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WordPress Multisite Administration

By : Tyler Longren
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WordPress Multisite Administration

By: Tyler Longren

Overview of this book

WordPress is an incredibly popular blogging platform. Few people realize that the software behind WordPress.com, which is a standalone WordPress with multisite enabled, is available for free, for anyone to make use of. WordPress Multisite is a special “mode” built into WordPress, which allows you to create a network of multiple websites, all running on a single installation of WordPress. WordPress Multisite Administration is an easy-to-understand book filled with information, tips, and best practices to help you create and manage a blog network similar to http://wordpress.com/, by using WordPress Multisite. WordPress Multisite Administration will take you through all the steps necessary to get WordPress Multisite installed and configured on your server. It covers everything from installation and initial configuration to customizations and some helpful troubleshooting tips. You will also learn how to build your own blog directory that features the authors in your WordPress Multisite network. The blog directory is built by making use of WordPress child themes, an incredibly useful thing to know how to do. You'll learn everything you need to know about running and maintaining a WordPress Multisite installation.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
WordPress Multisite Administration
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Theme management


You can install themes on a multisite installation the same way you would with a regular WordPress install. Just upload the theme folder to your wp-content/themes folder to install the theme. Installing a theme is only part of the process for individual blogs to use the themes; you'll need to activate them for the entire blog network or for specific blogs.

To activate a theme for an entire network, click on Themes and then click on Installed Themes in the Network Admin dashboard. Check the themes that you want to enable, select Network Enable in the Bulk Actions drop-down menu, and then click on the Apply button. That's all there is to activating a theme (or multiple themes) for an entire multisite network. The individual blog owners can apply the theme just as you would in a regular, nonmultisite WordPress installation.

To activate a theme for just one specific blog and not the entire network, locate the target blog using the Sites menu option in the Network Admin dashboard...