Title: Do I Need a Multisite Setup?
Last modified: August 20, 2016

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# Do I Need a Multisite Setup?

 *  [katrinakvr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katrinakvr/)
 * (@katrinakvr)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/)
 * Please forgive an idiot post, but I am really afraid of making a mistake with
   this.
 * I have a self hosted WP site that has been up for several years. It is integrated
   into my primary site at [http://kosraevillage.com/blog](http://kosraevillage.com/blog),
   hosted by Host Gator.
 * I would like to add a second site that will be a collection of photo galleries.
 * I am the only registered user, readers can post comments, but I am the only one
   who can post blog entries and I will be the only one who can upload photos.
 * If there are (simple) instructions already posted perhaps you could point me 
   at them. I’ve read some of the posts in this forum and the FAQs for multisites,
   but I am not sure of the correct way to process.
 * Thanks for your help!
    Katrina

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376161)
 * Are these two sites intended to be quite separate and independent of one another?
 *  Thread Starter [katrinakvr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katrinakvr/)
 * (@katrinakvr)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376178)
 * Yes.
 * Other than I will own them both and both will be integrated into the primary 
   kosraevillage.com site.
 * The goal of the second WP “gallery” site is to replace the current photo gallery
   on kosraevillage.com.
 * Thanks,
    Katrina
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376181)
 * In that case, I think multisite might be a good option for you – especially if
   you also moved the main site over to WP.
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376254)
 * Multisite would work, though remember this is a totally separate second site,
   so no content nor site options are shared.
 * I would also consider using Custom Post Types.
 *  Thread Starter [katrinakvr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katrinakvr/)
 * (@katrinakvr)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376282)
 * Thanks for this.
 * I didn’t know about Custom Post Types, I will check them out.
 * The primary site, kosraevillage.com, will stay as it is, with the blog and the
   gallery being WP sites that are integrated. When I say “integrated” I mean that
   they have a similar look and are called from the primary site menus.
 * It’s too bad that I can’t just install a second WP site.
 * Thanks,
    Katrina
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376288)
 * Eh. It’s a hassle with Mutltisite, since it doesn’t sync menus. If you make a
   change on one, you make them on all.
 *  Thread Starter [katrinakvr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katrinakvr/)
 * (@katrinakvr)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376289)
 * Hi Mika,
 * I’m not quite sure what you mean here.
 * My original thought was that the gallery would be completely separate from the
   blog with a different theme, menus, etc. The only thing that they would have 
   in common is that they are both WP based sites.
 * Cheers,
    Katrina
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376331)
 * > My original thought was that the gallery would be completely separate from 
   > the blog with a different theme, menus, etc. The only thing that they would
   > have in common is that they are both WP based sites.
 * AH! Then that is perfect for Multisite! 😀
 *  Thread Starter [katrinakvr](https://wordpress.org/support/users/katrinakvr/)
 * (@katrinakvr)
 * [13 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/do-i-need-a-multisite-setup/#post-3376332)
 * Thanks Mika!
 * This has been a great learning opportunity for me, including restoring from backups
   after I toasted the existing site yesterday.
 * What I have decided to do and have in process, is to create a separate URL for
   the photo site, host it as a sub domain under my main site. Install WP on the
   photo site. It means that I will have to administer 2 sites independently, but
   in the long run that is probably better for my mental health. 🙂
 * Thanks for all of your help!
    Katrina

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