[BJWang]

My question really belongs in the FAQ section but I am posting it here because there is no way to post questions in the FAQ section.

I have a simple instance of WordPress installed and would like to know which plug-ins are built specifically for multi-site WP install.  This would help me determine if I should change my WP installation to take advantage of the functionalities afforded by these multi-site specific plug-ins.

It would be great if this info is posted within the description of each plug-in so the user community know what features to expect when CBOX is installed.

[Ray]

Hi BJ,

I think the appropriate question to ask yourself is “What are my website’s needs?” and not “Which plugins are built specifically for a multisite WP install?”

If you believe you’ll need a network of blogs or subsites, then a multisite WP install would be appropriate.

For that reason, the multisite plugins that CBOX utilizes are blog-specific:

* More Privacy Options – Adds additional blog privacy options for your users.
* BP MPO Activity Filter – a plugin to keep private blog content out of public activity feeds
* BP Groupblog – Enables a BuddyPress group to be associated with a multisite blog.

You are always welcome to install a multisite install of WP locally to evaluate if you need network functionality.

Hope that helps! Let me know if you have any other questions.

[BJWang]

Hi Ray,

Thanks for the detail response. It was indeed helpful.

I have inherited a website that has WP single site installation.  My website could greatly benefit from group blogging and that was why I asked the question. Knowing the answer would help me  determine if I needed to change/upgrade my website to mulitsite first before attempting install CBOX. It would seem I do need to migrate to multisite first.

 

[Ray]

Hi BJ,

Try reading this guide to convert your standard WP install to a network install:
http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network

I would recommend backing up your database and filesystem before doing this.

Also, if possible, try to do this on a development or local environment.

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