Multisite Module + Shared Content

[bkellogg]

Hi,

I am attempting to use the Multisite module to share Project content across three different sites. Here's how my pages structure is set up:

• Home
  
  • Projects
    
    • project 1
      
    • project 2
      
    • project 3
      

    [*]www.site1.com

    • Site1 Category1
      
    • Site1 Category2
      

    [*]www.site2.com

    • Site2 Category1
      
    • Site2 Category2
      

    [*]www.site3.com

    • Site3 Category1
      
    • Site3 Category2
      

In my Project template, I have a page field for Category - which allows me to select multiple Categories (and sites). When viewing each site & category, the projects show up correctly... but I'm unsure how to link to the Project detail page and stay within the current site.

Does this approach make sense? Or is there a better way of structuring my pages to get this to work?

[apeisa]

Not totally sure what you are looking for. Your page structure looks just fine for me. If I follow you correctly you choose categories from project page, and then you want to show those projects in different domains?

Something like this should work:

1. Create a new template called "view_project"
   
2. Add page called "project" under each your sites and give those pages a template "view_project"
   
3. Allow urlSegments for your view_project template
   

And code that goes into your view_project template should be something like this (written in browser):

<?php
if ($input->urlSegment1) {
 $projectName = $sanitizer->pageName($input->urlSegment1);
 $project = $pages->get("parent=/projects/, name=$projectName");
 echo "<h1>$project->title</h1>";
 // Or just echo $project->render();
} else {
 echo "No project found";
}

And when linking to your projects you should use urls like these: www.site1.com/project/projectname/

[apeisa]

Does this approach make sense? Or is there a better way of structuring my pages to get this to work?

I would probably do it other way around: I would choose projects from categories. Usually I would do otherwise, but since your projects is just a "data reporsity" and categories are on different domains that would make more sense for me). But that is just a matter of preference.

[bkellogg]

I would probably do it other way around: I would choose projects from categories. Usually I would do otherwise, but since your projects is just a "data reporsity" and categories are on different domains that would make more sense for me). But that is just a matter of preference.

Thanks apeisa, this makes a lot more sense - and will also let me set the display order of projects within each category. I appreciate your help on this, as well as your work on the module!