Summary: Multisite is a great way to manage all your WordPress sites from a single installation. However, a very common issue that WordPress multisite administratorsface is how to set up domain mapping. By default, additional sites setup within your multisite network are created aseither subdomains of the root site (e.g.subsite.network.com) or subfolders (e.g. network.com/subsite).Naturally, these don’t look very good and so by implementing domain mapping, you canpoint a site to an external domain, such as domain.com. To other visitors, this will then appear as a normal website.Prefer to watch the video version?WordPress Multisite Domain MappingWhen it comes to setting up WordPress multisite domain mapping you do have a few options. We are going to walk you through the entire Multisite setup here at Kinsta as this can sometimes be confusing.If you already WordPress Multisite up and running, feel free to skip to Step 5 to start mapping your new subsite domains.Below we will be setting up the following:kinstamulti.com (main subsite)kinstasub1.com (additional subsite)kinstasub2.com (additional subsite)kinstasub3.com (additional subsite)Step 1 – Install WordPress MultisiteIf you are doing a fresh installation of WordPress you can automatically configure WordPress multisite when you add a new site in MyKinsta. Simply select “This is a multisite installation” and choose either the subdirectory or subdomain option.In this example, we’ll be using the subdomain multisite option. When adding a new site, select the “Install WordPress” option.After filling in the site details, be sure to select the “Should we install WordPress multisite?” option, and specify whether you want to create a subdirectory or subdomain multisite.A subdirectory multisite is one that’s loaded from a subdirectory of a root domain (e.g. domain.com/multisite/).A subdomain multisite is one that’s loaded from a unique subdomain (e.g. multisite.domain.com).If you opt for a subdirectory multisite after creating a subdomain multisite, a rule will need to be added by the Kinsta support team for it to work properly.As setting up multisite correctly is complicated and requires special attention, you should anticipate working with a qualified WordPress developer if you wish to switch an established site from single-site mode to multisite mode.Step 2 – Add Domains to MyKinsta Dashboard and Point DNSThe next thing to do is add your main site’s domain to the MyKinsta dashboard. To do this, go to your site’s “Domains” page, click Add Domain, and add the necessary domain. Be sure to select the “add domains with and without www” option if you want to add the www version of your domain as w... You are listening to the topic about " How to Setup WordPress Multisite Domain Mapping ", if you want to read the full article, please visit https://geniuswp.com or the link in the description.
