Sallie Goetsch explains the basics of setting up WordPress Multisite, Multisite domain mapping, and shows examples of a couple of small networks at the July 2012 East Bay WordPress Meetup.

2. WordPress MultiSite Deep Dive

3. EastBayWP.com

4. Our Meetup.com Page

5. Ongoing Sponsor: Page.ly

6. Today’s Sponsor: DISQUS

7. MULTISITE BASICS

8. Advisements
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9. Server & Hosting Requirements
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10. Two Types of Multisite
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11. Wildcard Subdomains

12. Activate Multisite

13. Network Setup

14. Network Settings

15. Network Admin

16. Network Sites

17. Network Users

18. Network Themes

19. Network Plugins

20. Domain Mapping Plugin

21. 1. Update DNS Info

22. 2. Park Domain at Host

23. 3. Map Domain with Plugin

24. Mapped Domains

25. Extra
# Next two lines fix Multi-site wildcard problem
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^rhymeswithsketch.com$ [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.rhymeswithsketch.com/$1 [R=301,L]

26. USING MULTISITE TO MANAGE
SEPARATE SITES

27. Rhymeswithsketch.com
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28. Parent Portal

29. Sample Subsite: Personal Blog

30. Sample Subsite: WP Fangirl

31. Pros & Cons
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32. SUTTER HEALTH NEWSROOMS

33. The Project
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34. The Newsrooms

35. The Multi-Blog Queries Tool

36. Multi-Blog Queries in Action

37. Cross-Blog Breadcrumbs

38. More Help on Your Handout
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39. About Me