Title: Multisite – Two themes, same database
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multisite – Two themes, same database

 *  [dothedance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dothedance/)
 * (@dothedance)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/)
 * Hello guys!
 * I run an entertainment website and my homepage and blog posts are designed to
   support video format.
 * Since few days I’m working on new features, like a wall of images. However, as
   I said, the page is designed for video format and so I can not just create a 
   new category and upload images.
 * I’ve been searching for a solution and saw that it is possible to create a network(
   multisite). So here are my questions:
 * – When creating a new sub-domain, as sub.mysite.com, can I install a new theme
   and share the same database?
    – The users logged in after leaving mysite.com 
   to sub.mysite.com remain logged? – What I need to do to make it happen?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [Predrag – WPMU DEV Support](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmudev-support1/)
 * (@wpmudev-support1)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378022)
 * Hi [@dothedance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dothedance/),
 * Thank you for your question.
 * > – When creating a new sub-domain, as sub.mysite.com, can I install a new theme
   > and share the same database?
 * Yes you can.
 * > – The users logged in after leaving mysite.com to sub.mysite.com remain logged?
 * Yes they remain logged in
 * > – What I need to do to make it happen?
 * Just follow the instructions provided on the following pages to create Multisite
   Network
    [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
   [http://premium.wpmudev.org/manuals/wpmu-manual-2/creating-a-network-to-enable-wordpress-multisite/](http://premium.wpmudev.org/manuals/wpmu-manual-2/creating-a-network-to-enable-wordpress-multisite/)
 * Cheers.
 *  Thread Starter [dothedance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dothedance/)
 * (@dothedance)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378064)
 * Just one more question:
    in your opinion it’s a good solution for my problem 
   create a network? I read it should be a well-considered choice. do not know if
   I can have big problems in the future.
 * Thanks for your quickly answer.
    Have a nice day!
 *  Thread Starter [dothedance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dothedance/)
 * (@dothedance)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378082)
 * I created the network and now I have a problem with permalinks.
    My old structure
   was /%category%/%postname%/ and now changed to /blog/%year%/%monthnum%/%day%/%
   postname%/. I tried back to the old but I’m getting 404 errors…
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378083)
 * I don’t know if a GOOD solution is multisite, but you ASKED about it so… you 
   get Multisite answers here.
 * You’re having /blog/ in your URL becuase you set up _subdirectory_ not subdomain.
 * Go into your wp-config.php and change the define for SUBDOMAIN from false to 
   true.
 *  Thread Starter [dothedance](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dothedance/)
 * (@dothedance)
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378084)
 * This: define(‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, true); ?
 * Already changed but still get 404 errors.
    I mean, I’m changing the permalink
   structure here: [http://gyazo.com/d8d0aff241b8e90eca0897887c3aafcd.png](http://gyazo.com/d8d0aff241b8e90eca0897887c3aafcd.png),
   I’m doing it right?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378087)
 * You have to also change your .htaccess (see [http://codex.wordpress.org/htaccess](http://codex.wordpress.org/htaccess))
 * Remove /blog from permalinks, change your .htaccess, log out, and log back in.
 * If that doesn’t work, WHAT page are you having a 404 on? What does the 404 look
   like (does it match the design of your WP site?)?

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * Last activity: [12 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-two-themes-same-database/#post-4378087)
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