WordPress multisite – Is it possible?

  • Hello everyone,

    I’m about to work with a multisite WordPress…
    In fact, I would like to use a single WordPress instance for several existing sites – to import (which therefore have their own tables prefixes: wp1_, wp2_, wp3_, …, wpn_) using the same tables from the same database,
    in order to use all or part of the common resources.

    If I understand the structure of a multisite WordPress, I will have as many different prefixes of tables as different sites!
    For example:
    – site-1, wp1_
    – site-2, wp2_
    – site-3, wp3_
    …
    – site-n, wpn_
    As many resources as sites.

    Question:
    Is it possible to import several (websites currently all online) different websites on a multisite WordPress installation, to finally have, one and only one database grouping all the tables wp1_, wp2_, wp3_, …, wpn_?

    Thanking you in advance for your kind reply.

    Have a nice day

    Kind regards

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  • Preparation is key…

    Backup the old sites and store those backups elsewhere. I prefer a thumb drive normally.

    The absolute best way that I know of is to create the WordPress and test it carefully then turn the network on for multisite. If the main site will be one of your old sites then move that to the new host or make that old site the network site right at the start.

    You’ll want to pave the way for the other sites so install all the themes and plugins you had on the discrete sites on the future multisite.

    Export all the content of your first site from its present location by way of Dashboard –> Tools –> Export and create the site over on the multisite then import the content.

    Feel free to create this first new site as a subdomain or subdirectory of the network for now.

    You’ll probably need to make your theme and any needed plugins active for that site.

    Map the domain name to the new site on the multisite and see if everything works.

    Fix any problems and go on to the next site and then the next.

    Take your time. Take your time. Take your time!

    It’s easier to tackle problems early on rather than move everything and then find out something isn’t quite right.

    —

    You’ll notice I never mentioned moving the databases themselves. That could be done but it isn’t a good idea. Way too much work and fraught with peril. Exporting the content makes much more sense.

    Thread Starter Eric_W10

    (@eric_w10)

    Hi JNashHawkins,

    If I understand correctly, it is not very complicated to create a multisite WordPress from existing websites.

    I also note that it is better not to use the different databases.

    Thanking you for this ultra-quick answer.

    Have a nice day

    Kind regards, Eric

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