{"id":815,"date":"2024-02-21T23:26:34","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lynton.dev\/?p=815"},"modified":"2024-03-05T00:47:39","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T00:47:39","slug":"multiple-domains-loading-the-same-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lynton.dev\/multiple-domains-loading-the-same-wordpress-website\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Domains Loading the Same WordPress Website"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Given multiple domains, the goal is to load the same website regardless of which is entered in the address bar. For example, say the&nbsp;<strong>.ca<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>.com<\/strong>&nbsp;domains have been registered. When navigating to the&nbsp;<strong>.com<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>.ca<\/strong>&nbsp;domains, each respective URL will be shown in the address bar with the exact same website being loaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Note: this endeavor shouldn&#8217;t be confused with a WordPress Multisite. A multisite allows the management of different websites from the same single WordPress dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Modifying wp-config.php<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>By modifying the&nbsp;<strong>wp-config.php<\/strong>&nbsp;file, multiple domain urls can be configured to load the same WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Add the following lines to\u00a0<strong>wp-config.php<\/strong>\u00a0in the website application root folder:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>define('WP_SITEURL', 'http:\/\/' . $_SERVER&#91;'HTTP_HOST']);\ndefine('WP_HOME', 'http:\/\/' . $_SERVER&#91;'HTTP_HOST']);<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Before the line:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code><code>\/* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. *\/<\/code><\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>These two added lines set the WordPress&nbsp;<strong>Site URL<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Home URL<\/strong>&nbsp;based on the domain being passed to the site. 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