I’m sure it’s a very simple fix and I know I just need to change a line of code somewhere.
No, actually – it’s not.
However, because the original installation of WordPress was installed in the root of our hosted domain, the name always appears in the address bar before our site name. We want just the site name to appear. I guess we want a separate install of WordPress in each site folder on the hosted server.
having the site name appear in the address bar is a function of the theme files. THAT is an easy fix.
Undoing multisite and setting up different installs is far more work.
Which are you picking?
I want to “undo” Multisite and setup different installs for each site.
I see where wp-config (in orig install) points to the database info. I want to modify each unique wp-config to point to the correct location on the hosting server, but need to make sure I’m moving the correct files to the new WordPress install(s) in each hosted directory.
Just need to know what would be the easiest way to do this, going from a multisite setup to an individual install. Or if there is a better suggestion you may have. I can give you access to our Godaddy hosting server if needed so you can see file/directory structure.
I can call you to explain rather than type all this if possible?
Thanks….
No, do not give me access and no, I will not be calling. 😉
I see where wp-config (in orig install) points to the database info. I want to modify each unique wp-config to point to the correct location on the hosting server,
There’s only ONE config file. You;re going about this the wrong way.
I want to modify each unique wp-config to point to the correct location on the hosting server, but need to make sure I’m moving the correct files to the new WordPress install(s) in each hosted directory.
THere are no files to move for the subsites to make a new install. THe only actual files are uploaded media – that is it.
You need to make physical folders on your site and install WP individually to each of them. Then you go into the network to each of your subsites and visit Tools -> Export to get the posts.
And you’ll need to copy over themes and plugins.
Like I said, this is not a 5 minute easy fix.
Thanks for your help, Andrea. If there is only one config file (wp-config.php), how or where do I specify the additional database(s) of the other site(s)? Can I add that info to the lines below after ‘ang1109409384339’ in each line?
My current WordPress install is located on the root as /wordpress and I have another WordPress install in each of the other 2 site folders (/sitename1/wordpress/ & /sitename2/wordpress) both located directly on the root level.
// ** MySQL settings – You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define(‘DB_NAME’, ‘XXXX109409384339’);
/** MySQL database username */
define(‘DB_USER’, ‘XXXX109409384339’);
/** MySQL database password */
define(‘DB_PASSWORD’, ‘XXXXXXXXXX’);
/** MySQL hostname */
define(‘DB_HOST’, ‘XXXX109409384339.db.7695954.hostedresource.com’);
I do not want to use the “Multisite” network capability on the original root level installation, but rather from the individual site folder install(s) of WordPress.
This is really difficult to explain without someone physically looking at my server setup and folder locations. It’s really not that tough.
Sorry to be so confusing…. Thanks!
If there is only one config file (wp-config.php), how or where do I specify the additional database(s) of the other site(s)? Can I add that info to the lines below after ‘ang1109409384339’ in each line?
No. What are you doing? Each install has its OWN config file in their own folders.
FOr the multisite network, it has ONE database. You cannot just hook up a new install and have the network find it. It does not work that way.
You have to remove the content from the admin area of each sub site in the network then put it in the NEW single sub sites.
Then you can disable the network and bring that specific site back to a single site.
When you are done you will have separate installs. None of them will be able to talk to each other.
OK…. So there is more than one wp-config file. Each one residing in each sites folder after the individual install for each site.
I know that this is confusing without seeing my server and the location of the folders and the WordPress install. Maybe I’m not explaining myself correctly or you don’t understand what I’m trying to accomplish. I think I’m just going to have to punt and just backup and reinstall my three separate sites in each site folder. Then move the site specific files back into the correct folders.
Thanks for trying to help.
Multsite uses ONE database. It will not see any other sites you have installed, unless you created those sites from the network admin area. The site you create *there*, in network admin, live in the same database as the main site does. You will not see them on the server. There will not be extra files and databases for these extra sites.
I understand perfectly what you did.
If you created extra single WordPRess install expecting multisite to find them…. that’s not what multisite does.
You originally asked about taking the site you had within multisite and separate them out into single installs. That’s what I said was not an easy 5 minute job.
My other 2 sites were created in the “Network Dashboard” using “add site. On my server, I see the files for these others sites listed under the “blogs.dir” folder which is where I see all my uploads. 2/files/2011/4/ and 2/files/2011/5/ for the first additional site added and then 3/files/2011/4/ and 3/files/2011/5/ for the second site.
So these files are different than the files that my original WordPress install (located on the root level) and guess this is how the Multisite function separates them.
I’m currently copying these upload files into the new WordPress install folders, as I see them in my first install location.
Just need to know how to locate and define the location of my pages I had from the Multisite install in the new WordPress install folders.
But I’m getting it figured out, just moving files around my server. When I login to the new install location, my dashboard only shows the 1 default page. I’m trying to get that fixed now. I have the themes and all that other stuff handled too.
Thanks Andrea…..
Those files in the blogs.dir folders are JUST media uploads.
They are not your posts or pages.
They are not your settings.
Copying them into a new install will not help (much). They don’t even go in the same folder in a single site.
Go to the SUB site in the network. Go to Tools -> Export. It will give you a file.
Now go to the NEW single WP install. Visit Tools -> IMPORT. Upload that file. This import process will ALSO get those media files that live in blogs.dir.
But simply moving files will not get your posts. They only live in the database, like I said above.
Yes I see that…. Thanks. I ended up getting into the database stuff now, which I dont want to mess with. I’m gonna try a few more things and get off this dang computer for the evening.
I’ll post either later or tomorrow. I’ll get this figured out.
Thanks so much for your continued help and advice.
Should have just used the Export/Import function to begin with. LOL Just a little tweeking and menu stuff and the site will be back to normal and not using any of the multisite functionality.
This worked great….
Thanks Andrea.
