WordPress Greek Community 4th meetup - Veroia, Trikala - How to install and setup wordpress multisite network - George Bikas

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1. HOW TO INSTALL AND SETUP WORDPRESS
   MULTISITE NETWORK
   George Bikas
   Veria Central Public Library
   http://www.libver.gr
   http://www.geobikas.gr
   

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2. What?
   ● Sinse WordPress 3.0
   ● Create multiple virtual sites to share a single
   WordPress installation
   o Sub-domains — a domain-based network (http://site.domain.gr)
   o Sub-directories — a path-based network (http://www.domain.gr/site)
   ● Similar to WordPress.com
   ● Sites Created on demand by:
   o Administrator
   o Users
   

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3. Pros?
   ● Create multiple virtual websites from one WordPress
   installation.
   ● Network Update (Wordpress, Themes, Plugins).
   ● Different domains on every network site.
   ● Users can be shared across many websites.
   ● Grant access to users to create their own websites.
   

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4. Cons?
   ● Some plugins do not work with Multisite.
   ● Individual site admins access:
   o They can’t add remove plugins & themes
   o There is no access to files (Theme & Plugins)
   ● Network Update : Every change affects all sites.
   ● More memory per page than a standalone site.
   ● Single database.
   

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5. Steps? 5 or 6. It’s up to you.
   ● Decide if you need multisite
   ● Prepeare your installation
   ● Pray :)
   ● Allow Multisite
   ● Install the network
   ● Enable the network
   

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6. Prepeare Installation
   ● backup your database and files.
   ● Verify that Pretty Permalinks work.
   ● Also deactivate all active plugins.
   If you plan to run WordPress out of its own
   directory, do that before activating Multisite.
   

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7. Allow Mutlisite
   Edit wp-config.php
   

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8. Install the Network
   Administration->
   Tools->
   Network Setup
   

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9. Subdomains on Plesk
   ● Add CNAME record on domain Name like
   *.domain.gr to domain.gr
   ● Create subdomain with name *.domain.gr and
   use the same folder as domain name
   

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10. Subdomains on Plesk
    Websites & Domains -> DNS Settings on PLESK
    

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11. Subdomains on Plesk
    Add Record
    

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12. Subdomains on Plesk
    Add CNAME Record
    

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13. Subdomains on Plesk
    Add Subdomain
    

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14. Install the Network
    Administration->
    Tools->
    Network Setup
    Choose
    (Subdomain or Subdirectories)
    

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15. Install the Network
    Netwokrk Info
    

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16. WordPress Network Administration
    Network Admin
    ● Users
    ● Sites
    ● Plugins
    ● Themes
    http://www.domain.gr/wp-admin/network
    

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