Our team has developed a service where we’ve created a templated wordpress website which is hosted on WordPress MU.
What We Need:
We need a WordPress MU plugin created that will systematize the process of duplicating our “parent” blog (including the look/feel, content, plugins, and all settings). Basically, we have a “parent” blog theme and we want to automate the process as much as possible on replicating that exact same website and website functions.
Currently we have a 14 step process that our web person has to go through to set up each individual website account, customize the plugins, customize the settings, etc. to match the “parent” blog.
Project:
Create a wordpress MU plugin which will automate or semi-automate the process of setting up these new websites to replicate our “parent” site.
Our parent site has a lot of customizations to it that will need to be on the new site accounts as well including:
– All plugins need to be replicated including the settings on the plugins. Plugins used include cforms, contact form, stray quotes, etc.
– Content/images/uploads need to be replicated and on the new site accounts.
Our Current Status:
Currently we are using the Plugin Commander for WP MU to manage our plugins as far as adding new plugins, upgrading, and activating/deactivating. So, that is taken care of. We need the new plugin to be able to automatically (or semi-automatically) replicate the plugin settings.
We are using a WordPress MU template plugin that right now automatically replicates a few of the settings on the site set ups like permalink structure, email settings, etc.
If we can automate the plugin configurations, content/images/uploads replication, overall blog settings configurations, blog navigation structure, etc. (basically set up 100% replicas of the “parent site” automatically or semi-automatically) that’s what we’re looking for.
Please provide samples of projects you’ve done w/ wordpress MU and samples of any wordpress MU plugins you’ve done.
Thanks!
– Trevor