Comments on: 25 New and different ways to use WordPressMU http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/ WordPress multisite how to - making sense of the network feature from what was wordpress mu Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Maria http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-5307 Maria Wed, 06 Jan 2010 04:13:36 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-5307 ¨If I were going to do a site like this, I would close off blog signups and manually create the blogs as needed from the backend. I would let users sign up because it enhances the community feel.¨ I tried this last night and gave me a headache! ¨If I were going to do a site like this, I would close off blog signups and manually create the blogs as needed from the backend. I would let users sign up because it enhances the community feel.¨

I tried this last night and gave me a headache!

]]> By: Nelius http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-3011 Nelius Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:29:47 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-3011 Andrea Very nice article with brilliant ideas. Also very frustrating in a way....more about that a bit later. In the last couple of years I played around and was forced to work with scripts like PHPNuke (I fully understand why some people are suicidal), Joomla (Oh the horror!), etcetera. Luckily my path crossed those of WordPress (Single Blog/Multiple Users :) ), Drupal and Magento. Two months ago I started my own business and amongst other niche-specific market scripts, I now only work on WP, Drupal and Magento. What a pleasure! Something was still lacking though. Until I discovered WordPress MU (Multi Blogs/Multi Users :) ) and BuddyPress. For the last couple of days I went on a discovery trip through the code of these two scripts and I must say that I am in 7th Heaven. The lack of decent, excellent themes for these scripts I can still handle. I am quite capable of doing my own thing there, but, and this is the frustrating part, the communities around WP and WPMU are still, by far, not business orientated hence the lack of decent plugins for business directories, etcetera. For instance, I am busy with a community site where it is imperative that it includes a fully fledged Business Directory where all businesses in the area can list their (brick and mortar - not web links) businesses with full contact details, logos, photos, services, etc. And pay for these listngs online. The closest I've seen was a plugin called Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin or somehing like that. But, the emphasys is still on social networking alone and not on business/corporate orientation. WordPress is not only a blogging tool anymore! I am also advising a big local shopping mall and WPMU + BuddyPress is excellent for their, and the various shops', needs. Still, the business side of things are lacking. Although taxonomy is moving in that direction, to treat all entries as post is most definitely not the way to go. Sorry for the rant. I feel better now. Andrea

Very nice article with brilliant ideas. Also very frustrating in a way….more about that a bit later.

In the last couple of years I played around and was forced to work with scripts like PHPNuke (I fully understand why some people are suicidal), Joomla (Oh the horror!), etcetera. Luckily my path crossed those of WordPress (Single Blog/Multiple Users :) ), Drupal and Magento. Two months ago I started my own business and amongst other niche-specific market scripts, I now only work on WP, Drupal and Magento. What a pleasure!

Something was still lacking though. Until I discovered WordPress MU (Multi Blogs/Multi Users :) ) and BuddyPress. For the last couple of days I went on a discovery trip through the code of these two scripts and I must say that I am in 7th Heaven.

The lack of decent, excellent themes for these scripts I can still handle. I am quite capable of doing my own thing there, but, and this is the frustrating part, the communities around WP and WPMU are still, by far, not business orientated hence the lack of decent plugins for business directories, etcetera.

For instance, I am busy with a community site where it is imperative that it includes a fully fledged Business Directory where all businesses in the area can list their (brick and mortar – not web links) businesses with full contact details, logos, photos, services, etc. And pay for these listngs online. The closest I’ve seen was a plugin called Another WordPress Classifieds Plugin or somehing like that. But, the emphasys is still on social networking alone and not on business/corporate orientation.

WordPress is not only a blogging tool anymore!

I am also advising a big local shopping mall and WPMU + BuddyPress is excellent for their, and the various shops’, needs. Still, the business side of things are lacking. Although taxonomy is moving in that direction, to treat all entries as post is most definitely not the way to go.

Sorry for the rant. I feel better now.

]]> By: Greg http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1323 Greg Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:18:48 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1323 I use it for a development environment. This way I have just one Database and can add and remove environments instantly. Also I only have to remember one Login,password and admin URL. I use it for a development environment.

