As a senior content manager who deeply understands the operation of AnQiCMS, I know that having multiple websites or brand sub-sites is the norm in today's digital marketing age.However, how to manage these scattered content resources efficiently and uniformly is often a huge challenge faced by the operations team.庆幸的是，AnQiCMS凭借其强大的多站点管理能力，为我们提供了一个优雅且高效的解决方案。
Harness Complexity: An Efficient Strategy for Unified Multi-Site Content Management Using Security CMS
Under multi-brand operation, regionalized content deployment, or segmented market strategy, many enterprises and self-media need to manage more than one website.The traditional approach is often to deploy a separate CMS system for each website, which not only increases server resource consumption and maintenance costs, but also leads to scattered content, isolated data, and low operational efficiency.The content team is often tired of switching between different systems, repeating the process of publishing and updating, which greatly耗损 their energy.
Implementing Unified Multi-Site Management: Detailed Operation Steps
To make full use of the multi-site management capability of AnQiCMS, it is first necessary to understand its basic architecture and configuration process.The core idea is to run an AnQiCMS main instance, then add all child sites as configuration items, and direct the external domain to this main instance via reverse proxy.
We take the deployment of AnQiCMS in the Baota panel with Docker environment as an example, and elaborate on the implementation steps:
The core strength of AnQiCMS lies in its high-performance architecture built on the Go language, which can reliably handle high concurrency access.Therefore, even if multiple sites share an AnQiCMS instance, a smooth access experience can be ensured.
Firstly, we need to deploy an AnQiCMS main instance on the server.In most cases, deploying through Docker containerization is recommended, as it has good isolation and easy deployment.For example, install AnQiCMS Docker application in the app store of Baota panel, and deploy it on the default port 8001.This is the 'content heart' of all subsequent sub-sites.
The next step is to configure reverse proxy for each child site that you want to manage. The role of reverse proxy is to direct the domain names accessed by users (such asdev.anqicms.com）Forward to the port where our AnQiCMS main instance is running (for examplehttp://127.0.0.1:8001）。In the Baota panel, this can be easily achieved through the "Website" function under "Reverse Proxy".You need to add a reverse proxy rule for each new domain name, pointing the domain to the internal IP and port of the main AnQiCMS instance.
After completing the reverse proxy setup, we can add new site configurations to the main instance background of AnQiCMS.Log in to the AnQiCMS backend of the main site and enter the 'Multi-site Management' feature.Click 'Add new site', this will be the key step to define each sub-site.
- Site Name:Specify an easily identifiable name for your new site.
- Site root directory:This is a very important parameter.Although multiple sites share an AnQiCMS application, each site needs independent storage space within the system for caching and other data.
/app/The path starts, and a unique identifier derived from the site domain is added, for example/app/dev_anqicms_comEnsure that the root directory of each new site is unique to avoid data confusion. - Website address:Enter the complete external access URL you configure for this site, for example
http://dev.anqicms.com. - Administrator account password:Set independent login credentials for the backend management of this new site.
- Database name:Similarly, each site should have an independent database to store content data. Here, you need to fill in a new, unused database name, such as
dev_anqicms_com. - Database information reuse:Selecting “Reuse default database account information” can greatly simplify database configuration, especially in the Docker environment, where the primary instance typically has full database management permissions.
- Select the template you want to use:Select an appropriate template for the new site to determine its frontend display style.
Complete these configurations and click confirm, then AnQiCMS will create a new site instance for you in the background. At this time, you can access the front end of the new site through its domain name, and through the “新站点的域名/system/Access its independent backend management interface. You can also easily jump to the management backend of each sub-site by clicking the "Access Backend" button in the multi-site management list.
Utilizing AnQiCMS other features to strengthen unified multi-site management
The multi-site function of AnQiCMS is not isolated, it is closely integrated with other powerful functions within the system, working together to build an efficient content management ecosystem.
Firstly,Flexible Content ModelIs the foundation for consistent content across multiple sites.Even if you manage multiple websites with different topics, the content model ensures that articles, products, cases, and other types of content are structured uniformly.For example, all product site product models include fields such as 'price' and 'stock', facilitating cross-site data management and content migration, while also allowing each site to extend personalized fields as needed.
To quickly fill the content of multiple sites,Content collection and batch importFunction is particularly practical.Whether it is to obtain industry information from external resources or import existing content into a new site, AnQiCMS can greatly reduce the time and cost of content construction through automated tools.This is very beneficial for quickly launching new sites or synchronizing shared content updates.
AnQiCMS provides comprehensive in search engine optimization,Advanced SEO Tools.Each site can be independently configured for Sitemap generation, Robots.txt, keyword library management, 301 redirection, and URL static rules.This means we can carry out fine-grained SEO deployment for different site target audiences and keyword strategies, without worrying about configuration interference, all of which are managed under a single CMS instance.
When the operation strategy changes, it is necessary to make large-scale adjustments to all site content.full-site content replacementThe feature will be your powerful assistant.For example, you can统一 update the brand name, modify specific links, or perform sensitive word replacements all with a single click in the master control panel, avoiding the繁琐 of manual modification of each site or piece of content, greatly enhancing operational efficiency.
For enterprises facing the global market, AnQiCMS'sMultilingual supportThe function complements multi-site management.You can easily configure different language versions for each site, or deploy content in different languages to different sub-sites for convenient management and promotion.
In addition,Resource storage and backup managementEnsured the security of all site content assets.A unified resource library can avoid the repetition of uploading images, videos, and other media files between different sites, improving storage efficiency.The centralized backup mechanism provides strong data security for multi-site content.
Finally,User group management and permission controlThe function is especially important in large teams.By assigning independent management permissions to different sites, you can ensure that content team members can only access and edit the content of the sites they are responsible for, effectively reducing operational risks and improving the standardization of team collaboration.
The operational value of unified multi-site content management
The operational value brought by applying AnQiCMS to multi-site content management is evident.
FirstlySignificant improvement in efficiency
ThenEffective reduction in costs.Whether it is server resources, software authorization, or personnel training, centralized management is more economical than decentralized management.An AnQiCMS instance can support multiple websites, reducing the overall cost of IT infrastructure.
Moreover, it ensuresConsistency of content and brand image alignment.Although the sites are independent, the underlying content model and resource sharing mechanism enable us to maintain consistency of core information when promoting similar products or services on different websites, thereby strengthening the brand image.
In addition,Strong SEO advantagesAlso, it should not be ignored.Each site can obtain independent, fine-grained SEO configuration, combined with the advanced SEO tools built into AnQiCMS, which is helpful to improve the visibility and ranking of each site in search engines.
Finally, AnQiCMS'sScalability and flexibilityProvided a solid foundation for the future development of the company. Whether it is to add new sub