{"id":4044,"date":"2018-01-23T10:10:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T10:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2024-05-08T11:41:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-08T10:41:23","slug":"use-magento-multistore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/use-magento-multistore\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Use Magento Multistore?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The main use of the Magento multistore functionality is to set up multiple stores that can be accessed on different URLs for the same Magento installation. All the stores present under the Magento multistore installation are connected to the same backend, this makes the administration easier.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The first step for setting up Magento multistore is to have Magento installed, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-install-magento-from-cpanel-softaculous\/\">install<\/a> Magento either through Softaculous or manually. You can start building the multistore after installing Magento.<\/p>\n<p>Refer to the steps mention below for adding a new store:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Login and go to the backend of your Magento installation<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u2018catalogue\u2019 and click on the \u2018Add Root Category\u2019 option<\/li>\n<li>Enter the name of your store<\/li>\n<li>Select the \u2018Yes\u2019 option through the drop down menu of the \u2018Is Active\u2019 option<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018Display Settings\u2019 and select \u2018Yes\u2019 from the drop down menu of the \u2018Is Active\u2019 option<\/li>\n<li>Save the category<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once the category is saved, a new store can be created with the steps mentioned below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to \u2018System\u2019 and click on \u2018Manage Stores\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u2018Create Website\u2019 option<\/li>\n<li>Enter the name of your website, example \u2013 mywebsite.com and for code we will use the example \u2013 mywebsite.<\/li>\n<li>Save the website<\/li>\n<li>Create on the \u2018Create Store\u2019 button<\/li>\n<li>Select mywebsite.com for the \u2018Website\u2019 and \u2018Root Directory\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Save the store and click on the \u2018Create Store View\u2019 option<\/li>\n<li>Select the new store that you created from the drop down menu (mywebsite.com)<\/li>\n<li>Select \u2018Enabled\u2019 for the store status<\/li>\n<li>Click on \u2018Save the store view\u2019<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The last part of completing the store creation is to configure the store settings through your Magento configuration. For that, refer to the steps mentioned below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to System &gt; Configuration<\/li>\n<li>Select the store that you created from the \u2018Current Configuration Scope\u2019 drop down menu present on the left hand side<\/li>\n<li>Go to the \u2018Web\u2019 tab, uncheck the option \u2013 \u2018Use Default\u2019 present next to \u2018Base URL\u2019<\/li>\n<li>Change both the \u2018Secure\u2019 and \u2018Unsecure\u2019 URLs to your domain<\/li>\n<li>Save the configuration<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The main use of the Magento multistore functionality is to set up multiple stores that can be accessed on different URLs for the same Magento installation. 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