• Resolved pch101

    (@pch101)


    Hi – I am using this theme for a multisite project.

    I am using a primary domain as well as several subfolders, with the primary domain and each subfolder having its own WordPress install.

    From the user’s standpoint, the collection of websites should all appear to be part of the same website. So for example, myexcellentwebsite.com, myexcellentwebsite.com/alpha, myexcellentwebsite.com/beta, myexcellentwebsite.com/gamma, etc. are each using Mesocolumn, with each of those subfolders all being different websites with their own WordPress installs, but the user should not know the difference.

    I would like to change the top menu to suit this purpose, in two ways:

    1. I would like to change the “Home” button located in the top-left corner so that all of them lead to the primary domain. For example, clicking on the “Home” button on the subfolder websites myexcellentwebsite.com/alpha, myexcellentwebsite.com/beta, myexcellentwebsite.com/gamma, etc. would all take the user to the primary myexcellentwebsite.com. (They should still be able to get to the home page of the subfolder by clicking on the website title, which won’t be the same for every subfolder.)

    2. I would like to include menu items that allow users to go between subfolders, not just to other pages within the same subfolder. Again, from the user’s standpoint, this is supposed to look like just one website, even though it isn’t.

    Any ideas are appreciated. Thanks very much, I hope that wasn’t confusing.

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  • Theme Author Richie KS

    (@rkcorp)

    i don’t think the theme can adapt to this. unless you hardcoded the main site menu into the theme (header.php) so all users using the theme will have the same menu. although this will remove the users custom menu ability in their own site.

    Thread Starter pch101

    (@pch101)

    Thanks for the update. There may be a plugin that can help with this. If I find one that works or some other solution, then I’ll post about it here.

    Thread Starter pch101

    (@pch101)

    I just realized that all of this can be done using the Menu features in WordPress under Appearance > Menus.

    The Home button can be linked to any URL, and the custom links feature can be used to construct a pull-down menu with links to all of the sites of ones choosing.

    This explains some of this:

    http://www.wpbeginner.com/beginners-guide/how-to-add-titles-in-wordpress-menu-without-linking-to-a-page/

    Thanks.

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