Add a custom word to the base of a multisite url

So, I’ve managed to achieve a version of this by setting the “home” value in Network admin > Sites > Edit > Settings to: http://example.com/custom-word/multisite-name In my case the custom word is the unique identifier for the multisite, so I had to swap the positions of the word and the name.

Domain Mapping with WPMU

I’ve built similar network sites and the Domain Mapping plugin works like a charm. The only catch is that your network hub (the original site) can’t be mapped to a different domain name, so keep that in mind when planning the sites/network.

New domain in multisite environment

This is exactly what multisite is for. It’s quite flexible and allows you to host multiple domains, sub-domains to various domains (or a single domain) or any combination of that. A common setup is to have a top level domain assigned to the network of sites (not absolutely required). I use it basically as a … Read more