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WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition)

You're reading from   WordPress 4.0 Site Blueprints (Second Edition) Create a variety of exciting sites for e-commerce, networking, video streaming, and more, using WordPress

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2015
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ISBN-13 9781784397968
Length 324 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Migrating a Static Site to WordPress 2. Creating a Social Media Site FREE CHAPTER 3. Creating a Network of Sites 4. Creating an E-commerce Site 5. Creating a Video Streaming Site 6. Creating a Review Site 7. Creating a Jobs Board 8. Creating a Team Communications Site 9. Creating a Gallery Site 10. Creating a Membership Site Index

Allowing signups

So that people can register new sites on your network, you'll need to provide access to a signup page. WordPress automatically creates a signup page for you at http://yoursite.com/wp-signup.php. This isn't a very easy URL to remember, so we'll add it to your main site's menu to allow easy access:

  1. Access your main site by clicking on My Sites and then its name by clicking on the create a new menu link.
  2. Go to Appearance | Menus.
  3. If you don't already have a menu, you'll need to create a new one. Type a name for your menu in the Menu Name field and click on the Create Menu button.
  4. Add some of your site's content to your menu if you have it—the pages in your site and a link to your home page.
  5. On the left-hand side, click on the Links option.
  6. In the URL field, type http://yoursite.com/wp-signup.php, replacing yoursite.com with your site's domain name.
  7. In the Link Text field, type Sign Up.
  8. Click on the Add to Menu button.
  9. Now, move the new...
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