How to Configure Shared Content Between Sites
My goal was to make using the plugin as simple and intuitive as possible. But anyway, let me guide you through the installation process step by step.
1. Activate the plugin for Multisite Network
Once you add the plugin to your website, you need to “Network activate” it. In order to do so, please go to My Sites > Network Admin > Plugins and click the “Network activate” link.
2. Configure the plugin
The plugin has a bunch of settings in Settings > Network Crosspost.
The cool thing here also is that you can switch to the “Fields” tab and configure exactly what you would like to crosspost. For example, you can ignore post statuses, so the posts are going to be created as drafts, and when you’re about to update them, their statuses on subsites remain unchanged.
3. Configure what sites to allow for cross-posting
If you skip this step, the plugin is going to use the 5 sub-sites from your WordPress multisite network, ordered by their ID. Otherwise, if you have hundreds of sub-sites in your network, it is better to choose which ones you would like to allow for crossposting.
To do so, please go to Network Admin > Sites, then select a website you would like to configure, click the “Edit” link first, and then select the “Crosspost” tab.
4. Select the sub-sites when creating a post
In case you’re using the Gutenberg editor:
In case you’re using the Classic Editor:
Once you publish a post on multiple websites in your network, you can deactivate the checkboxes. If you don’t, your posts will continue to sync. In other words, posts can be independently edited on each website.
This is how it would work:
Bulk Crossposting
The plugin also has a feature to crosspost multiple posts at the same time without going into each post. In order to make it work, please install a free add-on from here.
Sometimes, using bulk actions may not be so convenient when you have a really large number of posts on your subsites, like tens of thousands or something. In that case, I’d recommend you using a WP-CLI command that is available in the plugin as well.
Product Sync in WooCommerce
The plugin also allows you to sync WooCommerce products between stores within a single multisite network.
Supported types of products:
- Simple,
- Grouped,
- External/Affiliate,
- Variable (together with product variations),
- Bundle products (in case you’re using “Woo Product Bundles” plugin),
- and, of course, virtual and downloadable products.
Check an example in the video below:
You can also exclude specific WooCommerce product data from syncing, such as prices, stock quantities, or product images and galleries.