sites easily.

🎯 Goal: Build the basic setup for a WordPress multisite network by enabling multisite, configuring the network, and adding a new site to the network.

📋 What You'll Learn

Enable multisite in the WordPress configuration file

Create the network setup in the WordPress admin

Add a new site to the multisite network

💡 Why This Matters

🌍 Real World

Multisite networks are used by organizations, schools, or businesses to manage multiple websites easily from one WordPress installation.

💼 Career

Knowing how to set up and manage WordPress multisite networks is valuable for web developers and administrators working with WordPress hosting and site management.

1

Enable multisite in wp-config.php

Open the wp-config.php file and add the line define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true); just before the line that says /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ to enable multisite support.

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<?php
// Some existing wp-config.php content
// Add multisite enable line below
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

Need a hint?

Look for the comment /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */ and add the multisite enable line just before it.

2

Access Network Setup in WordPress Admin

After enabling multisite, go to the WordPress admin dashboard, then navigate to Tools > Network Setup to configure your multisite network settings.

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 Network Setup

Need a hint?

Look in the WordPress admin menu under Tools for Network Setup.

3

Add multisite network configuration code

Copy the multisite network configuration code provided by WordPress after network setup and paste it into your wp-config.php and .htaccess files as instructed to complete the network setup.

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<?php
// Some existing wp-config.php content
define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
// Paste network config code below
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */

Need a hint?

Paste the exact multisite constants WordPress gives you into wp-config.php before the stop editing comment.

4

Add a new site to the multisite network

In the WordPress admin dashboard, go to My Sites > Network Admin > Sites and click Add New. Fill in the site address, title, and admin email, then click Add Site to create a new site in your multisite network.

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 Sites > Add New

Need a hint?

Use the Network Admin menu to add a new site by filling the form and clicking Add Site.