Title: Adding different domain to multisite Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Adding different domain to multisite * Resolved [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/) * I was previously using WordPress MU 2.8.2 in which to add a new site which resides on the same server, all I had to do was add the new domain name and a “/” for the path, click “Create Site” and was up and running within minutes. * I just installed Multisite 3.7.1 and am having no luck at all getting this to work. * I Installed per the instructions here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network) * Installed the MU Domain Mapping plugin Networked Activated, moved the necessary file and added code to config.php, and added server ip where required. * Main Site: [http://www.handheldtesting.com](http://www.handheldtesting.com) Site that I’m trying to add to multisite: [http://www.lancabletester.net](http://www.lancabletester.net) Sites are both on same server (192.186.250.162) * I go to Add New Site from Newtwork Admin. * The site address it is asking for is [http://www.handheldtesting.com/](http://www.handheldtesting.com/)“ ________” * I believe this is where my issue may be. As I do not want to add a subdomain. Either way, I put in “lancabletesters” add a site title and email. Then click“ Add Site” * I then edit the site I just created, changing the Domain from handheldtesting. com/lancabletesters to lancabletester.net and change the path to “/”. Again, I do not know if this is correct to do. * I then go into the domain mapping plugin, set the id of the site I just created and add “[http://www.lancabletester.net”](http://www.lancabletester.net”); for the domain, uncheck the “Primary” box, and save. * This is the point where I am now, not sure where to go from here. * Any help is much appreciated. * Thanks, Ken Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336486) * You were previously using WPMU wrong. * You were NEVER supposed to add new domains like that. You’re supposed to do this: * 1) Make a new site (domain.com/sitename) 2) Map it via [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/) * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336487) * Ok, I called godaddy support trying to get any help that I could get. They told me to create an addon domain for lancabletesters.net. * So now, handheldtesting.com/lancabletesters and lancabletesters.net are pointing to the same place. * I added the site handheldtesting.com/**lancabletesters** into multisite, then went into mapping and added site id = 3, which is what the id of that subdomain is, and added [http://lancabletester.net/](http://lancabletester.net/) as “Domain”. * Nothing is coming up yet, other than an index page on both the subdomain and the .net. * Not sure what I am doing wrong, any help is appreciated. * Thanks, Ken * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336490) * Hi Mika, Thanks for the response. * > 1) Make a new site (domain.com/sitename) * I have a site with multisite installed already “handheldtesting.com” does it need to be installed on a subdomain instead? * > 2) Map it via [http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/wordpress-mu-domain-mapping/) * I think i may not be using the mapping plugin correctly. Though I have read all the instructions and watched all the videos I could find. * Thank you for helping. * Appreciated, Ken * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336491) * It’s not an ‘add on’ domain. That usually makes it so you have a special folder on your main domain for the new domain… and [http://lancabletester.net/](http://lancabletester.net/) is pointing to it’s own location so that’s probably what’s up here. * You want to PARK a domain: [http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/8878/adding-parked-domains-to-your-cpanel-shared-hosting-account?locale=en](http://support.godaddy.com/help/article/8878/adding-parked-domains-to-your-cpanel-shared-hosting-account?locale=en) * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336492) * Thanks Mika 🙂 * I tried doing this, but I get the message… * > lancabletester.net is already configured. * I assume I need to undo making it an addon domain from earlier somehow? * Thanks So Much, Ken * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336495) * Ok I have now removed the addon domain, and created a parked domain with [http://lancabletester.net/](http://lancabletester.net/) * Not sure where to go from here. * Thanks, Ken * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336498) * Ok, something has happened. * lancabletester.net is now redirecting to handheldtesting.com * So… some progress has been made, but something is still a bit off 😉 * Ken * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336510) * Everything I am reading is telling me to go to subsite>dashboard>tools>domain mapping.. * The mapping isnt showing up when I go to [http://handheldtesting.com/lancabletester/wp-admin](http://handheldtesting.com/lancabletester/wp-admin):/ * Anyone with any ideas? * Thanks, Ken * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336551) * > Everything I am reading is telling me to go to subsite>dashboard>tools>domain > mapping.. * Did you? What do you see there? * Thread Starter [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * (@kb123) * [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336573) * It wasn’t showing because I was trying to add the sites in thru the network admin dashboard, by adding site id etc. Everythin is fine now. * Thanks Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Adding different domain to multisite’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [different domain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/different-domain/) * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/) * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 10 replies * 2 participants * Last reply from: [kb123](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kb123/) * Last activity: [12 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/adding-different-domain-to-multisite/#post-4336573) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics