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How to Convert an InstaWP Live Site to a Multi-Site Setup

This document provides a detailed walkthrough for converting a WordPress site to a multi-site setup using the InstaWP Live platform. Follow these instructions to transform your single WordPress site into a network of sites with ease.

WordPress Multi-Site Support feature lets you create and manage multiple websites from a single WordPress installation. It's ideal for organizations, schools, or businesses that need separate sites for different departments, locations, or users, while still keeping centralized control over all sites. This setup saves time and resources by allowing shared themes, plugins, and administrative settings across the network.

WordPress Multi-Site Support feature was added to InstaWP in version 2.39.0.

Step 1

The multi-site setup can be configured to use either a subdirectory or subdomain approach. To utilize this feature, go to Sites and click on InstaWP Live. Now, click on the vertical ellipsis and select More Options from Hosting Settings.

Step 2

You'll be redirected to the site settings page. Select Settings from the options and click on the Convert button from the Convert to Multisite option. A modal window will appear.

Step 3

You will then be prompted to choose between a sub-directory or sub-domain format. Select the format according to your preference.

It is imperative to carefully consider whether to use the subdomain or subdirectory option before proceeding with the conversion, as this action cannot be undone.

Selecting subdirectory will create each site as a subfolder within the main domain, such as example.com/site1. Alternatively, choosing subdomain will generate each site as a subdomain of the main domain, like site1.example.com

Once the process has completed loading, you can verify the changes.

Step 4

Once the multi-site update is successful, perform a magic login to verify the conversion. You should now see that the site has been successfully converted to a multi-site setup, and the new site structure will be visible.

Step 5

After confirming the conversion, please remember that the multi-site conversion is non-reversible.

Updated on: 01/05/2025

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