How To Clean Up Unused Plugins in WordPress Multisite

by Sarah Gooding May 14^th, 2013 1 Response

Do you ever find yourself staring at a long list of installed plugins, wondering which ones are safe to delete? WordPress multisite networks can bulk up on plugins fairly quickly. Every now and then a good old-fashioned spring cleaning is in order.

Checking through each site on your network to see what plugins are in use is simply not an option. The task is much too tedious for a busy site admin like yourself. That’s where Plugin Activation Status saves the day. It essentially performs a plugin audit so that you can get rid of any extra baggage.

MS Plugins, Plugins, WPMU DEV

Free Global Product Search Widget For MarketPress

by Sarah Gooding May 10^th, 2013 Leave a comment

We’ve got some great community members at WPMU DEV who are building awesome extensions to our products. The very latest is a free plugin from MarketPressThemes.com that provides a beautiful interface for searching and sorting products across a network of stores.

Solid multisite compatibility is one of the reasons that MarketPress is so popular. There is no better WordPress e-commerce plugin for operating multiple stores with one global shopping cart. This new extension compliments MarketPress’ built-in multisite capabilities.

The MP Product Search Widget plugin features:

MS Development, MS Plugins, MS Tutorials, Multisite

WordPress Multisite Guide for Beginners: Unlock the Power of Networks

by Joe Foley March 18^th, 2013 24 Responses

Even the average user can see that WordPress is a powerful and flexible platform. But there’s more to WordPress than meets the eye.

Just below the surface, and somewhat hidden away, there is an even more powerful mode that WordPress possesses – a mode called Multisite.

Enabling this mode allows you to turn a single WordPress installation into a network of sites. Thousands of sites, if you like. Hundreds of thousands. Even millions.

MS Development, MS Plugins, WPMU DEV

New & Improved Post Indexer Plugin Explodes Your Multisite’s Potential

by Joe Foley March 6^th, 2013 2 Responses

If you run a WordPress Multisite install, then no doubt you’ve had your hands full trying to manage and/or display posts from across your network.

At WPMU DEV, we’ve built a whole host of plugins that help you do that, everything from Recent Global Posts Widget to Global Site Search to Global Site Tags and many more.

What you might not realize is that all of those plugins rely on a very powerful behind-the-scenes plugin called Post Indexer.

And so today is very good news for Multisite owners because the Post Indexer just got even more powerful.

What It Does

Miscellaneous, MS Plugins, Plugins

Choosing the Best Custom Fonts Plugin for WordPress

by Harley Alexander March 1^st, 2013 7 Responses

Today I’m going to review four WordPress plugins that can help you get custom fonts set up easily on your blog.

Custom fonts have swept the web, starting with Flash & Javascript based solutions such as sIFR and Cufon. Next came @font-face and high quality hosting services such as Google Web Fonts, Typekit and Fonts.com.

Whichever you choose, you’re eventually going to have to install it on your website, and if you don’t want to take the path of installing it yourself, there are a plethora of plugins that can help you.

MS Development, MS Plugins

Use WordPress Shortlinks For Jetpack Sharing Buttons

by Sarah Gooding January 30^th, 2013 1 Response

By default Jetpack uses your permalinks when a user shares your post via the sharing buttons. Wouldn’t it be cool if, instead of posting that super long URL, Jetpack could tap into its own URL shortener to share shorter links?

Plugin author Jeremy Herve has created a quick solution for this with his new Jetpack shortlinks for sharing buttons plugin. It basically gives you the ability to use shortlinks when sharing posts:

Here’s how it works, depending on which shortlink service you’ve enabled for your site:

MS Plugins

7 Trusted Contact Form Plugins For WordPress Multisite

by Sarah Gooding December 4^th, 2012 3 Responses

When building a WordPress multisite network it can be challenging to find plugins that will be compatible across the network. Even functionality as simple as a contact form can have you hunting for hours for a plugin that will work properly with multisite. Since a contact form is one of the most common requirements for any website, we’ve put together a list of some of the most trusted plugins for use with multisite networks.
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MS Plugins, Multisite

16 Time-Saving WordPress Multisite Plugins for Managing Your Network

by Sarah Gooding June 7^th, 2012 6 Responses

Managing a very active multisite network can be fairly intense and time-consuming. Between answering user support emails and troubleshooting network issues, you also have to keep the core and all the plugins updated and in working order. Here are 16 WordPress multisite plugins just released this year that will save you tons of time in managing your multisite network. Grab a cup of coffee and install all of your new favorites.
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MS Plugins, MS Tutorials, Tutorials, WPMU DEV

Monetize your WordPress Multisite Network with the WPMU DEV Pro Sites Plugin

by Siobhan McKeown October 21^st, 2011 21 Responses

The WPMU DEV Supporter plugin has now become the WPMU DEV Pro Sites plugin. It’s got loads of new built in features making it the number one plugin for monetizing your WordPress network.

Ever wanted to create a monetized network like WordPress.com? It’s a great model – create a network, give a away a free blog and then charge for extras.