Title: Multiple installations vs Multisite vs Single installation
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multiple installations vs Multisite vs Single installation

 *  [louie2k2](https://wordpress.org/support/users/louie2k2/)
 * (@louie2k2)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-vs-multisite-vs-single-installation/)
 * I’m going to be starting a project soon for a non-profit where they are currently
   using multiple individual WordPress installations.
 * 1) For their main site, where they require event-management plugins, have multiple
   custom post types, and lots of content.
    2) A separate site for their annual 
   conference (which uses an entirely different style/theme). 3) A separate installation
   for a pre-existing blog, but which uses the same theme as (1) the main site. 
   It’s designed to look as if it were still the same site. 4) They’re wanting to
   open up an online store to sell tshirts, books, etc.
 * My question is, which option might be my best? Integrating all of these different
   arms into 1 WordPress installation (with a blog, an online store, and a section
   for their annual conference).
    Would it be best to create a multisite Network,
   and manage these different sites there? Or continue to have these be separate
   installations?
 * Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated!

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 *  [kjodle](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kjodle/)
 * (@kjodle)
 * [11 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multiple-installations-vs-multisite-vs-single-installation/#post-5029561)
 * You can pretty much do it however you like.
 * With plugins like User Role Editors and User Access Manager, you could very easily
   accomplish what you need to accomplish.
 * However, since 1) is fairly different, I would suggest using multisite set up
   in subdomains, like this:
 * 1) [http://www.example.com](http://www.example.com)
    2) conference.example.com
   3) blog.example.com 4) store.example.com
 * However, there are also options to make managing multiple WordPress sites easier:
 * [http://www.graphene-theme.com/plugin-highlight/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-at-once/](http://www.graphene-theme.com/plugin-highlight/manage-multiple-wordpress-sites-at-once/)

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