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A 300-site WordPress network, brought back under control
What looked like one broken editor button turned out to be a 200GB WordPress multisite network that needed real stabilising.
- How long
- 2017
- My role
- DevelopmentSupport
- Kind of project
- RescueSmall project
What the business needed.
The reported problem sounded small: after a WordPress update, the client could no longer switch from the Visual editor to the Text editor on their Cronus theme. In practice, that was one symptom on a WordPress multisite network of more than 300 individual sites and over 200GB of data, a large, high-risk environment where a "small" bug can point at much bigger problems underneath.
What I did.
I assessed the whole environment, diagnosed the real causes, and worked through the fixes: applying updates across the multisite network, migrating to a more stable theme framework, rebuilding template files and widget areas (including condition-based display rules) on the new framework, rebuilding responsive styling across page templates, header, footer and widgets, setting up and styling a mega menu, and replacing unstable plugins with better-supported alternatives. Alongside the stabilisation work, I handled a steady stream of smaller requests: styling tweaks, a new request-a-quote form, and ongoing WordPress and WooCommerce support.
What they got.
A large, previously at-risk multisite network moved onto a more supportable footing, with the original bug fixed as one part of a much bigger stabilisation job, plus continued support afterward.
For your technical person
Stack: WordPress multisite, PHP, MySQL, CSS, WooCommerce. Environment: 300+ network sites, 200GB+ footprint. Trigger issue: WordPress 4.3.1 broke the Visual/Text editor toggle on the client’s Cronus theme. Diagnosis and stabilisation of the wider multisite environment, not just the reported bug. Theme framework migration, with new templates built on the replacement framework. Widget area recreation, including conditional display logic. Full responsive styling rebuild: page templates, header, footer, widget areas, mega menu. Replaced unstable plugins with better-supported alternatives. Ongoing engagement also covered a custom Request-a-Quote form and continued WordPress/WooCommerce support. Project size: small. Delivered 2017.
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