About: Georg Inderdal

Jason, Thank you for your time and effort.

I wanted to start over again with a fresh wp install, That’s why s2 disappeared. I figured I don’t need it until i know the site works as I want it to.

I’ve tried different options and my conclusion is:
The reason why a user is not able to create a child blog has something to do with how the server is configured.
As far as I can see, a visitor can create a new account (wich will be activated when user clicks activation link in email automatically). The new user can either fill in the form to create a new site as part of the signup process, or the user can create the site later via wp-signup.php.

The new site have separate tables in database, prefix wp_, and both user and site entries are visible in Network Admin Dashboard (Users/Sites/). However, neither site nor dashboard links resolve. That is – the child blog is created but not accessible by its own URL.

I’ve read a lot about .htaccess, modrewrite and symlinks since last week. I don’t understand entirely how this works, but I’m sure the “childblog.101hobbies.com” requests are not pointed to the wrdp1_ (main database) and the subdomain site data wp_ (subdomain database entries) the way I undertsand wildcard subdomain is supposed to work.

I also understand this an issue I have to take to HostGator. I just thought you wanted to know.

Another topic, when the site works, is the use of s2clean theme. I would really like to use s2clean for this site but have a couple of questions:

1-will s2clean theme run into compatibility (or other technical) problems with future wp or other software developments? Meaning, how long will it be safe to use s2clean?

2-I was able to create subdir childblogs on the previous wp installation w/s2clean on child blogs. But child blogs had only access to the default or other template set by Superadmin. Is this an intended limitation or is there some setting or theme customizing option I missed?

3-I intended to use s2member, quickcache and s2clean, because of the option to strengthen security with the “define MULTISTE_FARM TRUE” to wp-config (as explained in s2member documentation). In which way will use of a different theme change the security of my site?