This way I have just one Database and can add and remove environments instantly. Also I only have to remember one Login,password and admin URL.

]]> By: Lida http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1275 Lida Tue, 06 Oct 2009 07:11:07 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1275 Thanks for this article. Very imformative information about MU Platform. Thanks again Andrea. Thanks for this article. Very imformative information about MU Platform. Thanks again Andrea.

]]> By: Kaitlin http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1271 Kaitlin Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:48:00 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1271 Similar to one of your ideas, I have seen some larger churches set up WPMU and have each of their ministries have a subdomain, along with staff members/leadership being able to have a subdomain. It seems to work pretty well and could work for all kinds of larger groups. Similar to one of your ideas, I have seen some larger churches set up WPMU and have each of their ministries have a subdomain, along with staff members/leadership being able to have a subdomain. It seems to work pretty well and could work for all kinds of larger groups.

]]> By: Ryan http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1269 Ryan Mon, 05 Oct 2009 14:32:53 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1269 This is just the post I was looking for. I have an idea for a network of niche sites related to one of my passions. I'm working through the planning stages and trying to learn as much as I can. After some great feedback and ideas from posts like this one, I realize that Wordpress MU is the way to go. Thanks for a great post! This is just the post I was looking for. I have an idea for a network of niche sites related to one of my passions. I’m working through the planning stages and trying to learn as much as I can. After some great feedback and ideas from posts like this one, I realize that WordPress MU is the way to go. Thanks for a great post!

]]> By: joet http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1161 joet Sat, 05 Sep 2009 06:10:02 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1161 Any recommendations for plug-ins or whatnot for making wpmu's main blog an aggregate of all the other blogs? Thanks for any help! Any recommendations for plug-ins or whatnot for making wpmu’s main blog an aggregate of all the other blogs? Thanks for any help!

]]> By: faliq http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1057 faliq Wed, 12 Aug 2009 16:00:11 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1057 Hi, Im currently doing a website portal (which i think better to use wordpress MU + Buddypress) for local entrepreneur who want to setup a business in a particular location. I want to integrate google map (API) so that each user can view the map which represent their store and they can do : 1) check how many competitors ( within specified radius) 2) other ideas.... can anyone tell me where to start? or even understand my project? Faliq .-= faliq´s last blog ..<a href="http://twitter.com/faliqhazwan/statuses/3217815125" rel="nofollow">faliqhazwan: What do you want most and hope to get from twitter?</a> =-. Hi,

Im currently doing a website portal (which i think better to use wordpress MU + Buddypress) for local entrepreneur who want to setup a business in a particular location.

I want to integrate google map (API) so that each user can view the map which represent their store and they can do :

1) check how many competitors ( within specified radius)

2) other ideas….

can anyone tell me where to start? or even understand my project?

Faliq
.-= faliq´s last blog ..faliqhazwan: What do you want most and hope to get from twitter? =-.

]]> By: Fred http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1056 Fred Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:17:57 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-1056 Hi, Im using Wordpress MU too, never experience the Single Blog of Wordpress. I think you're right about this under an umbrella. That's why I choose MU instead or Wordpress. In ur statement about E-Commerce, those e-commerce plug-in don’t quite work with MU yet? I'm concerned about this cause I'm planning to use for "Points Number 18" as you stated above. Care to enlighten me. .-= Fred´s last blog ..<a href="http://insuperblog.com/2009/07/13/my-very-first-blog/" rel="nofollow">My very first Blog !</a> =-. Hi,
Im using WordPress MU too, never experience the Single Blog of WordPress. I think you’re right about this under an umbrella. That’s why I choose MU instead or WordPress.
In ur statement about E-Commerce, those e-commerce plug-in don’t quite work with MU yet? I’m concerned about this cause I’m planning to use for “Points Number 18″ as you stated above.
Care to enlighten me.
.-= Fred´s last blog ..My very first Blog ! =-.

]]> By: Deborah http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-217 Deborah Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:41:58 +0000 http://wpmututorials.com/ideas/25-new-and-different-ways-to-use-wordpressmu/#comment-217 I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don't know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often. Deborah http://termlifeinsurance2.com I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.

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