2 BLOGS, one wordpress.org, one website

  • yas-admin

    (@yas-admin)


    9 years, 7 months ago

    HI
    Hopefully am in the right place
    I have a website, hosted privately by a photo website company. From this website i have a blog with wordpress.org so the blog is also hosted by them.
    http://www.yasminesamiry.com/blog

    Now i wish to have another blog associated to this website (and hosted by them again) let´s say
    http://www.yasminesamiry.com/blog2
    I want this other blog to be different from my first one as to theme, content etc.
    From reading support websites and forums, I believe I have to create a network of sites (multisite).
    or that is not the right direction? (which way is it then?)
    I tried to follow steps for creating a network but get stuck from the beginning, maybe not the right thing to do?

    and another extra question if i may…Can i change the name of the URL for example instead of http://www.yasminesamiry.com/blog it can be called http://www.yasminesamiry.com/travel
    Can i do this within wordpress or i need also to do something within the website or hosting company?
    I guess if i buy a domain name this could be changed easily with the domain company.

    I am not very technical but self taught my way into wordpress so sometimes i think i lack some skills and get stuck.
    hoping someone can point me in the right direction or help out asap thanks

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  • lelandf

    (@lelandf)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    You don’t need to use multisite to have more than one WordPress installation on a single domain, but it can certainly make things more convenient.

    Assuming you have access to the filesystem (via FTP, for example) and access to create new databases (via a hosting control panel, for example) you could try to just install a new WordPress site in the directory of your choice, like /travel/.

    More information can be found in this article: Giving WordPress Its Own Directory

    Thread Starter yas-admin

    (@yas-admin)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    thanks Leland
    No access to file system etc.
    but i would like my two blogs to be different and use different themes etc. and not only be a subdirectory of my first blog, if that is what you meant.
    Seems this can be done easily with wordpress.com, to add a blog and also manage one blog to another. So am looking to do the same with .org
    seems am not really understanding the multisite concept then….

    lelandf

    (@lelandf)

    9 years, 7 months ago

    No access to file system etc.

    In any case, you’d really need your web host’s cooperation then.

    You have two options:

    1. Install multisite on your root domain, and have subsites live in subfolders. Get rid of what’s in /blog/ and let multi-site take over.

    2. Keep what’s currently in /blog/, then install a separate WordPress installation in /travel/.

    But like I said, unfortunately you’ll be kind of stuck if your web host isn’t willing to help. You might want to consider one of the recommended WordPress hosts instead.

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