2. Agenda
About Exove
What multisite?
Visual design for efficient multisite creation
Responsive Design
eZ Publish multisite features
Advantages of a multisite installation
Questions before starting development
Single server vs. Multiserver
Q /A
3. About Exove
Established in 2006
~45 employees in Helsinki and Tallinn
A one stop shop
Technology
Concept Development
Graphic Design
Web Development (LAMP platform)
Content Management (eZ Publish, WordPress, Drupal)
Custom Web Applications
Mobile Applications
4. What multisite?
Multiple websites running on a single eZ Publish
installation
Sharing resources, guidelines and possibly
design
Information architecture, visual and technical
aspects need to be considered
5. Visual design for efficient
multisite creation
Work with a base design (grid)
Global layout changes can be done more efficiently
in the future
Define elements, styles, etc. that will be
common and which will be variable
Always assume that you will have variable text
length, different items in the menu, etc.
6. Responsive Design
A separate mobile site (www.example.com vs.
m.example.com for example) is not ideal
The ideal way is to design a single set of
templates to work across all devices (Desktop,
Smartphone, Tablet, ???)
Design phase must be done right
Possible limitations with online advertisement
7. eZ Publish Multisite
features
A single eZ Publish can run one or more sites
Virtually unlimited number of sites
Each site can have a distinct design
In a multi language site
Sites can share content and other resources or
be totally independent
Using the built in permission system you can
define access in a flexible manner
8. Advantages of a multisite
installation
Shared resources
Common software resources are shared
Less maintenance overhead
A single installation
Cost efficient replication of existing site setups
Implementing a multisite ready installation does
not cost more than a single site installation
9. A few questions before
starting development
How many sites will you have?
Will you have language versions?
Do you plan to have campaign sites, etc.
Discuss with your vendor about the path
Turning a single site installation to a multisite
installation may be costly
Performance
Estimate the performance requirements for all sites
10. Single or multiserver?
We can run all our sites on a single installation, but
should we?
It all depends…
Splitting a service on to multiple servers is some
times ideal when you have
A site with high loads, especially ones with peaks
Lots of visitors from all over the world
A multiserver setup complicates resource sharing
Cost will rise