Question 1

What is WordPress Multisite?

Accepted Answer

A feature that lets you run multiple sites from one WordPress installation, sharing core, themes, and plugins, managed from a single network dashboard.

Question 2

Subdomain vs subdirectory multisite, which should I use?

Accepted Answer

Subdomains (site1.example.com) suit distinct sites, subdirectories (example.com/site1) suit sections of one brand. Choose early, since switching later is hard.

Question 3

What are the downsides of Multisite?

Accepted Answer

Shared plugins and themes, more complex security and backups, some plugin incompatibilities, and one point of failure for the whole network.

Question 4

Is Multisite good for ecommerce?

Accepted Answer

It can work for a network of stores, but each store shares resources, so heavy stores are often better on separate installs.

Question 5

How do I enable WordPress Multisite?

Accepted Answer

Add define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true); to wp-config.php, run Tools then Network Setup, then add the generated wp-config and .htaccess rules.

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