One of the main new features will be available in the new wordpress version is the merging with Wordpress Multi user platform, it will be called Wordpress Multi Sites or Network. here are some steps you need to take in order to enable the network feature.
1. first you need to add this line to your wp-config.php file:
define(’WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true);
after that you will see a new option under Tools, it will be called Network.
Now you need to follow the regular Wordpress Mu steps and then press the install button.
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This week I’ve downloaded and installed locally the much anticipated wordpress 3 version. the much talked about version where wordpress Mu will no longer exist and will merge into wordpress, it will be called Wordpress Multi Site. apart from that feature there are numerous new and exciting features in wordpress 3.0, here are some of them:
New Registration Details, No More Admin and generated password
Wordpress 3.0 is changing right from the very first stage, installation and registration, no more default admin user name and generated password, now the admin can set is own username and insert the desired password by himself.
New Default Theme – twentyten
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As i wrote before (Wordpress Mu Plugins – Where Can I Find Them?), sometimes i get to work on a Wordpress Mu project. Comparing to the regular Wordpress platform, the sources for themes and plugins are little. So as i did before, why not sharing with you the best websites and places to get themes to work with on Wordpres Mu.
First you must remember, not all themes work with WPMU, see WPMU Theme Compatibility.
Theme Category on WPMU.org – http://wpmu.org/category/themes.
All themes some are premium from wpmudev.org – http://wpmudev.org/themes
WPMU Triden
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The long waited version of WPMU is finally released. with the new admin interface like its bigger sister, and a few more surprises, read some more about it here.
You can upgrade from 2.6.5 quite easily, just:
1) backup eveything
2) delete your WP-admin and WP-includes
3) delete all files in the root directory (I prefare leaving the wp-config, and not delete this file)
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Lately i’ve been working on some WordpressMu projects, soon i will be able to share them with you, but at the moment i thought sharing with you one of the main problems while working with the Wordpress Multi User platform, and the problem is finding the plugins.
while most of the plugins we are using with a regular blog of wordpress can also be used on a WordPress Mu website, there are a fewer places where you can find plugins for WPMU. here’s a list of the better places to find them. please feel free to add more places on the comments area.
WPMU.org
The plugin category in WPMU.org – http://wpmu.org/category/plugins/
WPMU DEV Premium
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