Title: MultiSite "clusters"
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# MultiSite "clusters"

 *  [Fretless](https://wordpress.org/support/users/fretless/)
 * (@fretless)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-clusters/)
 * I’m just trying to get my head around WordPress MultiSite and I’m wondering if
   it’s possible to set up several “clusters” on the same hosting account? For instance,
   if I have “www.mysite.com” as my main hosting account, and I then set up multiple
   addon domains (as opposed to subdomains) on that account, can I install MultiSites
   within each of those new domains at all?
 * For example, my hosting account is “www.mysite.com”.
 * I set up three addon domains – “www.mysite2.com”, “www.mysite3.com” and “www.
   mysite3.com”.
 * Can I then set up MultiSite installs within each of those addon domains for a
   particular genre, or must I have one huge MultiSite on the main account domain
   with all sites stacked on it?
 * The reason I ask is because I’m having difficulty setting up new subdomain sites
   at the moment. I got everything working the other day with a MultiSite installed
   at the root domain on another account I have, but I’m trying to do things differently
   on this account. So far no such luck though.
 * I haven’t got to the domain mapping stage on this server I should add. Just a
   straight MultiSite install. Domain mapping worked fine on the other server.
 * Another question is for Andrea_r. Do you have a list of features for your professional
   domain mapping plugin? I’m trying to weigh it up against the free plugin but 
   I don’t know what the features of the paid one are.
 * In the past I’ve set up my WordPress installs with a separate “images” folder
   for each addon domain (I just hated the way WordPress handled images so I did
   my own thing). I realize that the subdomains in a MultiSite are virtual and that
   there are no folders as such, but am I able to somehow “domain map” the images
   with your plugin if I park them on another domain altogether?
 * Anyway, I hope someone can help out with my questions.

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 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-clusters/#post-2105829)
 * [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-multi-network/)
   may be what you’re looking for with regards to clusters.
 * > Do you have a list of features for your professional domain mapping plugin?
 * All the info is here: [http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/)
   🙂
 * And the pro one: [http://wpebooks.com/professional-domain-mapping/](http://wpebooks.com/professional-domain-mapping/)
 * You can compare the two at your leisure.
 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-clusters/#post-2105830)
 * > must I have one huge MultiSite on the main account domain with all sites stacked
   > on it
 * No, you;re not obligated to.
 * > The reason I ask is because I’m having difficulty setting up new subdomain 
   > sites at the moment. I got everything working the other day with a MultiSite
   > installed at the root domain on another account I have, but I’m trying to do
   > things differently on this account. So far no such luck though.
 * On shared hosts that have wilcard subdomains, the wildcard only works on the 
   main account. Not on add-on domains.
 * > Do you have a list of features for your professional domain mapping plugin?
   > I’m trying to weigh it up against the free plugin but I don’t know what the
   > features of the paid one are.
 * There’s two differences:
 * – the paid one hides the originating domain. It does not exist in the html source
   of the mapped domain.
    – the super admin maps all domains. there’s no menu on
   sub sites for users to map them on their own.
 * And yes, that’s on the sales page. 😉
 * Otherwise, they are the same. Server-side, all domain mapping plugins need the
   same setup work done. The plugins only handle the domains when they get to wordress.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 2 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * Last activity: [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-clusters/#post-2105830)
 * Status: not resolved

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