Wordpress MU question
 

I started installing some wp blogs yesterday. I thought I would try doing t using wordpress mu which I haven't used before so I am curious if I have done this wrong or if I just misunderstood how this works.

I saw a post not too long ago where someone wanted to be able to manage their wp sites, someone mentioned just using mu. I have my main site admin with a drop down showing the other blog sites. When I click one and hit anything it takes me (same window) to that sites login page. Once I log in, there is no more menu with sites.

I am assuming I am missing a step as it doesn't seem all that functional the way it is now.
Any advice?

Thanks

Try url.com/wp-admin/network

Son of a bitch.... :1orglaugh

Thanks man. im gonna go crawl into a hole now.

http://www.ohmagif.com/wp-content/up...-into-hole.gif

Some of these domains seem to go directly to the login instead of that post page.
Maybe I fucked up when adding the users or on a setting somewhere.

Just fyi... may want to be careful with MU. Problem with it is one installation handles say 50 blogs. If a hacker brings down that one installation, all 50 of your sites go with it. Versus if you have a separate WP install for each blog, if a hacker takes one WP install down, it only affects one site.

I just want to manage all my shit from one place if possible. Is there a better way to do this. I have been installing wp seperately. It's just some blogs on a hostgator server.

I make the site as an addon domain, install wp but share one database with a diff table prefix. After install I added the domains to the main logins sites area. Right now if i click add post from the dropdown menu, some of them are posting from the network area and some are going to their own wp-admin.

I haven't done this before so I wouldn't be surprised if I did this wrong and wasted a shit ton of time lmao.

Don't really understand this post question, but I use domain mapping plug in for domains outside of the main domain when adding sites. Then you have to adjust DNS accordingly, depending on your hosting. I have several mu networks and they mostly work fine, but some shared hosts they won't work on and some you need dedicated ip to get them to work correctly.

In answer to your question though, to me this is the best way to manage a lot of blogs. I spread them out over a few networks though

Wordpress mu doesn't exist. It's called wp network.

I think it technically called "multisite", but it's been a while since I've cared

It's built into all wordpress installs. You just initiate it

No it's not.

It is called wp network.

I really need a script for offering free hosting but haven't found any good ones yet. is MU worth it?

do you have a link? I just went to wordpress.org and searched for "wp network" and got nothing specific except how to make "a" wp network. "Multisite" is all over the place. No more actual MU though

Thanks, I will have ot look into it.
Basically, if i click on a subdomaiin from the mysites dropdown, a couple of them will go to:
and I stay within the WP MU interface.

Most of them though will go to:
taking me outside of the wpmu interface.

I'm still having a tough time following so maybe someone else will jump in.

I log into my complete network through one domain usually at all times. I can log in through any, but prefer to stick with the same (usually main one). This allows me to access any and all sites (that are on that particular network) and do whatever to them from within that particular network.

When I create a new site, I punch the domain url I want it to point to into my domain mapping plug in. Then (or before might be easier even) I take the url that was created and go to my hosting dns and punch that into cname.

Are you trying to set up so visitors can access certain particular domains on your network without being able to access the others?

P.S. There is one network dashboard and then a dashboard for each blog you create inside that network

P.S.S There are also special instructions on how to initiate and install it so read it all carefully. You have to add certain code to your config file and to your htacces I think at very least

And that's it!
What else do you want?

Install wordpress. Allow network in wp-config.php, follow the steps in that page you found and that's it. There's nothing more to it.

Fine, but it's called "multisite" not "wp network". And there is a lot more to know about it than you think. When you give out wrong info about something as simple as an app's name, people have a hard time finding the support they need. Get your facts straight.

WTF?! I thought they did something new I had missed and was now missing out on proper support info.

You will find much more needed info by typing in the proper terminology as opposed to some term "you personally" like to refer to an app as. :Oh crap

It is not called multisite. It is called wp network.

http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network
As of WordPress 3.0, you have the ability to create a network of sites by using the multisite feature. This article contains instructions for creating a multisite network.

A multisite network can be very similar to your own personal version of WordPress.com. End users of your network can create their own sites on demand, just like end users of WordPress.com can create blogs on demand. If you do not have any need to allow end users to create their own sites on demand, you can create a multisite network in which only you, the administrator, can add new sites.

A multisite network is a collection of sites that all share the same WordPress installation. They can also share plugins and themes. The individual sites in the network are virtual sites in the sense that they do not have their own directories on your server, although they do have separate directories for media uploads within the shared installation, and they do have separate tables in the database.

NOTE: If you are currently running WordPress MU, you do not need to complete these steps. your network is already enabled. Once you upgrade to the 3.x branch, you will be prompted to update your .htaccess rules for MultiSite. As of the release of WordPress 3.1, you will need to upgrade WPMU manually. You can no longer use the auto-upgrade tool to move from WPMU to Multisite.

Here...

http://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite

Now will you please give me a support link for "wp network"?

I'm seeing a lot of the term "Multisite" in this post :thumbsup

Much better way. Check out http://xmarkpro.com/. Online demo, and free trials available, so within minutes from now you can be adding your existing WP sites, and creating new ones on any server / hosting account.

For example, signup for free trial, upload CSV file of existing WP sites, and instantly have centralized management over all of them (upgrades, plugins, themes, posts, pages, categories, widgets, users, etc.). Then via Domains->Server Manager menu, add in your additional hosting accounts (eg. Hostgator accounts), and immediately be able to create new domains with WP installed & customized to your preferences within seconds.

Go here: http://mu.wordpress.org/

It sends your here: http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

Can we call it a tie?

Did you read this on the page you just posted LOL? "Need help setting up multisite? See the Create a Network help page."

need help setting up MULTISITE, MULTISITE, MULTISITE?!!!

That's how you create "A WP NETWORK". It's not called that.

You must have had a tough time in school if you were renaming countries, and books in your classes :1orglaugh

OK, i lost.

It's wp network.

Whatever you say. Hopefully people know what to search when they need help :1orglaugh