A few months back, when I re-branded my business as WP Mama, I had every intention of posting lots of tips, tricks and answers to questions on this site. Life has a way of throwing things in my path, though, and I’ve not yet started to write. I’ve been busy, though, even if I don’t have much solid evidence as proof. I think, though, that it’s about time I start putting some of what I spend my time on into something a bit more tangible than a million trial and error attempts at WordPress Nirvana. My work is never documented except in my ever growing number of half filled note pads(Yes, I do use real paper, made from trees.) It’s about time I change my ways and start writing it up!

This week my energy is focused on finding the best way to use WordPress MU (Multi-User) to build Multiple Author, content focused sites with social and community components built in, but not as the primary focus. I’ve periodically glanced at the MU version of WordPress over the years and I always found it lacking in one regard or another. I was pleasantly surprised to find, now, that MU encompasses all that makes WordPress the incredibly extensible Content Management System that it is with the added benefit of being capable of running multiple sites and even multiple domains from a single back-end. WordPress MU no longer feels like the younger sibling that get’s features added second hand. With the news that MU and WordPress would be merged together at some, as yet undisclosed date, it seemed like a good idea to get a feel for how I might be able to start moving some sites to a scalable system that will give them room to grow and flexibility to choose their own structure.

Next I’ll be looking at BuddyPress, what I think is great, what I think needs work, and what I plan to contribute