Is this possible? 4 sites 1 network

  • Hi,

    I have 4 websites running with wordpress. Some of them have been running for a long time but all of them have the W.3.4.1. My questions are:
    Is it possible to create a network for all my sites?
    Must all the websites be in the same hosting?
    Should all the websites use the same database?

    Thanks

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  • Perhaps you need to review create a network?

    Thread Starter jaygm

    (@jaygm)

    I read it a couple of times, as well as this but I couldn’t find a clear answer to my questions. It looks like I need to have all the websites in the same server. And it looks that I can use different databases but I’m not sure…

    >Is it possible to create a network for all my sites?

    Yes, generally speaking. Depending on your webhost you may run into certain limitations or issues, but that’s the whole idea of WP multi-site: you can run multiple WP websites from a single codebase and database.

    >Must all the websites be in the same hosting?

    In the end, yes. Let’s say you have A.com, B.com, C.com, and D.com all on different hosts. You would create a new hosting plan, let’s say on E.com, install WP multi-site, and then migrate all 4 of your other websites into the new WP multi-site installation.

    >Should all the websites use the same database?

    Yes they will use a single database associated with the WP multi-site installation.

    There are premium plugins for using multiple databases (https://premium.wpmudev.org/project/multi-db/)

    However with just 4 sites, what is the reason for wanting separate databases?

    One of the main features of a WordPress Network is the shared user base (lending to the ‘network’ name, IMHO).

    Thread Starter jaygm

    (@jaygm)

    Thanks @benbakelaar & @tcbarrett

    Hi,

    Can multisite subdirectory be installed on a subdomain (not a multisite subdomain)

    Jerry

    sorry jaygm, I am new and by mistake became part of your post.

    Moderator Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)

    (@ipstenu)

    ?????? Advisor and Activist

    Yes you can install Multisite as a subdir install within an existing subdomain.

    Install wp in sub.domain.com, activate multisite as subdirectory ??

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