Posts Tagged ‘wordpress-mu’

WordPress MU File Editor Revealed

October 18th, 2009 by Keith from shrewdies | 1 Comment | Filed in Function
Many “authorities” will tell you there is no WordPress MU file editor, and give you complicated workrounds to let you edit plugins and themes directly.

This is no longer true.

The latest version of multiuser WordPress has the standard file editor – it just needs to be enabled.

First, a couple of warnings:

  1. Editing themes and plugins directly can render your site unusable. It is vital that you have a backup of the file you are changing, AND file access to your webserver to revert to your backup if needed.
  2. The change will affect all your users who are using the plugin or theme that you are changing

So, there are very good reasons why you should not make ad-hoc changes to plugins and themes. However, if you feel that bypassing version control is occasionally worth the risk, here is how to unveil your hidden file editor.

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WordPress MU

October 17th, 2009 by Keith from shrewdies | No Comments | Filed in Foundation
I had my chance, today, to see if my perfect instructions for installing WordPress MU are still perfect.

Actually, I can see immediately that perfection falls short by lacking a screenshot.

So I’ve added one.

WordPress MU Installation

WordPress MU Installation

There are still no Fantastico or Simple Scripts that I am aware of to install automatically, so you have to copy the files to your server, then fill in the form shown above (with your own details, of course).

The choice of sub-domains or sub-directories defaults to the correct choice. I cannot think of a reason why you would want subdirectories, but this would make an interesting topic for discussion in the WordPress MU Installation Forum, if you think you need sub-directories.

The manual install routine is still extremely simple, but as with most things, there is a right way and a wrong way to do it. The wrong way is to leap in without planning. The right way is to follow these simple steps.
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Multi User Web Hosting: WPMU From Scratch

February 24th, 2008 by Keith from shrewdies | 1 Comment | Filed in Foundation


Multi User
Thanks to (nz)dave for this image
How different is Multi User Web Hosting compared to a standard hosted WordPress installation?
There are more similarities than differences, but you must prepare properly and keep your wits about you.

My standard WordPress installation wizard starts after you have a domain up and running. WordPress Multi User (WPMU) installation requires some changes to how your domain is configured. Specifically, you need to change DNS records if you want user blogs to be userblog.domain.com rather than www.domain.com/userblog.

I need to do a separate Multi User Wizard, but for now, I will list all the steps I took to get WPMU running. I’m pretty sure that the plugins and other configuration steps will differ, so I will generate the first phase of my Multi User Wizard over the next few days.

For now, the installation steps, with a couple of warnings, are:
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Web Hosting For Dummies

February 21st, 2008 by Keith from shrewdies | 6 Comments | Filed in Managed Hosting Service, Old Web Business Posts, WordPress Hosting
2010 Update:

I have had so much interest in a Web Hosting For Dummies book (that does not exist), I’ve introduced a new section looking at appropriate books in the field of web hosting.

Also, a couple of other updates:

  • WordPress.com has clarified that it does allow some site monetization as log as it is ethical and incidental (my interpretation). I’ll review this in more detail just as soon as somebody asks me to.
  • My installation wizard is on-hold. Now that Pods is here, there is a better way to manage it, but I have other Pods projects to complete first.

Web Hosting For Dummies

I know many people seeking web hosting for dummies.

Millions of people have gained benefits from “For Dummies” books. Most don’t really like admitting to being dummies. Many are far from dummies, but want to get back to basics so they have a good foundation for whatever they want to learn.

These people are Shrewdies.

They want to gain the benefits of web hosting without years of learning technology secrets.

How can Shrewdies get good quality web hosting at reasonable prices? Or free?

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