The Wordpress multi-user platform, WP-MU, is a great tool for building communities and portals. It can power mutliple blogs on one domain. But it's not quote the same as regular Wordpress. In this presentation, I will cover: * Intro: Why WPMU? * Common Installation Mistakes: WP vs WPMU * Choices: directory vs subdomain * Live installation demo Audience members will leave this presentation understanding what WP-MU is, what it is good for, and how to install and configure it to power their own multi-blog portal.

1. WP-MU 101:
How to Install &
Avoid Common Mistakes

2. WP-MU 101
• My Credentials
• What is WP-MU?
• Installation: WP v.s. WP-MU
• Configuring WP-MU

3. My Credentials
• NOT a Developer.
• NOT a Web Designer.

4. My Credentials
• DIY Blogger & Cheapskate

5. What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.

6. What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.

7. What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.

8. What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.
• Unlimited users and blogs.

9. What is WP-MU?
• Multi-User Version of Wordpress.
• Everything WordPress does.
• Scales to tens of millions of
pageviews per day.
• Unlimited users and blogs.
• Different permissions on different
blogs.

10. What is WP-MU For?
• Newspapers like NYT, WSJ, & Le
Monde.
• Universities like Harvard.
• Blog networks.
• Niche-specific blog hosts, like
Edublogs.

11. WP vs. WP-MU
• Installing WP
• Installing WP-MU

12. Intalling WP
• Download & Unzip
• Edit wp-config-sample.php
• Save as wp-config.php
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com/wp-admin/install.php
• Follow the instructions…

13. Installing WP-MU
• Download & Unzip
• Edit wp-config-sample.php
• Save as wp-config.php
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com/wp-admin/install.php
• Follow the instructions…

14. Installing WP-MU:
What you Need
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• MySQL Database 5.0
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• mod_rewrite on Apache
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• Wildcard DNS Record (optional)

15. Installing WP-MU
• Download & Unzip
• Upload folder contents to Apache
server
• Go to:
http://domain.com
• Follow the instructions…

18. Configuration
• Sub-domain vs. Sub-directory
• Wildcard DNS Record

21. Configuring WP-MU
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• Adding a Blog
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• The Index Page
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• Adding a Theme

25. Adding a Theme
• Different Themes for each ‘blog’
• Like regular WP, upload themes to
domain.com/wp-content/themes/
• Activate Themes as WP-MU admin
• Enter admin for specific blog
• Select theme

32. Questions???
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CT Moore
www.GypsyBandito.com
chris@gypsybandito.com