I presented on WordPress Multisite at WordCamp Detroit 2010, and this is the slideshow that I created for it.

1. Understanding
WordPress Multisite
by Ryan Imel
Editor in Chief, wpcandy.com

6. Multi-what?

7. WordPress
with Multisite turned off

8. WordPress Multisite

9. WordPress
with Multisite turned off

10. WordPress Multisite

11. WordPress Multisite

12. Brief History

14. Two Projects
WordPress WordPressμ
Single blog Multiple blogs
Updated often Updated ... later

15. WordPress 3.0
“The Merge”

16. “Okay, so who cares?”
hypothetically you

17. Lots of sites?
Save time, build faster.

18. Install once,
upgrade once.

19. Have visitors?
Let them blog.

20. Client sites?
Manage them yourself.

21. Lots of sites?
Make it easier on you.

22. Examples

28. Ooooh!
(shiny)

29. Terminology
Change

30. Terminology Change
WordPress Multisite
Sites
Blog
Network
Admin
“Super” Admin

31. New Menu

33. Uploads and
Multisite

36. Plugins and
Multisite

39. Must-use
Plugins

40. Map domains
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/

41. Multisite Plugins
wordpress.org/extend/plugins/tags/multisite/

42. Themes and
Multisite

44. FAQ

45. What about security?
Doesnʼt this mean that if one of my sites is attacked, all of
my sites are vulnerable, and I will be hacked and all of my
sites will go away and that would be terrible help me
AAAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHH

46. Resource usage?
Different host than a single install?

48. What now?

49. Set up user blogs
BuddyPress, network-wide activity

50. Create a client
network

51. Move your sites into a
network

52. Visit the codex
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

53. JUST TRY IT

54. Multisite
not
Multi-site or Multi Site

55. Resources
or, those smarter than Ryan

56. wpmututorials.com

57. musupport.net

58. wpmu.org

59. wpebooks.com

60. Questions?

61. wpcandy.com
@ryanimel