Adding New Site to WP Network – Domain Problem

  • Hello all,

    I will try to put this as clearly as possible and hope that I make sense – I am a little green, so please be patient.

    I have an existing WP blog – let’s call it coffeemug.com.

    I want to start a new/different website on the same webhost – let’s call it doctorfizz.com

    Because both of them would use WP, and because it would be a waste of server space to have two WP installations I thought I would take advantage of the multi-site WP network feature. Perhaps the trouble I am having comes down to a misunderstanding of how it is to be used.

    Here is my problem:

    1. Convert (via instructions on WP site) current WP settings to allow multi-site.

    2. Log into admin for coffeemug.com and see that the Network menu items are now there.

    3. Go through steps to create new network, but when asked to add a new site (which would be doctorfizz.com), it gives me the following option:
    Site address: ___________ . coffeemug.com

    My question: how can I get it so that doctorfizz.com does not have the coffeemug.com subdomain? I have the domain already and it’s registered with my webhost – is the problem having to do with the subdomain/sub-directory configuration with my WP installation?

    Any help appreciated.

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  • You need to install a plugin for domain mapping

    Thread Starter imagitude

    (@imagitude)

    Hi govpatel,

    I installed the ‘WordPress MU Domain Mapping’ plugin, but the documentation is pretty scant.

    They say “As a “super admin”, visit Super Admin->Domain Mapping to create the domain mapping database table and set the server IP address or a domain to point CNAME records at.”

    …problem is, when you go to Domain Mapping all it asks for is the site ID and the domain. When I put ‘doctorfizz.com’ in there and press SAVE, nothing happens.

    I have not used the plugin so may be someone who has used it can help you I know is not like any normal plugin.

    Thread Starter imagitude

    (@imagitude)

    Understood. I will post to the Plugin forum.

    I wonder if I’m making a fundamental mistake somewhere else. I’ve got doctorfizz.com registered as an “add-on domain”. Should it instead be its own “parked domain”, or does that make no difference to my problem?

    CrocettaJoe

    (@crocettajoe)

    imagitude, have you gotten an answer to your original question? I have the same question. Thanks.

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    Please post your own topic.

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