ATLTEK
Member
Posted 6 months ago #
I am in the planning stages of migrating a client from Frontpage (yuck) to WordPress. The company does event management. They create websites within their site for each event with details on multiple pages (Location Info, Date/Time, Sponsorship Levels, Registration, Client Info pages). These pages are available via a side navigation menu while my client's main navigation menu is across the top of all of the pages. The sites my client creates for the different events are pretty much the same sites for each of their clients, just with different info on the pages.
What is the best method for setting up a WordPress site like this?
Thanks for any assistance.
Step one would be to make your own default theme, and use http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/change-the-default-theme-for-sites-without-a-plugin/ to set it up as the default for all sites:
Basically, something like this on your config file:
define('WP_DEFAULT_THEME', 'classic');
where 'classic' is replaced with the folder name of your theme.
As for the replication of content, there are a couple options.
There's a pay for plugin called Replicator - http://wpebooks.com/replicator/ - It clones sites whole sale (plugins and all).
If that's not what you want, these can tweak settings for new blogs
* http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wpmu-new-blog-defaults/
* http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/default-blog-options/
Ipstenu, do you mind me asking what tool do you use to replicate site templates?
I don't, as it happens. I don't tend to make same-sites. But I'd probably use Replicator since the devs are my friends :)
well, your friends and other-half-elf-gurus too :)
i'd say that's not about making same-sites, but starting new sites with all the basic configuration already done
Right, I actually don't do that :) Each site I've made (with three exceptions) is so vastly different and specific to itself that it's been worth my time to sit and design 'em like that.
ATLTEK
Member
Posted 6 months ago #
Thank you for the quick response. This sounds like what I need. I am getting the test server configured and will reply with the configuration I use.
Cheers!
