WordPress MU vs Using Category

  • ajaykumarmeher

    (@ajaykumarmeher)


    12 years, 7 months ago

    I am going to create a content based website/Portal. I mean a website which will have contents on variety of topics. I am considering the following 2 options for accomplishing:

    1. Use a normal WP installation and classify the contents based on category.

    2. Use WP Multisite as a network and create individual site for each type of topic. For ex For Mobile create mobile.website.com (or website.com/mobile), For Finance create finance.website.com (or website.com/finance)

    Before I finalize which way to go, I need to know the pros and cons of both methods. SO please through some lights on this and give your opinions.

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  • Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

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    12 years, 7 months ago

    Multisite is multiple separate sites.

    If you don’t want multiple places … You know what, I’ll make this easier.

    http://halfelf.org/2013/wcsf-video-dont-use-wordpress-multisite/

    Thread Starter ajaykumarmeher

    (@ajaykumarmeher)

    12 years, 7 months ago

    Yeah in a sense Multisite is Multiple separate site but can’t we use that to let site visitor feel that they are browsing different parts of the same site.
    when I am running a portal with say 20-30 subjects(topics) WP MU will make my administration task easier. I do not need to go for 20-30 different install of WP and manage them individually.

    Like say a user is reading a topic on Android and he goes to read another topic on say Xbox. And both Android and Xbox will be on 2 separate sites, So will the user get to know that he has come to a separate site?

    When I am considering using Multisite, I am not going to use it the way WordPress.com is using it, but use it in a way like about.com (though it is not wordpress)

    If you can show me a few similar example based on WP I will be grateful.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist

    12 years, 7 months ago

    can’t we use that to let site visitor feel that they are browsing different parts of the same site

    You can do that with Categories too. Just style ’em in your theme. Non logged in users can’t tell! It tastes like bacon 🙂

    When I am considering using Multisite, I am not going to use it the way WordPress.com is using it, but use it in a way like about.com (though it is not wordpress)

    I wouldn’t use Multisite then. I would use Custom Post Types.

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