{"id":3094,"date":"2022-02-23T12:08:08","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T12:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/?post_type=ht_kb&p=3094"},"modified":"2025-07-18T11:02:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T11:02:41","slug":"how-can-i-install-wordpress-multisite-on-my-website","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/how-can-i-install-wordpress-multisite-on-my-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I install WordPress Multisite on my website?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You can have Multisite installations on your WPX hosting plan; however, those use the resources of one website slot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Multisite installations are generally not recommended with WPX<\/strong> because every website hosted here has dedicated resources. In the case of Multisite installations, all websites under the main website of the Multisite Installation will share the same resources i.e., the resources intended for 1 website will be spread across many sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can enable your website to support a Multisite installation with a few simple steps via your Hosting Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 1. Log in to your WPX account<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

You can log in to your WPX account here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Step 2. Go to Control Panel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Once logged in:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Locate your hosting plan in the WPX client area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Click the Control Panel<\/strong> button next to the plan you wish to manage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    If you have more than five hosting plans of the same type (WordPress, Agency or WooCommerce), not all may appear on the homepage. Use the WordPress Hosting<\/strong>, Agency Hosting<\/strong> or WooCommerce Hosting<\/strong> tab in the left-hand menu to find your service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Step 3. Go to website settings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    In the Control Panel, select Settings next to the website you’re configuring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Step 4. Enable Multisite installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Scroll to the WordPress Network <\/strong>tab and then: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Select Enable Multisite<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Click the Save Changes <\/strong>button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      The Multisite WP Install<\/strong> option allows you to add your Subdomains <\/strong>to your multisite installation as aliases<\/strong>, that don’t use site slots from your hosting plan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Step 5. Set up wp-config.php for Multisite installation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      To convert an existing WordPress installation to multisite, enable it in the wp-config.php file. You can do that using the File Manager.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Add the following line to the wp-config.php file after the database table_prefix line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      define('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
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      Save <\/strong>the change and log in to your WP-admin dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Step 6. Set up Multisite Network<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
      In the WordPress Admin dashboard, go to  Tools<\/strong> (1) \u2192 Network Setup<\/strong> (2). Deactivate all active plugins to proceed with the installation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
      Choose what your Multisite Network will use: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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      • subdomains, for example, subdomain<\/strong>.wpxexample.net or,<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • subfolders, for instance, yourdomain.com\/subsite<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
        This change will affect all your websites in your network, and it cannot be reverted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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        Click Install<\/strong> to proceed. Once the installation is completed, you will be provided with two additional codes which should be set in your .htaccess<\/strong> and wp-config.php<\/strong> files.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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        You can use the File Manager to insert the code. When you are ready, log in again to your WordPress admin Dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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        That\u2019s it. You now have a WordPress Multisite installed on your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
        Stuck at any point? Don\u2019t worry, just click the live chat widget in the bottom-right, and one of our support agents will assist you in under 30 seconds<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
        You can have Multisite installations on your WPX hosting plan; however, those use the resources of one website slot. Multisite installations are generally not recommended with WPX because every website hosted here has dedicated resources. In the case of Multisite installations, all websites under the main website of the Multisite…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":3,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"ht-kb-category":[30],"ht-kb-tag":[],"class_list":["post-3094","ht_kb","type-ht_kb","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","ht_kb_category-website-help"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ht_kb"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3094"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13667,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb\/3094\/revisions\/13667"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-category?post=3094"},{"taxonomy":"ht_kb_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpx.net\/kb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ht-kb-tag?post=3094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}