WordPress Multisite allows you to create a large WordPress-based network of individual websites with a common set of themes and plugins, without eating up your server space. A suitable option for e-commerce, SaaS-based projects, and sites with many segments and departments.
What is WordPress Multisite?
A WordPress Multisite network shares a single WordPress installation, including plugins and themes, to power multiple individual websites. This resource-efficient approach simplifies management, reduces costs, and allows for easy data sharing between sites. It offers the flexibility of user-created sites (like WordPress.com) or administrator-controlled site creation.
WordPress Multisite is a feature available in WordPress 3.0 and later versions that allows multiple virtual sites to share the same WordPress installation with the ability to share themes and plugins.
Why should I use Multisite?
WordPress Multisite is ideal for managing website networks or internationalising e-commerce operations.
Managing a website network is simplified with WordPress Multisite. Sharing a single WordPress installation, including themes and plugins, across all sites saves server space and streamlines updates. Easy switching between sites from a central admin dashboard and the ability to use custom domains for each site further enhances efficiency.
Internationalize E-commerce
Expand your e-commerce reach internationally with WordPress Multisite and WooCommerce. This cost-effective solution allows you to quickly launch in new markets and languages, leveraging the power of WooCommerce. Integrating with a compatible ERP system is highly recommended for efficient order and inventory management.
When is Multisite not the solution for me?
- If you only want to create one website and will not need more in the future.
- If you don’t need to scale your e-commerce.
- You are creating sites for multiple clients to be hosted separately, perhaps with clients having their own hosting providers.
- Each site needs its own database.
- Each site needs its own IP address.
- Users need to be able to install their own themes and plugins.
- If you need to easily move your sites to other servers.
- If you don’t have access to edit the files on your server.
When WordPress Multisite is suitable:
- A network of sites managed by developers or an agency.
- A network to which people can add their own sites, either for free or by paying for a subscription.
- E-commerce with different languages, storage and payment solutions in different regions.
- Schools, universities or other educational institutions.
Why our customers use WordPress Multisite
iDeal of Sweden – E-commerce
iDeal of Sweden’s e-commerce would not be able to function in the way it does today without WordPress Multisite. This is because each site is adapted to a region with different payment solutions, its own language and its own shipping solution.
Meritmind – Consulting company
Meritmind uses several websites in several regions with different languages with different marketing departments and also on different brands. By using WordPress Multisite, they get management benefits and lower their operating costs.
We can help you build a WordPress Multisite network that can:
- Provide tens of thousands of users with their own unique websites.
- Use the familiar WordPress interface with plugins configured separately for each site.
- Include a solution for flexible payments for different regions through Klarna, DIBS, Billmate or similar.
- Create metrics unique to your needs, to get the right data in your web analytics.