Multiple WP installations

[GuerrillaIM]

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know of a software like wpmanagerdx that doesn't require cpanel to work? So I could just enter ftp and database logon details directly into software and it gives me a central place to manage them all wp installations from?

Would be great if such a thing exists.

Thanks

[HarrisonJ]

I like Wordpress MU at mu.wordpress.org might work well for you and let you run multiple WP installations like you want. Check it out.

[GuerrillaIM]

Yeah Wordpress MU is great but unfortunately it doesn't let me span my network across multiple hosts

[Russell Hall]

Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM

Hey Guys,

Does anyone know of a software like wpmanagerdx that doesn't require cpanel to work? So I could just enter ftp and database logon details directly into software and it gives me a central place to manage them all wp installations from?

Would be great if such a thing exists.

Thanks

I'm not so familiar with wpmanagerdx but I have a multiple installs of WP on my server. I set up add-on domains for each new domain name and install and run them independently. I also have a couple of WPMU communities set up which are great for managing as many subdomains as you like all with individual WP-admim panel control but with a central bank of themes and plugins that you can nominate as being for sharing amongst all,. just some or only admin.
I also had previously set up a couple of hives using WP-Hive which allows you to have as many add-on and subdomains working from one single install of WP and sharing all themes and plugins (but selective sharing and not mandatory).
That system worked great until I needed to move a couple of the working WP installs to a seperate server and discovered that unless WP-hive was installed on the new server then it would not work because the database tables all had references to the WP-hive file sharing in them.
It caused me so much headache and time waste (days!) that I decided although it was initially very convenient and fast to use and set up new WP blogs,..in the end the problems outweighed the benefits and I decided never to go with the "hive" (shared install) set up again.

With Fantastico being available these days its just a whole lot easier to set up a fresh WP install for each new blog or site (and yes,..I changed the "wp_" prefix in the configure.php file and tables for each install for security purposes..takes about 15 minutes to do ..set & forget).
Hope that helps you.
Russ

[GuerrillaIM]

Hi Russ,

Those are all good solutions for managing WP blogs on the same server. However, my network spans several different web hosts and not all of them use cpanel.

I think blog matrix pro does what I want but $997 is steep.

[Russell Hall]

Originally Posted by GuerrillaIM

Hi Russ,

Those are all good solutions for managing WP blogs on the same server. However, my network spans several different web hosts and not all of them use cpanel.

I think blog matrix pro does what I want but $997 is steep.

Ok,.. I see. In fact I'd never heard of blog matrix pro which is strange seeing as I'm so into WordPress (you learn something new everyday). I'll check it out but I'd say that $997 does sound very steep. You could probably get your own scrip written for that much and then sell it on directly,- although I wonder how big such a market would be?

Cheers,
Russ

[GuerrillaIM]

WPDirect does it also but that is $147/mo. I guess as soon as someone brings out a budget option the prices will come down. Until then I guess I will manage them individually.

[InternetMarketingIQ]

Although not the solution you are looking for I use a combination of iMacros and RoboForm to set up folders for the Sites I manage so I can get in and out my my sites quickly. No worries about different hosts as once it's all set up it's just point and click. I use the iMarcros to dig deep into specific parts of sites and cPanel.

[waynez]

BlogMatrixPro is only $147.

I am not sure when it was priced at $997.

Wayne

[VegasGreg]

I downloaded a plugin called MUSA-Multi that claims to allow us to manage multiple blogs from one location. It doesn't allow you to install multiple new blogs, but allows you to manage posts/comments/etc from 1 location.

I have not installed this yet nor tested it, but sounds promising.

I also can't recall where I got it. Maybe the War Room? Or just Google it, you will find it. Hopefully it will help do most of your managing.

I really want to see a low priced alternative to install and set up multiple new WP sites.

[hinduhead]

can these allow you to clone wp sites to another domain?

[cordless]

Originally Posted by waynez

BlogMatrixPro is only $147.

I am not sure when it was priced at $997.

Wayne

BlogMatrixPro is not only $147. It is initially an upfront payment of $147, and then after the 1st 30 days, $67 a month until you die and evaporate. The sales page is deceptive in that several call-to-action spots only state you can get "access" to BlogMatrixPro for $147, which is a tricky way to state it is not the end-all payment.

Also, on the sales page there is mention of 5 installment option for the steep $997, but nowhere in the checkout process does that installment option come up. Just go through the checkout process to paypal for each and you will see that for yourself.

$147 for a trial is steep as I see it. I have tried more than one multi install wordpress plugin that ended up not working for me or causing so many mistakes that it would have been easier if I did it all by hand. That is why I am leery about blogmatrixpro. But my biggest turnoff is the initial misleading payment statements. In my experience if there is any misleading copy on one issue, there is good chance there is other misleading info on the product as well. Looking at the helpdesk I found no knowledge items on that pricey product, only other ones. It is hard to determine if this product lives up to the hype. I also don't know how well they live up to issuing refunds, which can be a block to trying a trial version.