[wp-edu] how to set new site defaults on WordPress 3.x network

[Helen Hou-Sandi]

I just added a note on the .org forums about moving it to the network admin
menu:
http://wordpress.org/support/topic/new-blog-defaults-broken-in-wp-31-fix?replies=4

Also, be warned that the From Email and From Email Name under Bonus Settings
adds a filter for those options, which WILL override anything that gets sent
using mail() or wp_mail() (e.g. Gravity Forms). Had a fun time finding that
one.

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Helen Hou-Sandi
http://www.helenhousandi.com



On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 4:27 PM, James Tryon <james at easilyamusedinc.com>wrote:

> This sounds fun,
>
> This is going to be a quick replay, sorry for any typos ;c p
>
> I have done a couple sites like this in the past.
>
> I have used a couple plugins from wpmudev.org so yes you would need to
> signup but its worth it.
>
> 1 - created an example site.
> 2 - Use a child theme to keep a clean upgrade path.
>  - Strip out things from the theme file that you do not want. Like the
> commit include in single.php
> 3 - set all your settings and remove anything that you do not need or want.
> 4 - set it as a template |
> http://premium.wpmudev.org/project/new-blog-template
> 5 - set the template as the default theme on creation of new site.
>
> I have also taken this a step further for a network of site that where city
> based and added to more plugins
>
> One for custom short codes  and the other was a post or page lock.
>
> I went in and created the whole site.
> then swapped out things like
> - emails
> - addresses
> - dates
> - names
>
> what ever the client wanted the sub-sites to change but not all the text on
> each page.
>
> Then we set up the post/page lock on most of the pages. Left some unlocked,
> like the about pages.
> Only the super admin can change the locked page status.
>
> And all the sub-sites can do what they want but cant brake or change
> anything.
>
> Thats a quick run down on how I have set something like this up in the
> past.
>
> James Tryon, Creative Director
> Easily Amused, Inc.
>
>
> On Mar 31, 2011, at 4:10 PM, Whisler, Dave wrote:
>
> I’m running a WordPress 3.0.1 multi-site network at my university where I
> work.
> I need a way to easily change some of the new site “default” parameters
> that are used when I create a new site on the WP network.
> While I want to do this, I want to do it safely without modifying core (for
> obvious reasons) or something else that might put the site at risk when
> upgrading, etc..
> It seems like this should be rather easy, but I have yet to figure out
> where to do this.
>
> Here’s my preferences for a new site:
> 1.       No posts
> 2.       No pages
> 3.       No links
> 4.       Comments are disabled sitewide
> 5.       timezone to “New York” (aka:  EST / UTC – 5 hrs)
> 6.       set a certain header image of my choice
> 7.       permalinks – Month and name
> 8.       writing settings – size of the post “25” lines
> 9.       widgets – set which ones should be in any new sites
>
> I realize that likely some or all of these cannot easily be accomplished,
> but setting some up front as we need, would be better than none.
> As of right now each time I create a new site for someone, I either need to
> walk them thru setting up the defaults and deleting the “default” content
> off the new site OR do it myself, which either way is wasted time.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Whisler
> University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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