Add minisite under same WP install? Or new?

  • Resolved marymaru

    (@marymaru)


    11 years, 5 months ago

    I need to add a WordPress CMS section to an existing website and am looking for direction on how to best approach this.

    The existing site is mostly static written w custom HTML and CSS and not in WordPress. There’s a blog section in WordPress connected via navigation and lives in a subdirectory of the main site called blog.mainsite.com. The navigation is custom and doesn’t make use of the menu widget in WordPress.

    The content of the new WordPress CMS section is going to be one the client maintains on their own…just like the existing blog. It’s not going to be blog-like, though. More like a minisite with a main page with links to other pages within this new section, and may include a feature that allows visitors to upload their own files to the client’s server or via Dropbox. The new section will have unique sidebar and header content but will share the same navigation and footer.

    Would it be best for me to add a second instance of WordPress in a new subdirectory? Or is there a straightforward way to add this new section to the same WordPress installation, simply adding a new page and then figuring out how to customize the page so it has it’s own unique sidebar and header content?

    My goal is to keep the interface as simple as possible for the client. And to make the work of adding this minisite as easy as possible for me.

    Any advice or direction greatly appreciated…thanks.

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  • And to make the work of adding this minisite as easy as possible for me.

    From that perspective, and more freedom, it will be better to go for a second installation in a sub directory.

    Thread Starter marymaru

    (@marymaru)

    Thanks Krishna.

    Are there any potential issues I should look out for? Or would they be the same as any other new WordPress installation?

    No such issues as a WP installation at a sub-directory will work independently, you can place separate or same theme, plugins, and at the same time it can be linked from any part of your site and will work as parts of a single site.

    Thread Starter marymaru

    (@marymaru)

    Excellent, thanks again Krishna.

    You are welcome! ??

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