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Some advice on setting up a WordPress Multi Site install

Posted December 19, 2014 2.4k views

I am looking to set up a WordPress multi site environment. I have WP installed already on a 2gb/2core droplet on Ubuntu 14.04.
I have previously set up a WP multi site but can anyone give any advice/tips for the set up etc?

Thanks in advance,
David

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JonsJava December 19, 2014

I actually set mine up for my son & his classmates.

Simply put, create a vhost that has it something like this:

ServerName your.domain.com
ServerAlias *.your.domain.com # <-- This will be the multi-site bit

In DNS, make sure you have *.your.domain.com pointing to your server. Yes, DNS allows for wildcard domains.

Next: follow this guide:

Guide to Creating a Network

Finally:

as admin, install ONLY plugins you trust. Same goes for templates.

Sub-sites on multi-site installs cannot install plugins or themes, but can use all the ones you have installed. Inversely, they are not required to use a plugin or theme you have installed.

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sierracircle December 19, 2014

If you really want a well-rounded view of what is happening, I recommend Mika Epstein’s e-book on WordPress multi-sites:
http://store.halfelf.org/ebooks/wordpress-multisite-101/

She is best when it comes to multisites

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daveodea December 29, 2014

Thanks for the replies!

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