How Do I Broadcast Cornerstone Elements On WP Multisite Install?

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#1

I am testing a WP Multisite install with X Pro to see if it suits a project. Each child site is just an extension of the primary domain and Cornerstone and plugins did a network install fine. So I have like https://SITE.COM then https://SITE.COM/SITE2, https://SITE.COM/SITE3, etc. I created a header, footer, and homepage for the parent site, https://SITE.COM but can’t figure out how to get the Cornerstone elements to copy across the network sites. I used the Broadcast plugin to send the page but it didn’t work. I know X Pro can be used on multisite and have done with unique URLs and website designs, but can’t figure out how to copy X Pro designs to the child sites. For the use case, it’s a franchise owner where the main corporate site has all the content and some of it needs to get pushed to all the local franchise sites. Can anybody point me in the right direction?

#2

Hello @cforge,

Thank you for the inquiry.

Each site in a multisite installation is a standalone instance within a WordPress network, with its own tables in the shared database. By default, sites do not share content, only users and user data. If you want to apply the same layout or design across all sites, you’ll need to import the templates and theme options from the parent site and manually export them to the child sites. You can use the Template Manager for this. Please check the documentation below for more details:

– https://theme.co/docs/template-manager
– https://theme.co/docs/design-cloud

Another option is to use cloning or migration plugins such as Duplicator or WP Migrate DB.

Let us know if you need more info.

Best regards,
Ismael

#3

Thank you. I have Duplicator with no add-ons yet. I didn’t see one for Cornerstone or Themeco. How does Duplicator move the cornerstone elements?

#4

I manually saved the header, footer, and homepage as templates and exported them snd tried to import them into a child site. It partially worked. There were errors and media was of course missing. I guess I’ll need to find a tool that can move the templates and media.

#5

Thank you for the update.

What errors did you encounter after importing the templates to a child site? The media files should be included in the exported .tco file.

Regarding the Duplicator plugin, please check this article: https://duplicator.com/clone-wordpress-site/

Make sure to create a site backup before proceeding.

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