Title: Multisite on different directories
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multisite on different directories

 *  [mellk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mellk/)
 * (@mellk)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-on-different-directories/)
 * I have example.com and there is already a site on it. A want to have a multisite
   install based on language, so like example.com/en/, example.com/es/, etc. But
   the root directory already has a site and if I put in in a folder, I can only
   do example.com/blog/en/, etc.
 * How do I get it installed without removing the current site (which is not wordpress,
   just html/css) and be able to get those different directories with a multisite
   install?

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 *  [Jenny Beaumont](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jennybeaumont/)
 * (@jennybeaumont)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-on-different-directories/#post-4878865)
 * Hey there,
    sounds a bit complicated, why not just convert the main site to WordPress?
   you can only deeper, so if you install WP in a sub-directory, subsequent sites
   will be example.com/main/es etc. if the sites are related, makes sense to convert
   everything to WP. if they are not, maybe consider taking a different domain/hosting
   package…?
 * hope that helps,
    -jennyb
 *  Thread Starter [mellk](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mellk/)
 * (@mellk)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-on-different-directories/#post-4878874)
 * Converting the main site to WP isn’t an option. It’s not a site fit to do in 
   WP and too much hassle. It doesn’t make sense at all. It’s in a directory structure,
   not subdomain, so different hosting package would also not be a solution.
 * Anyone who has face the same problem and has a solution?

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 * Last activity: [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-on-different-directories/#post-4878874)
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