How to Replicate WordPress Blog

By Dixie McCoy (http://www.moneymakerdiscussion.com/forum/members/dixiemccoy.html)
http://www.moneymakerdiscussion.com/forum/white-hat-download-section/48459-get-go-click-cash-direct-download.html


That said, if you've read this far I have two things to give you:

1. I hope to be able to re-do some of the code and release my version some day... just because I like the idea. (This might take a while...)
2. Here's how I replicate my WP blogs:

1. Create one "master" blog. Set up a blank blog on a new sub-domain. Add NO CONTENT to this.



2. Add your plugins - all the ones you use, but DO NOT activate them at this point. Include your auto-blog stuff and your monetization stuff. Activate the plugins long enough to configure the generic stuff if you need to, like Google adsense & CB account info, but deactivate them all when you're done.



3. Add a bunch of themes. I usually add about 12-24 of the best ones.



4. Now, configure the basic WP settings you use with every blog - the usual stuff you do.



5. Go into your PHPMyAdmin or however you do things on your server(s). Find the db for your master blog. Export it as a PLAIN SQL file. Open this in your favorite text editor. Find the INSERT lines in your new .sql file and remove any that refer to non-generic stuff, like the blog_url and site_url. You can remove the users table if you like.



6. Now save this .sql file somewhere safe.



7. Go into your hosting provider's file management system and find your WP install. (Look for wo-content, wp-content, etc.). Select all. DE_select the wp-config.php file. Now you've got all but one file selected. Archive all these as a .zip file.



8. You're almost done. Download that .zip and keep it with your .sql file.



9. Lastly - From time to time, log into your master site and run all the usual updates and then repeat steps 5-9 to get a new .sql and .zip file.

So far so good? Ok, now here's how to use those 2 files to make a new site:

1. Get your domain name.



2. Add it to your web hosting.



3. Upload the .zip to where you want the blog & unzip it. (Make sure the permissions are 0755 or whatever your hosting provider requires.)



4. Add a MySQL db & user. Safe the info for this.



5. Go to the blog URL and complete the WP setup up till it tells you you can log in.



6. Go to phpMySQL and import your .sql file to the new db.



7. You're done. Set the theme and activate the plugins and add your content.

Enjoy!