Chapter 2

Setting Up and Configuring Network Features

IN THIS CHAPTER

Bullet Enabling the network feature

Bullet Differentiating between subdirectories and subdomains

Bullet Configuring the network installation

Bullet Disabling the network

This chapter covers how to find the files you need to edit the network, how to enable multiple sites in the network, and how to remove the network should you no longer want to have multiple sites in your WordPress install.

By default, access to network settings is disabled to ensure that users don’t set up their network without researching all that the setup entails. Setting up a network involves more than configuring options on the Dashboard or turning on a feature, so before enabling and setting up a network, be sure that you read Book 8, Chapter 1.

Here’s what you need:

  • Backups of your site (explained in Book 2, Chapter 6)
  • Ability to edit the wp-config.php via SFTP (Book 2, Chapter 2)
  • Enabled wildcard subdomains (covered in Book 8, Chapter 1) if you're using subdomains

Enabling the Network Feature

You need to enable access to the Network menu so you can set up the ...

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