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[resolved] Simple link widget question, I think (8 posts)

  1. randymarsh
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Okay, I think there should be a very simple solution to this, but I've searched everywhere and can't find the answer.

    I have a network of blogs that all link to each other in their blogroll. I am constantly adding new blogs to this network and these blogs will also be linking to my other blogs. Right now I have to go to every single site and update the blogroll whenever I add a new site. Is there anyway that my network can share a blogroll, so that if I update one site then they all update. This would save me an enormous amount of time. Thanks!

    [moving to Multisite]

  2. Andrea_r
    team pirate
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Don't use the built in Links blogroll. ;)

    I think this might have one:
    http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/diamond-multisite-widgets/

    or do this:
    http://wpmututorials.com/how-to/return-a-list-of-sites-on-the-network/

    and tweak it a little

  3. randymarsh
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    The problem with the diamond plugin is that I still have to go into each site and update the widget each time a new site is added.

    I will give the code in the second link a try. Thanks!

  4. randymarsh
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Okay, is it possible for a network of sites to have a widget that display the links of my main blog? And updates itself with new links, if I add a new link to my main blog. Not all of the blogs are in one WordPress multisite installation.

  5. Andrea_r
    team pirate
    Posted 1 year ago #

    Not all of the blogs are in one WordPress multisite installation.

    Then *this* is your issue.

    If you have multiple *separate* WP installs... then nothing except an RSS widget will update across all of the sites.

  6. randymarsh
    Member
    Posted 1 year ago #

    OKay, I guess I will create a RSS feed with all my site links on it and put a widget on each site that displays the feed. Thanks for the help Andrea! Much appreciated!

  7. Andrea_r
    team pirate
    Posted 1 year ago #

    If you have a lot of sites, pulling the feeds back and forth may cause issues.

  8. Though as they're separate and NOT Multisite, it's slightly less of an issue.

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