MANAGING MULTIPLE WEBSITES IN ONE SYSTEM WITH TYPO3 MULTISITES

Introduction

TYPO3; a web-based software

TYPO3 is a Content Management System (CMS) for the development and management of websites, intranets and (mobile) applications. Because TYPO3 is web-based software, you can work on your website from any computer with an internet connection. But did you also know that it is possible to develop and manage multiple websites from a single administrative backend?

Typo3 Multisite Management

TYPO3 allows you to access multiple websites

Thanks to TYPO3 Multisite Management you can develop and manage multiple websites or applications from one TYPO3 installation, just like a Magento multi-store. This allows you to access multiple websites, and to separate or share content and access rights. TYPO3 makes it easy to manage multiple websites from one interface. Different user roles can be assigned to each website. The various website owners can then only view and edit their own website, while the administrator or webmaster can view and edit all websites in the same environment. What is perhaps the most important advantage here? You do not have to log in and out each time you need to change something on one of the sites and you can use 1 username and password on all sites.

Who is a Typo3 Multisite For?

Ideal tool for websites

TYPO3 Multisites are very suitable for organizations that have more than one website in their management; instead of having to constantly switch from one Content Management System to another and have to log in again and again, they can simply manage all websites from the same CMS with one username and password.

TYPO3 Multisite is, therefore, the ideal tool for websites of distributors, product websites, individual microsites and cross-intranet applications. For example, it is possible to set up one main website with multiple subdomains, with the same layout but with different colors. Content can be shared simultaneously on multiple websites if desired.

The Advantages of a Typo3 Multisite

Below we have listed a number of the most important advantages of TYPO3 Multisite Management:

You can use the technique you have set up again and again. If you have developed a certain functionality for a website, you can make it immediately available for all subweb sites.
Content can be shared simultaneously on multiple websites. To prevent duplicate content, only a canonical URL needs to be added. This tells Google which version of the content is indexed and which version should be ignored.
When you update TYPO3 yourself, you only have to do this once.
Extensions through TYPO3 extensions can be implemented on all websites simultaneously.
Different TYPO3 websites each with their own domain name managed from 1 system
1 log in to manage all websites
1 CMS for all sites
TYPO3 Multisite allows you to work more efficiently and save a lot of time. The bottom line is that with TYPO3 Multisite you can significantly reduce the maintenance costs of your websites and you can reduce the time you spend on keeping up with the websites, if only because you do not have to log in all the time.

Series

This is the first blog post of a series on TYPO3 Multisites.