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wp multisite woes

by Kevin Birch
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Hi

I'm having a load of trouble getting wp multi site set up and resorted to plugins which failed miserably

I am wanting people who are in the same niche sign up and run their wp blogs as sub domains of my domain.

Can anyone help me?

Thanks - oh, and theres a beer available too :-)
#multisite #woes
  • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
    Have you started with the following guide?

    Create A Network « WordPress Codex
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    • Profile picture of the author Kevin Birch
      Originally Posted by mojojuju View Post

      Have you started with the following guide?

      Create A Network « WordPress Codex
      Yeah - I defined the wp_multisite_allow function i the config file . . . about 7 times and each time I got an error and had to delete / reinstall each time!

      Thats when I turned to plugins to help me/ Problem is that although the install goes through the motions of adding new accounts, subdomains are not created!
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      • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
        Originally Posted by Kevin Birch View Post

        Yeah - I defined the wp_multisite_allow function i the config file . . . about 7 times and each time I got an error and had to delete / reinstall each time!
        What was the error message you received? Knowing that could help a lot.

        Originally Posted by Kevin Birch View Post

        Thats when I turned to plugins to help me/ Problem is that although the install goes through the motions of adding new accounts, subdomains are not created!
        Wordpress is not going to create subdomains. Wordpress multisite depends on you having a wildcard subdomain record for the domain. Did you add a wildcard subdomain to your DNS records for the domain that you're using for your Wordpress multisite install?
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        • Profile picture of the author Kevin Birch
          Originally Posted by mojojuju View Post

          What was the error message you received? Knowing that could help a lot.



          Wordpress is not going to create subdomains. Wordpress multisite depends on you having a wildcard subdomain record for the domain. Did you add a wildcard subdomain to your DNS records for the domain that you're using for your Wordpress multisite install?
          It was a database connection error

          I think I installed a wildcard subdomain (*.domain) - does it need to be redirected to the root?
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          • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
            Originally Posted by Kevin Birch View Post

            It was a database connection error
            I can't think of a good reason why you'd start experiencing database connection errors after setting up Wordpress Multisite if you didn't have those errors to begin with.

            Originally Posted by Kevin Birch View Post

            I think I installed a wildcard subdomain (*.domain) - does it need to be redirected to the root?
            Yes, all subdomain queries should point to the same web root as the main domain. For instance, if your domain name is example.com, you should be able to create a file called test.html that can be visible at example.com/test.html. But it will also be visible if you visit apples.example.com/test.html, bananas.example.com/test.html, or with any other word used as a subdomain in front of example.com.
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            • Profile picture of the author david carr
              Try this guide:

              Creating a Network by Enabling WordPress Multisite - WPMU DEV – The WordPress Experts

              its a bit easier to follow

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              • Profile picture of the author telewarrior
                Hi,

                I have some interest in developing a WPMU site specifically for IM. The WF does not seem to have all that much about WPMU.

                My ideas seem to center around good permalink structure through creative URL use for SEO. I have a small demo site up and intend on developing a WSO once I zero in on the right need.

                What do others use the multi-user version of WP for in IM?

                Thanks,

                Brett
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  • Profile picture of the author janhindrik
    I had the idea of starting a multisite also, a disaster it was to set it up. If you do a search for managewp you will find a free service to make a multisite. (they have announced to start billing people for the service later)

    The method is simple:

    1. Install a special plugin on every website in the network
    2. Go to the dashboard of managewp and activate
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    • Profile picture of the author ManageWP
      Thank Jan for mentioning ManageWP. We are different to multisite as we allow any WordPress site to be managed from one location. We also focus on integration with other Web 2.0 services like Google Analytics, Amazon, Dropbox (for backups) etc. Feel free to try, looking forward to your impressions.
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  • Profile picture of the author Ken Durham
    The guide David recommends is pretty spot on.
    The problem I had with this came in after setting things up. EVERY spammer in the world comes and tries to begin blogging on your server. They even have lists of multi-blog sites that they distribute. I found the hassle not worth it and took it down.

    Good luck to you
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    • Profile picture of the author mojojuju
      Originally Posted by Ken Durham View Post

      The guide David recommends is pretty spot on.
      The problem I had with this came in after setting things up. EVERY spammer in the world comes and tries to begin blogging on your server. They even have lists of multi-blog sites that they distribute. I found the hassle not worth it and took it down.

      Good luck to you
      Just make sure registration is disabled and you won't have that problem.
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