The other day I had someone ask me if it was possible to handle multiple blogs from a single WordPress admin interface. Before a month ago, the answer would’ve been no with the basic WordPress installation. Today, the answer is yes. As of the WordPress 3.0 upgrade, they are working to bring together the MU features with the base WordPress system. So, you can run multiple blogs from the same administration panel. It’s really a fairly simple task but it does require a little editing to a php file.
Here’s what to do:
1. Make a copy of wp-config.php
2. Open the wp-config.php
3. Add the following line anywhere in the file: ”define(‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);”
4. Save the wp-config.php
You should now be able to access the Network page via Tools >> Network to set up multiple subdomains. If something goes wrong, simply replace the wp-config.php with the copy that you made at the beginning of the process.
It is my understanding that if you want to handle multiple top-level domains you should use a tool like the Domain Mapping plug-in.
Best of luck!
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