This document provides an introduction to WordPress multisite functionality. It explains that multisite allows a single WordPress installation to host multiple sites and defines key multisite terms. It then outlines the administration interface for multisite including pages for managing sites, users, themes, plugins, and settings across the network. It also describes common actions network administrators can take like enabling themes and activating plugins for all or individual sites.
3. From the Codex…
Multisite is a feature of WordPress that
allows multiple virtual sites to share a
single WordPress installation.
Also known as a network of sites
4. Before installing Multisite
Choose sub-domain or sub-directory
http://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_
Create_A_Network
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_N
etwork
http://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Net
work_Administration
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8. Sites Page
Add and delete sub-
sites
Deactivate/Activate
sub-sites
Mark sub-sites as
spam
Delete sub-sites
Link to sub-site’s
dashboard
Link to front of sub-
site
9. Users Page
Add/Delete users
Edit user profiles
See which sites users are assigned to
View/Edit list of Super Admins
25. Allow Site Admins to Activate
Plugins
1. Network Admin > Settings
2. Scroll to the very bottom
3. Check the box to enable Plugins
4. Save
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27. Banning
Ban certain site names
Ban users based on one or more email
domains
Limit allowed emails to one or more
domains
28. Upload Settings
Size limit for total sub-site uploads
File types allowed to be uploaded
Maximum single file size
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30. Info Tab
Set domain name (NOT for domain
mapping)
Set path (for sub-directory multisites)
Mark as:
Public
Archived
Spam
Deleted
Mature
31. Users Tab
Add/Remove users from sub-site
Add existing users, already registered in the
network
Add new users
Set User Roles for sub-site
32. Settings Tab
Directly modify most settings for the
sub-site
35. Plugin Order matters
Plugins are loaded in this order:
1. Must-use plugins (in /wp-content/mu-
plugins)
2. Network Activated Plugins
3. Site activated plugins
NOTE: Site activated plugins are
skipped for the wp-activate.php page, and
when WordPress is being installed