Background
You may have heard of it and you may have not.. The WordPress Multisite plugin can be very useful for many companies and organisations. It allows you to launch several websites off your main site. In some instances even hundreds of websites. It’s not something that most users will know about, but it certainly can be beneficial if you are working on projects that require quick launches of numerous sites. Network of multiple websites all running on a single installation of WordPress.
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Good examples of when to use
Best examples to think of, come from organisations and institutions. If you look at universities, schools, churches and even the WordPress website itself you will find great examples of uses. Easily and quickly launch multiple website or blogs within your network.
You organisation for example may need to launch multiple copies of websites across different regions. They may only need slight adjustments and customisation but for most part would remain the same. This is where WordPress Multisite plugin comes in and can be very beneficial. To save you time and allow you run a network of websites which you can easily administrate.
Getting Started
The process is not overly complicated, but you may need assistance from a web developer if you have no prior experience with WordPress. Here is a good tutorial with instructions on creating a WordPress Multisite Network. Consider one of the initial steps, is to make sure that your server is fully capable of running a multisite setup. Also consider your subdomains or subdirectories and how you will manage them. Then prepare everything and begin to install the network.