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1. Ju Lauriano
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   Well, this must have been addressed somewhere, so if anyone can link me to it...

   I am about to use ClassiPress and I need to use the multi-site feature since I am going to have 20+ sites...one for each state in the country.

   Now, what is actually shared? I know I have one install so how far can I go? I need to have different templates for each site because each state has a different name...is that possible? Members log in at one site, are they automatically logged in for all?

   I am having a hard time trying to understand where the line is drawn... there must be a FAQ somewhere...or not?

   Thanks in advance.

2. Max Alexander
   Member
   Posted 1 year ago #

   For the theme question: Some themes have multiple mini-styles that you can enable. For example,

   • Style 1: Red
   • Style 2: Blue
   • Style 3: Green
   • Style 4: White
   • Style 5: Black
   • Style 6: Purple
   • Style 7: Yellow

   So this is what my theme ends up having a hierarchy like this.
   Each administrator of their own site (in their administration panel) will see options like this.

   In sum, this diagram shows how 1 theme for multiple sites can contain different styling variations. Most of the time these variations are just in color and sliced images and some random css. It's like giving a theme different skins.

3. Andrea_r
   team pirate
   Posted 1 year ago #

   I need to have different templates for each site because each state has a different name..

   If the theme pull in the site name from backend settings, then it is specific to each site. (hint: 99% of themes do this)

   Members log in at one site, are they automatically logged in for all?

   they log in to the network as a whole, yes.

   You are running your own mini wordpress.com - if you are familiar how themes work over there, and what parts change vs what stays the same, then it's easy to figure out.

   options pages and wdigets are site-specific. any php functions that pulls blog-specific items (like a page listing) is specific to that page /site.

   If it's hardcoded in the theme itself (like a link to the designer's site in the footer) then it's that way for all site using that theme.

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