Egyptological Online comprises a main site and a web of linked microsites. The site was developed on SiteHQ cloud hosting which does not allow sub-domains, and was developed before WP3.0 added Networks to WordPress functionality by combining WordPress MU (Multiuser) back into the core WordPress. Kate Phizackerley developed custom functionality to hanlde micro-sites. Our microsites therefore:
- are custom functionality beyond core WordPress; but
- are available on any site running the Kandie Girls theme.
Microsites can be subtle: they might be used to turn a sidebar on in a particular section without needing site-specific code but make no other chages. They can also be powerful, turning a section into a photoblog, adding or removing menus, changing headings and even allow a completely different style sheet to be used.
By Kate Phizackerley