How to Enable the Multisite feature in WordPress Properly

Ravi Chahar
Aug 24, 2017 · 2 min read

Running a Multisite installation is a kind of complicated for many. There are many plugins to do so but before that, you should know how to enable the multisite feature in WordPress.

Most of the people have the confusion between creating the multisite using one WordPress installation.

To do so, it’s necessary to allow WordPress to support this installation. You can install WordPress just like you do for any other single website.

In this tutorial, you will learn the easiest and the fastest way to enable the multisite feature in WordPress.

Use the wp-config.php File for Multisite

You may have read about this file. It’s one of the most influential files of the WordPress directory.

I hope you know how to edit wp-config.php file. WordPress already has a built-in feature of the multisite. You just need to activate it.

You would be happy to know that it can be activated on any existing single site WordPress installation.

It’s because you just need to add a single line of the code in the wp-config.php file.

/* Multisite */

define( ‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true );

This code will activate the multisite feature and you can easily see a few extra options in your WordPress dashboard.

After that, you can add more than one site as the subdomains or in any subfolders.

NOTE: For an existing website, you should backup your WordPress website before making any changes.

You should never take any chances with your live website. Always think about the worst situation and prepare accordingly.

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Ravi Chahar

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