multiple sites, common theme folder, one admin for all sites

  • sandg

    (@sandg)


    15 years, 10 months ago

    WordPress MU actually fits what I want but it doesn’t work on Windows with IIS, only Apache. I don’t want to switch hosts as this would paralyze my current system that’s already on MS SQL.

    So I’ve arrived to the conclusion that I need to do multiple installs of WordPress, which currently works on Windows with IIS.

    1. I know that I want only one MySQL database (for easy backup) so I only need to change the table prefix to be unique for each site and upload to the respective site’s sub-folder. The doc on this site doesn’t state this clearly, do I also need to upload all the other files?

    2. If I upload all the WP files, then I would have separate wp-admin, wp-content, and wp-includes for each site. How do I make it so that each site can use different themes, plugins, etc and the themes come from the same wp-content/themes folder so that I can modify a theme and all sites using that theme will be updated without having to edit/upload the theme files repeatedly?

    3. With different table prefixes for each site, can I still have just one master admin login to manage all sites or do I have to login to each site individually to manage it?

    4. Each site will have it’s own content but there’s a section in each site that I want to display same content from one main site, like news or updates, for instance. How can this be done?

    5. How can I have a Page in WP that links to an external webpage instead of the usual content? I need it to link to the login page of the MS SQL system.

    Sorry if I’m asking too many questions but I really need help. Thx a lot.

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  • designsimply

    (@designsimply)

    15 years, 10 months ago

    Hmm, what about creating a subdomain for a WordPress MU install that points to an apache server? I think you could do it that way. Is a subdomain for the blogs acceptable?

    Thread Starter sandg

    (@sandg)

    15 years, 10 months ago

    Subdomains for blogs is acceptable but I wouldn’t want to take up another hosting on an apache server just for blogs. Not right now anyway, at least until business has picked up.

    Am still looking for a way to have multiple blogs with common folders (admin, plugin, theme, etc) yet separate users and theme choices.

    A little help pls?

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