Personally. I would archive the 2010/etc sites to Pure HTML. This plugin would do the job http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/static-html-output-plugin/ This WordPress codex post describes another method. With using WordPress in its own Sub Directory and archiving sites: http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory#Pointing_your_home_site.27s_URL_to_a_subdirectory
I have often wondered whether I could write such a thing. Problem is that a plugin can (and sometimes needs to) make changes – database and sometimes files too. There is NO way for an external party to know what changes were made. A plugin that could manage the process would have to (as noted … Read more
Have you considered wpmu_delete_blog? http://codex.wordpress.org/Function_Reference/wpmu_delete_blog
It’s not a book but I wrote a “25 Steps to Understand WordPress and it’s Terms” about a month ago in response to a question on the LinkedIn WordPress group and maybe copying it here will help? (Maybe I could every take these and turn them into a book for managers complete with screenshots; what … Read more
For remote management of many installations of WordPress, I know of two options, one paid, one free. ManageWP ManageWP is a WordPress management console that gives users full power and complete control in managing virtually any number of WordPress sites in the easiest way possible. InfiniteWP Manage multiple WordPress installations from a single dashboard using … Read more
Not sure if there actually is a in scope answer for what you are asking, but the below are some hopefully helpful informations/thoughts. Besides that, I don’t know about (all) the tools you are mentioning, but thats secondary anyway. What you want, of course, is to keep the development process, like you described it, alive. … Read more
I use the CMS Tree View plugin, and it works very well. It collapses all your pages under their parent pages, among other features. Update 26/09/19 This plugin is no longer supported and only tested up to version 4.8.7 of WordPress
Windows Live Writer Windows Live Writer (WLW) is hands down the best, if you are on Windows. One of the things I love about it is its plugin architecture and how many people have written useful plugins for WLW. (source: mikeschinkel.com) Qumana I searched far and wide for an equivalent on the Mac and didn’t … Read more