Domain mapping for multisite
In addition to adding and mapping domains for a site via the VIP Dashboard, domains for a WordPress multisite must also be assigned to the relevant network site in the Network Admin using core WordPress functionality. This allows only one domain to be used per site.
- If more than one domain needs to redirect to a site,
set up vip-config.php
to handle redirecting secondary domains to the desired primary domain for each network site. This includes redirects between non-www
domains andwww
variants of the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). - For more advanced multisite domain mapping,
sunrise.php
can be used, or a domain mapping plugin. - Custom settings added to
client-sunrise.php
can enable a network site to be accessible from more than one URL, or for a domain to serve a specific part of a site. - Domains that do not match a Site Address (URL) for any sites on the network, but have DNS pointed to VIP and are added to a VIP Dashboard will resolve to the main site (ID 1).
Last updated: November 09, 2023