Title: WordPress Multisite / Network
Published: March 28, 2023
Last modified: July 7, 2025

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# WordPress Multisite / Network

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WordPress Multisite is a feature of WordPress that enables you to create several
instances of WordPress managed within one installation. You need to have rewrites
enabled to use multisite. Check the [server requirements](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/multisite/prepare-network/#server-requirements)
for details.

One can use a multisite for a variety of purposes. Multisite is, for example, used
by business sites that share some resources, such as the theme or plugins, and have
different content for their regions.

The content in a Multisite has its own unique tables in the database, only the user
table is shared between the instances.

You can create a multisite that works with subdirectories (“path-based”) or use 
domains or subdomains (“domain-based”). For how to map the domains, see [WordPress Multisite Domain Mapping](https://developer.wordpress.org/advanced-administration/multisite/domain-mapping/)

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