Domain mapping
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The document summarizes how to enable domain mapping in WordPress to run multiple WordPress sites from one installation using the WordPress MU Domain Mapping plugin. It discusses enabling the network feature in WordPress, creating additional sites, installing and configuring the Domain Mapping plugin to map custom domains to individual sites, and making the necessary DNS configuration changes. Examples of live mapped domain installations are also provided.
Domain mapping
- 1. Domain Mapping with WordPress 3.0 Presented by Andrea Rennick WordCamp Chicago June 5 th 2010
- 2. Who am I? @andrea_r on twitter andrea_r on the WordPressMU support forum http://wpmututorials.com Cape-wearing Super Admin on other sites & networks
- 3. Sponsored by My mom http://atypicalife.net/mam/ Thanks Mom.
- 4. Overview How to enable the network Multiple sites DNS magic The point: Running multiple WordPress blogs/sites from one install on one server.
- 5. Enable the Network Menu hidden Add line to config to show it: define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true); Visit Tools -> Network Follow steps http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
- 8. Network Gotchas Wildcard subdomain support from webhost Subfolder option disabled if your blog is more than a month old Can workaround Inserts /blog/ in the permalink of main site Can also be disabled
- 9. Create our second site Visit Super Admin -> Sites Add a Site. Yes, it really is that easy. Make sure it works first. Sample site: Mommieblogs.com see: sillyandrea.mommieblogs.com
- 11. The Magic Plugin WordPress MU Domain Mapping http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/ Can install via backend, but you will have to move files Mu-plugins or network activate? sunrise.php to /wp-content/ define( 'SUNRISE', 'on' ); in wp-config
- 12. Super Admin settings Find your IP address Can use a CNAME instead Domain options Remote login Permanent redirect User domain page Redirect admin
- 14. Map the Domain to the Site Visit your second site Tools – Domain Mapping Fill in the options & save sillyandrea.mommieblogs.com sillyandrea.com
- 17. Tell the Server Park the domain in Cpanel What if it's an add-on domain?
- 19. Tell the Server II Geek part: add it to the vhost entry <VirtualHost mommieblogs.com> ..... DocumentRoot /var/www/html/mommieblogs ServerName mommieblogs.com ServerAlias *.mommieblogs.com sillyandrea.com ..... </VirtualHost>
- 20. Mapping in Volume VPS or dedicated Access to Apache configs or really good support team
- 21. Named wildcard host NamedVirtualHost 96.30.51.123 <VirtualHost 96.30.51.123> ..... DocumentRoot /your/wp/install ServerName mommieblogs.com .... </VirtualHost>
- 22. DNS time A record IP address wait
- 25. Live Examples http://ronandandrea.com http://wpmututorials.com http://freebpthemes.com That's it!
- 26. Multiple Networks atypicalife.net on same install as previous examples Has member sites /mam/ /recipes/ /san/ /sarah/
- 27. Our Plugin Domain Mapping Multiple Networks Awesome documentation included Very affordable http://wpmututorials.com/simple-multi-site-plugin-e-book/
- 28. Thanks! Follow me on twitter @andrea_r More tutorials at: http://wpmututorials.com