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Pros and cons of WordPress multisite vs multiple websites

2019-03-22

A single WordPress multisite installation includes several subdomain or subfolder installations like http://domain.com/anothersite/ or http://anothersite.domain.com

Pros:

  • It is easier to backup because all wordpress sites can be found in one MySQL database and under one wordpress folder
  • There is only one occurrence of every file in the wordpress installation
  • You install a plugin only once. (Nevertheless, you have to set it up several times)
  • You need to customize your theme only once and the customization will appear on every installation.

Cons:

  • Some WordPress plugins can’t be installed on WordPress multisite installations
  • It looks messy Mysql because it creates multiple occurrences of tables that slightly look the same. If you must perform changes in one installation rather than another, I suggest being aware that in MySQL it may not be easy to identify the right table.
  • A plugin code error may crash your whole website.
  • If you want to test a plugin, you have to install the plugin on the whole site network.
  • The CPU resource is shared between the installations. So if one page is targeted by a DDOS attack, all the installations may suffer from this attack.

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  • How to move a multisite wordpress install from subfolder to subdomain
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