Posted 5 months ago #
We have a current network of 4 sites that are in ASP:
domain.com/subdirectory1
domain.com/subdirectory2
domain.com/subdirectory3
domain.com/subdirectory4
We wish to redesign these 4 sites in WordPress using Multisite, but need to use these same URL's and need to keep the current sites active during development.
Any suggestions on how best to go about this project?
Posted 5 months ago #
Install WordPress in domain.com and make it mimic the main site
Then create the following subsites:
subdirectoryA
subdirectoryB
subdirectoryC
subdirectoryD
domain.com/subdirectory1 will be recreated as subdirectoryA and so on.
Once you've finished, rename subdirectory1 to subdirectory1.old, and go in to Network Admin -> Sites and Edit subdirectoryA
Change the 'Path' to subdirectory1, check the box to change home and site URL, and click update.
Then run a search/replace on your database: Look for domain.com/subdirectoryA and replace with domain.com/subdirectory1
Important points:
1) Keep the temporary subdirectory names the same length as the real ones. If you're using domain.com/jobs, then make the site on WP be domain.com/job1 - The length needs to match to make this easiest.
2) Make sure to check that box to change home and site URL. Very important :)
3) When you do that search and replace, looking for the domain as domain.com/subdirectoryA ensures that you wont' have false positives.
4) A nice cold drink after a hard day work is nice.
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