How to Create Multiple WordPress Blogs Using a Single Database
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@fretbuzz: Sounds like you are trying to use the same source code…you must duplicate your source code as well so each install will have a unique web address.
Hi!
I followed your video instructions to help a friend with her site. There didn’t seem to be folders under public_html that had the existing blog, so I copied everything from public_html into a different folder which i then moved into public_html. I changed the wp_config file in the new folder to put in the new prefix. Everything is cool except that the new blog is the generic out-of-the box version, not a clone of the existing one. I didn’t delete many of the possibly irrelevant folders (cgi_bin, etc.) And, FWIW, she’s using the Thesis plugin.
Do you think we can avoid re-customizing the new blog by copying something else?
Thanks for a great video – this is exactly what we wanted to do.
Mark
@Mark Chance Watching the tail end of the video again, I see this is “expected” behavior! Well, that’s good news in that nothing got hosed up. Thanks! Now to get it re-customized – and there may be Thesis licensing issues…
Hi!
Great tutorial!
I was wondering if it is a way to have multiple blogs on the same dashboard, so that you choose which one of the blogs you want to post posts and pages to. I tried WPMU but I’m a bit afraid to use it, because of lack of skills. And the fact that I don’t want more than 3-4 blogs.
Do you know of any plugins or how to do so?
Thanks in advance!
@Anders: I haven’t used wp-hive, but that may be what you are looking for. http://wp-hive.com/
Hi there, using your “copy” method here to create multiple blogs on one site / DB. are there now discrete different RSS feeds or do all of the blogs combine into the original Feed? THX JR
@JohnR: They are different blogs with different db tables, so they have their own different RSS feeds.
Hi figaro
I watch many of your videos and use them on my site! I do have a question about Multiple WordPress blogs and one data base. Is this a good thing to do, will it cause a slow down on my site? And if I do this, can I make the main site a break-off and change the main site? Does this make sense? lol
So say I have a site on cooking. The main page {right now} was casseroles. Can I transfer the casseroles {main site} to a break off, including all it’s posts, to public_html/casseroles? (I hope you understand this}
@Kelly: No, it won’t have any more of an impact than separate blogs using separate dbs. When you do this you have completely separate blogs…they are not tied together in anyway just because they are using the same db. You could make casseroles a separate blog.
Hi Figaro! Thank you!
Can you explain how this works with the URL though? If I want to have a different url… so one blog is howtocook.com and the other blog is takecareofyourpet.com
does this method in your video work?
@Susan Weinschenk: It does work, but you would need to have the domains and set-up add-on domains with your host. A host like Bluehost allows unlimited add-on domains, so it’s quite easy to set-up separate websites (blogs) with unique url’s on a single account.
THANK YOU thank you thank you! I’ve been hunting high and low for easy to follow instructions on how to do this (for someone that is definitely NOT a tech geek) and you saved me! Your video was so easy to follow and got me all set up in no time. I’ll definitely be bookmarking your blog for future techy support needs
I am setting up a WordPress site for a school and found your tutorial. It looks like a great way to meet the objectives of what the school wants. Specifically, allowing each grade to have their own “blog” (site) with their own login.
I just had a couple follow up questions after watching your video:
1. Can you confirm my summary above? Will this allow for separate logins for each grade/blog?
2. What will the url look like once this is live on a hosting site? What I would prefer is “http://www.schoolname.com/grade1″ and “http://www.schoolname.com/grade2″ etc. for the grades. The main school web site would be “http://www.schoolname.com” Will this work using your method?
Thanks for your time and for putting this together for everyone.
Yes, it allows for separate logins and yes, it will work just the way you want.
We are a small farm/woodworking business with a single website. My wife has HER “Farm News” blog and does not want me interjecting any “Words from the Woodshop.” Thank you so much for your video — I’m pretty sure you have solved my problem!
Question: Once I have finished the “installation / creation” of the second blog on the website and in the mySQL database, HOW do I deal with the periodic WP version updates. Will I be safe in letting WP do the auto thing or am I forever stuck with re-installing all the wp files via FTP?
Yes, you will be safe doing auto-upgrade.
@figaro
I am copying over a second set WP files into a new subdir on my test site as I type this.
QUESTION: How much of the 1st/primary/main site’s “backend” am I safe in deleting from the 2nd install? I’m assuming I can delete a lot of plugins — the 2nd install won’t need its own ecommerce setup for sure. …etc.
As mentioned in previous post/comment, my goal with the 2nd install is to have my own blog “alongside” my wife’s blog. I had tried the “trick” of having a specific category for my blogposts and then excluding that category from her blog, but it turns out I need more control of my blog’s multiple excerpt and single post pages.
QUESTION: How will I create a menu “button” on the “primary” site’s header menu linking to me blog on the subdir instance of WP?
Thank you! I’m headed over to donate. Your video remains AWESOME!
The second install is independent of the first, so delete anything you don’t need in that install.
Search the WordPress plugins–lots of good ones out there that can make this very easy.
Thanks for a well-done video tutorial! Now i have an issue though…i set up the second blog but can’t login to admin–(where i usually use http://jaebaeli.com/blog/wp-admin) there are no menus above, like “add new ” or “dashboard” on my home screen. Is there supposed to be a separate login for that second blog? if so, how do I set that up?
Thanks for any help.
Jae
You don’t have to set it up…if you did everything properly it should be there.
Okay– maybe i missed something. Will go over it again. Thanks!
Hi Steve,
A lovely tutorial. Thanks for the info, really loved it.
Should solve my purpose.
Had one more requirement if you could help me on this:
I have one existing blog, and want another link for the new blog as a page on my first blog.
Can you please suggest how to do that?? All I can think of now, is creating a second blog and redirecting to it from my new page in the first blog. But, what will happen if I click on “Home” link on my second blog? Will that bring me back to the home page of my first blog??
Your suggestions are appreciated.
Thanks again for such a nice video.
Regards,
Yogi.
I would just create a link to it using a custom menu…just click on “Appearance/Menus” and create one.
Fantastic video and instructions. I also have MU and it is interesting to see other methods.
But…I have a holy grail questions. Everyone says this is impossible but I do continue to search.
Now, is it possible to have on the DEFAULT SITE, tabs with these blogs.
For example.
HOME BLOG BLOG 2 STEVE
So every tab is a separeate blog but they are all integrated inside one site.
I am not talking here about linking from the tab to another blog/site but a tab that has inside blog-content and everything sames on the one site/tabs.
It is a holy grail question of many users over the internet.
Best regards.