Need Advice: Wordpress Sub-Sites

Discussion in 'WordPress' started by leon, Jan 28, 2008.

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    Hi - I am managing a decent size blog that gets a fair amount of traffic ~ 4000 uniques a month... and we have a decent number of syndicated bloggers that want to run their own section. So, we have:

    primary.com

    and we are thinking of using subdomains where syndicated writers can blog on those subdomains:
    sub1.primary.com
    sub2.primary.com
    sub3.primary.com

    The question is - do you think it is best to do an entirely different wordpress installation in the subdomains, or is it best to have a single wordpress installation for the primary domain and then set up other blogging areas in subdirectories (rather than subdomains) with different permissions? I am inclined to put in separate WP installations in separate subdomains because I think that would avoid one syndicated section from screwing up the whole blog.... but maybe I am missing some potential integration hassles.

    What do you think?
     
    leon, Jan 28, 2008 IP
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    Always there is a better answer - thank you so much ProxyEffect! You know, its funny - i talked through it with a friend last night... and the separate WP installations on separate subdomains doesn't really make sense for a variety of reasons:

    1. Multiple logins/passwords to manage
    2. Messes up comment mgt continuity
    3. Difficulties publishing the main blog on the sub-blogs and vice-versa with full blog features.

    so - i appreciate the input!
     
    leon, Jan 29, 2008 IP