Title: Multisite Domain Mapping Last modified: August 22, 2016 --- # Multisite Domain Mapping * [TheDigitalHorse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedigitalhorse/) * (@thedigitalhorse) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/) * Hello * I am new to WordPress so please forgive any mistakes in etiquette or language miss-use. I have setup a multi-site and redirected the sites domain name to the sub-directory. * So when you type in the URL [http://www.SpiritRockMorgan.com](http://www.SpiritRockMorgan.com) it goes to the correct directory but the URL dynamically changes back to [http://www.thedigitalhorse.club/SpiritRockMorgans/](http://www.thedigitalhorse.club/SpiritRockMorgans/) in the browser. * In my attempt to correct this I used the WordPress MU Domain Mapping domain. Version 0.5.5.1. * I installed it first manually as per the excellent tutorial provided at [http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/](http://ottopress.com/2010/wordpress-3-0-multisite-domain-mapping-tutorial/) but I was never able to login as the SUPER Admin and find the Super Admin->Domain Mapping menu. * Then I circled back and tried to install it via upload the plugin>Add New following these instructions * Install the plugin in the usual way into the regular WordPress plugins folder. Network activate the plugin. Move sunrise.php into wp-content/. If there is a sunrise.php there already, you’ll just have to merge them as best you can. Edit wp-config.php and uncomment or add the SUNRISE definition line. If it does not exist please ensure it’s on the line above the last “require_once” command. define( ‘SUNRISE’, ‘on’ ); As a “super admin”, visit Super Admin->Domain Mapping to create the domain mapping database table and set the server IP address or a domain to point CNAME records at. Make sure the default Apache virtual host points at your WordPress MU site or WordPress 3.0 network so it will handle unknown domains correctly. On some hosts you may be required to get a dedicated IP address. A quick check: in a web broswer, type in the IP address of your install. If you are using CPanel, use the Park a Domain menu to set the mapped domain to your main installtion. Do not define COOKIE_DOMAIN in your wp-config.php as it conflicts with logins on your mapped domains. * But still now Domain Mapping menu. * Any help or suggestions are appreciated. * Kind regards * Robin Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) * [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/) * (@jkhongusc) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915015) * I think you did something wrong in the installation. When you install WP in a root directory the site will be installed on the root host, [http://site.domain.com/](http://site.domain.com/) * If you want to install WP in a subdirectory or have a subdirectory in the site, e.g. [http://site.domain.com/subdir](http://site.domain.com/subdir), then you have to do some special stuff while installing WP. You cannot just move WP directory around and add redirect rules in the web server. * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory) * Thread Starter [TheDigitalHorse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedigitalhorse/) * (@thedigitalhorse) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915020) * Hi thank you I just got an email from Otto and he said that the install instructions on his site where dated. So I backed out of everything and just did the normal instal as per the Plugin>AddNew and now I have the menu option which is under Settings> but when I activate the plugin for the network and try to go to the sub-directory I get the following message * “The domain mapping plugin only works if the site is installed in /. This is a limitation of how virtual servers work and is very difficult to work around.” * Hummmm thanks for any help and thank you jk * Robin * [jkhongusc](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jkhongusc/) * (@jkhongusc) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915026) * That is correct, the Domain Mapping plugin will not work when you install WP in a subdirectory, e.g. [http://site.domain.com/subdir](http://site.domain.com/subdir) * Thread Starter [TheDigitalHorse](https://wordpress.org/support/users/thedigitalhorse/) * (@thedigitalhorse) * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915044) * So when I installed it I installed it in as the Super Admin not in the specific site, so now I am confused. * So I logged in as Super Admin for the Network and I have it uploaded and installed in the Network plugins. But when I activate it I get the message. * “The domain mapping plugin only works if the site is installed in /. This is a limitation of how virtual servers work and is very difficult to work around.” * So where did I go wrong? * thanks * Robin * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915254) * > “The domain mapping plugin only works if the site is installed in /. This is > a limitation of how virtual servers work and is very difficult to work around.” * Where is WP installed? [http://www.thedigitalhorse.club/](http://www.thedigitalhorse.club/)? Viewing 5 replies - 1 through 5 (of 5 total) The topic ‘Multisite Domain Mapping’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [domain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/domain/) * [mapping](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/mapping/) * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/) * [Setup](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/setup/) * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 5 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * Last activity: [11 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-domain-mapping-3/#post-5915254) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics