As an experienced CMS website operation personnel, I am well aware of the importance of efficient content management and flexible site layout in the complex and ever-changing internet environment of today.AnqiCMS with its excellent multi-site management capabilities and convenient data integration methods has become the preferred tool for many operation teams.Today, I will elaborate in detail on how AnqiCMS implements unified management of multiple sites and data sharing between sites based on my experience and system documentation.
The core concept of multi-site management in AnqiCMS
AnqiCMS was designed from the outset with the needs of small and medium-sized enterprises, self-media operators, and users with multiple brands or content branches fully considered.The core concept lies in achieving centralized control of multiple independent sites through a simple and efficient system architecture, while minimizing repetitive work and improving overall operational efficiency.This means you do not need to deploy and maintain a separate CMS for each site, but can manage all your digital assets under a unified AnqiCMS instance.
Managing multiple sites is not only about saving server resources and deployment time, but more importantly, it provides a structured way to organize and expand your online business.Whether it is a regional sub-site, multi-language version, or a special site for different product lines or marketing activities, AnqiCMS can provide strong and flexible support, enabling you to quickly adjust and launch new sites according to your business needs.
How to implement unified management of multiple sites
AnqiCMS implements unified management of multiple sites mainly through the following aspects:
FirstlyDeployment of a single code library and multi-instance operation.AnqiCMS has a significant advantage that it does not require copying multiple copies of the core code when installing multiple sites on the same server.This means that all sites share a set of underlying program files, greatly simplifying the complexity of system maintenance and upgrades.When AnqiCMS releases a new version, you only need to update the main program file, and all sites can synchronize the new features and security patches, avoiding the麻烦 of upgrading each site individually.
ThenCentralized backend management entry.After deploying multiple sites, AnqiCMS provides a primary site as the management entry.Through the backend of the main site, you can access the "Multi-site Management" feature, which allows you to centrally view the list of all sites created.Here, you can one-click access the independent backend of each site, carry out refined operations such as content publishing, template adjustment, user permission setting, etc., without frequently switching between different system login interfaces, greatly improving management efficiency.
Moreover, AnqiCMS emphasizesIndependent site configuration and flexible resource allocation.Although sharing the underlying code, each site has its independence.When creating a new site, AnqiCMS requires each site to be configured with an independent site root directory (used for storing cache and other data), an independent database name, an independent administrator account and password, as well as an independent template selection.This design ensures the data isolation and customization capability of each site.Each site can have its own unique interface style, content structure, and user group, but it operates under a large management framework, ensuring the flexibility of business and the security of data.For example, you can use an article model to publish industry news on one site, and use a product model to display product details on another site, and they can have their own beautiful templates.
Mechanism for achieving data sharing between sites
AnqiCMS 的“数据共享”并非指所有站点共享同一个数据库表，而是通过一种智能的跨站点数据调用机制To achieve data integration and reuse.Considering each site has a default configuration of an independent database to ensure data isolation and independence, AnqiCMS provides a powerful template tag capability, allowing flexible data calls from other sites within a single site's template.
这一机制的核心在于其模板标签中的siteIdParameters。AnqiCMS 的几乎所有数据获取标签，如文档详情标签 (archiveDetail)、文档列表标签 (archiveList)、分类列表标签 (categoryList)、English list page label (pageList)、Label details label (tagDetail), even to system configuration label (system)、Contact information label (contact)、TDK label (tdk) And custom content tags (diy) Etc., all support a customsiteIdParameter.
Specify the target site in the template tag tositeIdYou can easily retrieve and display content from other site databases. For example, if you have a main brand website (siteId=1) and several sub-brand websites (siteId=2, 3, 4), you can display it on the homepage of the main brand website bysiteIdParameters are called and displayed to show the latest product lists from all sub-brand websites, or aggregate industry news from all sites.This ability makes it extremely simple and efficient to build a unified enterprise portal, aggregate content, and implement cross-site marketing activities.
This implementation of data sharing ensures the independence and controllability of data at each site, while also providing extremely high flexibility in data integration.It avoids the complexity or performance bottlenecks that may arise from a single shared database, while also implementing 'virtual' data sharing through programming, meeting the needs of data intercommunication in multi-site operations.
Summary of user value for multi-site management
AnqiCMS's unified multi-site management and data sharing capabilities bring multiple values to operation personnel:
ItSignificantly improves operational efficiency。Concentrated management entry, a single code library, and flexible data access, collectively reduce the time and effort required for daily maintenance and content publication. ItEnhanced business scalability.When the business needs to add a brand website, expand overseas markets, or launch temporary event sites, AnqiCMS can be deployed and launched with extremely low costs and extremely fast speed.Optimized the user experience.Through cross-site data sharing, you can provide users with more comprehensive and rich website content, whether it is aggregated information or a unified service entry, it can effectively enhance user stickiness.Reduced operation and maintenance costsReduced the deployment, maintenance, and upgrade costs of multiple systems, allowing your team to allocate more resources to content creation and market expansion.
AnqiCMS is committed to providing a solid technical foundation for your content operations, allowing you to navigate multi-site management with ease and focus on creating more valuable content.
Common Questions (FAQ)
Does AnqiCMS's multi-site management mean that all sites use the same database?
It's not. AnqiCMS usually requires you to configure anew, independent database.This means that the core content data of each site is physically isolated.siteIdParameterscall and displayData from other site databases, thus achieving cross-site data integration and display, forming a "data sharing" effect.
Can I share the back-end administrator account among different sites?
Each site will have its own independent administrator account and password.When you add a new site through the "Multi-site Management" feature of the main site, the system will prompt you to set up an independent administrator account and password for the new site.This is done to ensure that the management permissions of each site are independent, enhance security, and facilitate the management of each site by different teams or departments.However, you can access the backend of all child sites uniformly through the management interface of the main site.
If I update the main program of AnqiCMS, will the functions and security of all child sites be synchronized?
Yes.AnqiCMS's design philosophy is that all sites share the same underlying program code.Therefore, when you update the main program of AnqiCMS, all the child sites based on this program will synchronize the latest features and security patches, without the need for separate update operations for each child site, which greatly simplifies the complexity of system maintenance.