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Scott Paterson
26,869 PointsHow to manage multiple Wordpress website?
I am sure there is a tool that can let you use manage multiple Wordpress sites from 1 dashboard, has anyone here got this kind of thing set up? and if so anywhere or even further information they could point me to help with this?
Thanks for any replies in advance :)
2 Answers
Saskia Lund
5,673 PointsHi Scott!
There is the option of the so-called WP- "Multisite" available.
Multisite option allows you to use 1 Dashboard and manage literally as many separate WP sites as you want. The downside of this however is, that the users you set up to manage each of those "sub"-sites can not install plugins or themes themselves. They can only use whatever you have installed in your WP admin area. On the other hand: big security plus!
There is plenty of information on how to set up a WP Multisite in the WordPress Codex. But maybe already this article helps you out: http://premium.wpmudev.org/blog/ultimate-guide-multisite/
The Multisite option is very powerful! Just look at Wordpress.com for example. It is a multisite network containing MILLIONS of "sub"-sites, which are managed through one single WP dashboard owned by WordPress.com. Same applies to the BBC Blog network.
Hope I was helpful!
Hugs Sas
Scott Paterson
26,869 PointsThanks again Saskia for your in depth reply :) I really appreciate it, I have got some reading up to do.
Scott Paterson
26,869 PointsScott Paterson
26,869 PointsHi Saskia thanks so much for your reply I will need to have a deep read into this to get a deep understanding, I did have a quick glance and not took everything in, but will this be useful to E-commerce sites I have on different servers set up for example in Woocommerce? even if not I can see uses if making bunch of personal stuff I am planning to do and sticking them up on multi site.
Saskia Lund
5,673 PointsSaskia Lund
5,673 PointsHey Scott!
For WooCommerce: If you use WooCommerce on a Multisite network, you will have seperate Product managements on each site. There is unfortunately no such thing as a network-wide warehouse which you could manage from one single dashboard. - if that's where your thoughts went..
But this is merely the standard multisite setup. Of course with some custom code, when using the awesome RESt API that comes with WooCommerce, you could code your own solution, that would let you collect orders from several WP WC sites in one central dashboard. Just look up the detailed REST API documentation: http://docs.woothemes.com/document/woocommerce-rest-api/?utm_source=support%20website&utm_medium=woothemes%20referral&utm_campaign=standard%20links&utm_content=/community-forum/questions/03-presales-questions/how-does-woocommerce-function-on-multisite&utm_term=https://support.woothemes.com/hc/communities/public/questions/202173667-How-does-woocommerce-function-on-multisite-
Hugs Sas