Multisite network and content development

  • Resolved tvejacques

    (@tvejacques)


    8 months, 2 weeks ago

    In a Multisite setup:
    On which site/domain is the content and customization development done?

    We have several information sites that use the same categories of information, but the content of all sites are localized. The overall look and feel is more or less the same, but there is local customization too. So we want to manage the DB and such structural content in one instance, and allow the other sites to select which categories apply to their location, and manage their content from their sites.

    We have about 700 categories of information and several domain names that need this same information structures (categories, etc.) to select what applies to them.

    It seems a multisite setup is the best solution.

    Our multisite network is set-up with subdomains. But activity and interaction will take place on the independent domains:

    • Subdomain setup with the structure: sub1.primary.com, sub2.primary.com, sub3.primary.com…
    • These are mapped to e.g. other1.com, other2.com, other3.com…

    Question (yeah, a very stupid one):
    In WordPress does one map sub1.primary.com –> other1.com?
    or
    other1.com –> sub1.primary.com

    <span style=”text-decoration: underline;”>Content development on sub1.primary.com</span>:

    • I assume only pages/posts are copied to sub1.primary.com – as categories etc are on primary.com. Is that so?
    • Would cloning be the best method? – of course not clone DB etc.
    • If cloning is the way, what else must be excepted from the cloning?
    • And then filtering / conditions for other1.com is done on sub1.primary.com ?

    Or have we got it wrong?

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  • Moderator bcworkz

    (@bcworkz)

    On which site/domain is the content and customization development done?

    All of them. Every network site is its own individual site. Each has it’s own set of DB tables for all content and settings. The one exception are users. All sites share the same user table. Who can see and do what is managed through site specific roles and capabilities.

    There is normally no relation between one site’s content and another, but it’s possible through custom code to query for data existing in other sites.

    All networks are at their heart subfolder based. Subdomains are essentially aliases for subfolders. It’s all managed internally, there is no outward sign this is happening. Similarly, different domains can be mapped to different sites and internally they eventually each relate to a certain subfolder.

    From a content standpoint, it’s best to think of network sites as fully individual, separate sites. It’s possible to export/import content between sites just as we can for fully separate WP installations.

    Thread Starter tvejacques

    (@tvejacques)

    Thanks a lot bcworkz. That clarifies a lot.

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