what is wordpress multisite | how to set wordpress

You might have come across Siteadministrators handling multiple WordPress sites at once. How are these sites handled? Are multiple versions of WordPress installed on their site?, we will see what is WordPress Multisite and how to set up a WordpressMultisite? WordPress Multisite allows users to create multiple related siteswith a single WordPress installation. 

You can create any number of child siteswith either a subdirectory or subdomain. Multisites are mostly used to create acentralized system to manage multiple sites at once, by a super admin.The super admin has control over the plugins and themes to be installed on the site. 

This gives major control on the site and avoids unnecessary conflicts withplugins and themes installed by other users. So how to create a WordPressMultisite? Although creating a WordPress Multisite does involve handling codesnippets, the steps are simple enough to be understood by any non-technical folks. Step number one: Downloading and installing WordPress. The first and most obvious step is to download WordPress from wordpress.org. We have alreadyexplained step-by-step methods on how to install WordPress in another article.

This article will show you the installation process for a web host server as well as localhost. if you are installing WordPress on a local host, youcan also watch our video tutorial for the same. Find the link for the articleand video in this video description. Step number two: Allowing Multisite in"wp-config.php" file. 

To enable Multisite on your newly installed WordPress site,you need to start with adding a simple code snippet in "wp-config.php" file. This file resides on your website's home folder. Add this code snippet just before the line reading -/* That's all! stop editing! Happy publishing. */, in this way. Finally, save the file.

Moving to Step number three: ConfiguringWordPress Network Settings. From the WordPress sidebar menu, go to Tools andclick on the Network Setup option. 

This setup option will only appear in theTools menu after you've added the code snippet given in step 2 into yourWordPress site. First, you need to setup desired Network Title and Network AdminEmail address in the given fields. 

Once you have configured this, click Install. 

You are provided with two code snippetsthat need to be added to two separate files on your site The first code snippet should be added to the same wp-config.php file that we used in Step-2.Add the code snippet just above the line reading - /* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. , in this way and save the file. Next, the second code snippetshould be added to ".htaccess" file which resides on your WordPress home folder. You need to replace the whole content with the given code snippet inthis way. Finally, save the file. Your site is now configured to be amulti-site. You need to log in again to get started. Step number four: ConfiguringNetwork Administrator Settings. After you've logged in, you can notice a "My Sites" logo on the top left corner of the page. 

It will list the Network Admin site and all the child's sites that you have created. This is a permanent featureto help super admins access all the sites easily. 

Only the super admins canaccess the Network Admin settings that allows them to install plugins, themes,and configure other major settings of all the sites.

If you hover to one of your child's site, you can see the minimal settings that will be accessedby the respective site administrator. 

To add a new site, go to the Network Admin settings and click on the site's link. You can see all your sites listed here.To add a new site click on the Add New button and then provide further detailslike desired site URL, site title, site language and enter the admin emailaddress. 

Once the settings are done, click on the Add Site button. To manage all your sites, click on the All Sites link. You can see parent site and all childsites under "All Sites" dashboard in this way. You can edit, manage or delete yoursite here. In this way, you can set up a WordPress Multisite. You can also read the article on this topic on our blog learnwoo.com. The link for which isgiven in the video description. 

But that's not it! WordPress plugins work a little differently in a multi-site environment. 

Don't forget to watch ournext video tutorial to learn How to install and activate plugins on aWordPress Multisite and how to set it up with WooCommerce? Go follow us on oursocial media channels and don't forget to subscribe our YouTube channel formore informative video tutorials related to WordPress and WooCommerce.