All You Need to Know About WordPress Multisite Crossposting

WordPress is by far the most popular CMS on the market right now. And there’s a reason for that.

With all the features and relatively user friendly handling it is suitable for different target groups. 

Today we’ll take a look at one of our favorite features. The WordPress multisites and how it will make your daily life easier.

What is WordPress Multisite again? 

WordPress Multisite is a feature of WordPress that allows you to create and manage multiple websites within a single WordPress installation. 

It is a powerful feature that is particularly suitable for users who want to run multiple websites, whether for different areas of a business, different departments, client projects or other use cases.

In a WordPress multisite installation, one website acts as the main website or network website, while all other websites are called subsites. To use WP multisites, you must first enable the multisite feature, which then allows you to manage multiple WordPress websites under a single installation.

How to Enable WordPress Multisites

Before getting started, it is important to note that enabling WordPress multisite functionality requires you to have a WordPress site. Obviously, you will also need to have administrative access to your WordPress site.

Next you should always backup your site, before making any major changes to it.

Now, you will need to edit your wp-config.php file, which is located in the root directory of your WordPress installation. 

The entire setup might take a while but is pretty easy to handle. So no worries, no matter your level of expertise, you will manage to enable multisite. 

Once you have configured your network settings, you can start adding sites and users to your network.

What about Multisite Crossposting though?

Crossposting in relation to WordPress multisite refers to the ability to share content from one website to another within the same multisite installation. 

It allows you as an administrator to replicate posts, pages, or other content from one main website to multiple subsites to make it available to a wider audience.

With crossposting, administrators can centrally manage content and publish it to different websites within the multisite installation without having to manually copy or duplicate the content. This obviously saves a lot of time and effort when distributing content across multiple websites.

How Useful is Crossposting?

Well, the most obvious advantage of crossposting is that it allows you to efficiently share content across multiple sites in the multisite network without having to manually duplicate it. 

This saves time and effort in distributing content across different websites.

It also assures content consistency. Crossposting enables content to be kept consistent as it is replicated to all websites from a central source. 

This ensures that all websites in your network have the same updated content. 

Additionally, it gives you the ability to share your content with a wider audience as it is published to multiple websites within the multisite network. This can increase visibility and the ability to interact with the content.

Unfortunately crossposting is not a natively integrated WP feature. This means that crossposting is not just available as soon as you enable multisite. 

Not at all, it’s quite the opposite! WordPress multisite crossposting requires you to use third party tools to actually be able to use it. 

And here’s the tricky part. There are very few plugins on the market that give you the possibility to crosspost. Also, there may be variations in functionality depending on the multisite configuration used and plugins installed.

Normally we would give you recommendations now but frankly we don’t have any. Since there is no plugin that can do it all we came up with a suitable solution. The GREYD.SUITE gives you endless possibilities, also when it comes to multisite crossposting.

Managing the Multisite Network with GREYD

Managing crossposting content requires some care and planning, especially when it comes to updating or deleting content. Errors or inconsistencies in management can lead to user confusion and dissatisfaction.

To avoid any complications with configuration and limited options within certain plugins, you can enable multisite crossposting just by using GREYD. 

Because the GREYD.SUITE simplifies the management of multisites and gives you various options like no other. With the user-friendly website management tool, GREYD.Hub, you have the ability to manage numerous websites without complications. 

With the Global Content feature you can even turn your WordPress multisite into a headless CMS and automatically serve content from one site to other sites simultaneously. 

This is particularly useful if you run multiple websites or need to publish content across various platforms. So basically with this function, you can save time and streamline the process of publishing your content. 

Once enabled, you can publish your content on all your websites at once, without having to manually publish it on each individual site. You can also ensure that the content is up-to-date on all sites without having to update each one individually. 

Sounds pretty cool, right? 

Not to mention the dynamic architecture that allows you to publish content on any number of pages automatically adapting to the design of each site. 

Another powerful feature that will come in handy when talking about crossposting is the Multisite Connector. With this you can link all your GREYD.SUITE websites to one central system. No matter if it is a single site installation or even multiple multisites. 

With all these synchronized elements you have a lot less administrative work to do. In other words, you can create and edit pages without ever having to leave the GREYD.Hub or having the need to log in to individual pages. 

Synchronizing content across websites and installations and allowing seamless collaboration and content management has never been easier.

When to use Multisite Crossposting

If you are running a web design agency you will find multisite crossposting especially useful in certain scenarios. Some of them might be: 

• Multilingual websites

When you are running a multilingual website you can use GREYD’s dynamic layout templates. Since you can’t just synchronize the content because it has to be translated in different languages, you can at least use the same templates. 

This helps when replicating content from a main website to the appropriate sub-websites in different languages. 

It enables efficient management and updating of content in multiple language versions, ensuring a consistent user experience across all websites.

• Different platforms 

WordPress multisite crossposting also comes in handy when you publish and manage content across multiple different platforms. This is especially important for organizations  that operate in different markets or business areas. 

It saves you from a lot of manual publishing and also lets you manage all the different content pieces from a single dashboard.

Also other types of businesses can profit from crossposting content within a multisite network. 

• News and media companies

Large media groups or companies can use crossposting to share articles or news on different topic-specific websites. 

E.g. political articles can be published on both the main news website and the politics-specific subsite. This enables targeted coverage for different audiences within very little time. 

• E-Commerce

Let’s say you are about to launch a new e-commerce business that operates in multiple regions or countries. 

In this case you will benefit from multisite crossposting by publishing your products on multiple websites at once, ensuring that their customers always have access to the latest products. 

• Large companies with various branch offices 

A company with multiple locations or franchises can use WordPress multisite to create a single website for the company and then create a separate subsite for each location. 

Crossposting can be used to share company announcements, events, or offers on all location websites at the same time. No matter if the content is the same or slightly different, it can easily be adapted to suit all branches. 

This ensures that all locations have up-to-date information and the company conveys a consistent message. 

Especially when it comes to really large companies or chains with branches across the country or internationally this is a real time saver. Otherwise it would not be possible to keep them all updated in such little time. 

Crossposting can really have an impact on the performance of your site. However, keep in mind that crossposting can have implications for SEO. Duplicate content across multiple sites may affect search engine rankings. 

But no worries, if you’re using the GREYD.SUITE we’ve got you covered so you can successfully implement your SEO strategies across all postings. 

All together crossposting can enhance user experience by ensuring consistent content across different sites. Especially if you have related sites or sites targeting different audiences.