Title: Using /blog/ with network (multisite) WordPress Last modified: August 19, 2016 --- # Using /blog/ with network (multisite) WordPress * Resolved [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * (@tehalynn) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/) * I want to have both a blog and a webcomic on my website located at /blog/ and/ comic/ respectively. * I tried doing it with multisite enabled, but WordPress uses /blog/ for the URLs of posts made to / and therefore won’t let me make a site /blog/ (serious WTF). * I can think of a few possible solutions, but need help with most of them. 1. Make /blog/ show the blog for / instead of a 404 (going to /blog/ shows you what would normally be at /). No idea if this is possible. 2. Find a workaround that lets me make a site at /blog/. 3. Use two WordPress installs, one at /blog/ and one at /comic/. I’m not familiar with the pros/cons of multisite vs multiple installs. * Anyone have some advice on my problem, or one of my possible solutions? Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) * Thread Starter [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * (@tehalynn) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870812) * I’m still hoping to get a response to this. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870813) * the /blog issue was intentional. They had to pick something to go with to avoid conflicts off the main site. That’s what they went with. Not sure if there is a workaround * > Use two WordPress installs, one at /blog/ and one at /comic/. I’m not familiar > with the pros/cons of multisite vs multiple installs. * If you are basically having 2 websites, that are separate, 2 installs is fine. I have all my WP installs separate. I have no reason to integrate them. The files don’t take much space on your server, etc. Really you just have to spend a little extra time at upgrade time…. upgrading WP, plugins, etc. But with auto upgrades these days, it’s a non-issue * Thread Starter [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * (@tehalynn) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870814) * Thanks for the reply! * Are there benefits of integration that I might miss out on if I use 2 installs? * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870815) * Not that I can think of really. I mean in the future if you want to expand… offer sub-sites/blogs to people, make more sites, etc…. you won’t be able to real easily. * I mean, you can convert a single install to a multi in the future. I converted one of mine….didn’t like it, and converted back. * I think the multi site bit is actually overkill for a couple personal/small business sites. Introduces more bug possibilities, etc. * If you need deep integration between the 2 sites, that would be harder with 2 installs….. but I don’t. I use my rss feed of one site to display titles of posts on another site, that’s all the integration I ever needed. * Thread Starter [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * (@tehalynn) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870816) * OK. Thank you very much. I’ll probably go with two install then. * [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/) * (@rvoodoo) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870817) * Sure, glad to help! 2 installs will be so much easier than fighting with wordpress if you really need that /blog subdirecory * Moderator [keesiemeijer](https://wordpress.org/support/users/keesiemeijer/) * (@keesiemeijer) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870819) * I have a multisite with 4 sites without the /blog part. Go to Super Admin > Sites and hover with the cursor over the “/” site and click edit. put in your “Permalink Structure” without the blog part and click “Update Options” . There is one catch, if you update your permalinks in Settings > Permalinks it will put the blog back in your permalinks. I think that is how I’ve done it, it was a long time ago, but it’s possible * Thread Starter [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * (@tehalynn) * [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870820) * Thanks for the reply, keesiemeijer. * I think you may have misread my question. I’m trying to put a page at /blog/ rather than the more common approach of removing /blog/ from the permalinks. Viewing 8 replies - 1 through 8 (of 8 total) The topic ‘Using /blog/ with network (multisite) WordPress’ is closed to new replies. ## Tags * [multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/multisite/) * [network](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/network/) * [site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/site/) * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/) * 8 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [tehalynn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tehalynn/) * Last activity: [15 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-blog-with-network-multisite-wordpress/#post-1870820) * Status: resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics