Enable Multisite Within Install Wizard?

  • rileymarquis3

    (@rileymarquis3)


    10 years ago

    I love the simplicity of the famous install wizard used by WordPress, and certainly do not wish to make it more complex.

    That being said, perhaps a checkbox can be added to it, which would enable Multisite?

    according to the Codex, the required code would be added to wp-config.php:

    /* Multisite */
    define( ‘WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE’, true );

    From there, the Network Setup should be visible on login.

    Why enable this inside the wizard?
    First, there aren’t any plugins installed/activated yet (except for the few default ones, depending on the web host.)
    Second, a fresh install is required for subdirectory-based networks.

    I understand that many installations probably won’t use Multisite, and therefore, the feature will likely only be beneficial for a small subset of users. I’m also aware that for new users, adding the aforementioned checkbox could open up a can of worms for them…perhaps there could be a warning to mitigate this risk?

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    10 years ago

    Multisite is still a great deal more complicated to manage than WordPress itself, so the general consensus has been that there should be some “barrier to entry” like having to directly modify a file first.

    When they make decisions like this, the developers have to not only consider the experienced users whose lives may be greatly simplified by such an option, but also the less experienced users whose lives may be greatly complicated by unknowingly selecting such an option.

    I’d definitely be in favor of adding such an option myself, but only once separating sites from a multisite network becomes far less complicated, so that undoing a multisite network will be just as easy as accidentally setting one up.

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