Author Justin Seeley presents the WordPress Multisite feature, which allows web site designers and administrators to create a network of sites and blogs from a single installation of WordPress. The course covers installing the network components, configuring their web server/hosting environment, using the Multisite Network Administration panel, managing users, and backing up, migrating, and restoring a multisite installation.

Contents:

1. It’s important to get to know multisite.

Introducing multisite. There are common use cases for multisite. Understanding multisite server requirements Enhancing your hosting environment. subdomains and subdirectories are used.

2. Figuring out your multisite network.

The network feature is enabled. Your network is being installed. There are network configurations. Disabling your network installation. Changing your install type. The permalink was removed.

3. Network administration.

Getting to know the network admin interface. The network is being configured. Creating your first website. Managing your database. The themes are installed and enabled. There are themes that can be enabled on a per-site basis. A site-wide default theme is defined. Plug-ins are being installed and activated. Updating your network installation.

4. There is a way to control user access.

Setting up user permission The registration process is defined. Access to sites is controlled. Importing users from another website. Understanding user roles The user roles were changed on the sign up. Exploring privacy settings on a website. There are features for site administrators.

5. Network-Wide Content is being worked with.

There are posts from network sites on the home page. There is a list of your networks. All sites have broadcasting news. Gathering and using comments. Global tags and categories are being created. Exploring network plug-ins.

6. Working with more than one domain.

The domain mapping is new. Using parked or add-on domain names. Altering the records on the internet. The plug-in is to install the domain mapping. A domain can be mapped to a specific site. The original domain name is hidden.

7. You should back up your multisite installation.

It’s important to back up your web site. Exploring backup plug-ins. The BackupBuddy 08m 29s is being installed and configured. Migrating a site into your network. Migrating an entire network. backups with BackupBuddy You can remotely store your backups.