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WordPress Multisite lets you host multiple sites on a single WordPress install. It has its uses but should not be overused!

How I Migrated a WordPress Multisite Network to Local WP

November 27, 2025April 21, 2023 by Brian Shim

Someone described WordPress Multisite as the “bastard child” of WordPress, and I think that is an accurate description. I’ve burned many hours dealing with the quirks of Multisite, and this is one of them. If you look at Local WP’s official docs on how to migrate a Multisite to local, you’ll see the painful instructions … Read more

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How to Set Up WordPress Multisite on Your Local Machine with MAMP

November 27, 2025April 26, 2020 by Brian Shim

I’ve used MAMP to create local WordPress sites for years. But, I had a hell of a time trying to get it to work with a WordPress Multisite. After a whole day of research, I finally got it to work though! If you want a quick summary of the key points, here are the keys … Read more

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Eleven Reasons Why You Probably Shoulnd’t Use WordPress Multisite

November 27, 2025November 26, 2019 by Brian Shim

WordPress Multisite lets you create multiple WordPress websites that all use the same set of themes and plugins. It might appear to be a great way to make maintaining multiple sites more efficient, as you can update the WordPress core, themes, and plugins once, and they are updated for all sites. But in practice, the … Read more

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Create a WordPress Multisite Network with Different Domain Names

November 27, 2025February 23, 2015 by Brian Shim
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I had a situation where I needed to create a WordPress Multisite network of sites with each site having completely unique domain names.  I found everything I needed by Googling around and I got it to work, but I wanted to document it for later use because there are some “gotchas”.  Here’s the procedure. Note, my … Read more

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