{"id":11951,"date":"2022-06-07T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welaunch.io\/en\/?post_type=faq&p=11951"},"modified":"2024-07-25T20:58:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T18:58:04","slug":"create-wordpress-multisite-network","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.welaunch.io\/en\/knowledge-base\/faq\/create-wordpress-multisite-network\/","title":{"rendered":"How to create a WordPress Multisite Network"},"content":{"rendered":"

The multisite network feature is a powerful, hidden functionality inside every WordPress system. A multisite<\/a> allows you to setup separate WP websites inside one WordPress installation. It also can be used for WP Multisite translations<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WP Network Examples<\/h2>\n

A Multisite can be used for multiple customer websites or a multilingual setup. Below are two examples of this use cases.<\/p>\n

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  • Name: My Agency Network<\/strong>\n
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    • Customer Website 1<\/li>\n
    • Customer Website 2<\/li>\n
    • Customer Website 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t
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      • Name: My Multilingual Multisite<\/strong>\n
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        • German Site<\/li>\n
        • English Site<\/li>\n
        • Spanish Site<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n

          Benefits of a Multisite<\/h2>\n

          There are many reasons why you can or should use a multisite instead of a single WP site. Here are some benefits of using a multisite instead of other translation plugins:<\/p>\n

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          1. All sites share the same Themes & Plugins
            <\/strong>Extensions & Designs can be activated per site or globally. You can share new functionalities inside your network directly.<\/li>\n
          2. Sites can still be independent\u00a0<\/strong>
            You can setup a custom navigation menu for your German site for example. Or use custom payment provider for your WooCommerce shop only in your Spanish Site.<\/li>\n
          3. Central Maintenance & Backend<\/strong>
            You only have to update extensions & themes once. Furthermore the network admin can access all sites with a single click. Users can only have access to specific subsites.<\/li>\n
          4. Performance<\/strong>
            Instead of saving all translations or post data inside ONE posts and postmeta table, in a multisite every site has it’s own tables. German Shop orders will not affect Spanish site for example.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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