Description
WORDPRESS MULTISITE ALTERNATIVE – ENABLE MULTI-TENANT AT NO COST
GrabWP Tenancy provides the foundation for multi-tenant WordPress with essential isolation features. This base plugin focuses on cost-effective multi-tenancy with shared resources and basic tenant separation.
📖 Complete Documentation: grabwp.com
💻 Source Code: GitHub Repository
🐛 Report Issues: GitHub Issues
Core Features
- Shared MySQL Database: Cost-effective tenant isolation using unique table prefixes
- Separated Upload Directories: Each tenant gets isolated upload directories
- Shared Themes & Plugins: All tenants share the same themes and plugins for simplicity
- Domain-based Routing: Automatic tenant identification based on domain names
- Basic Admin Interface: Simple tenant management through WordPress admin
- Early Initialization: Plugin loads before WordPress core hooks
Screenshots
Adding one domain per tenant 
Support multiple domains per tenant 
Simple listing all tenants
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/grabwp-tenancydirectory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Add the following line to your wp-config.php file:
require_once DIR . ‘/wp-content/plugins/grabwp-tenancy/load.php’;
📖 Need detailed setup instructions? Visit our complete documentation for step-by-step guides and troubleshooting.
FAQ
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Does this plugin work with WordPress multisite?
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No, this plugin provides multi-tenancy functionality without requiring WordPress multisite. It creates tenant isolation through domain-based routing and database prefixes.
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Can I use custom domains for tenants?
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Yes, you can configure custom domains for each tenant through the admin interface or by editing the tenant mapping file.
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Is this plugin compatible with other plugins?
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The plugin is designed to be compatible with most WordPress plugins. However, plugins that directly access database tables may need to be configured to work with tenant prefixes.
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Where can I get help?
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- Documentation: Visit grabwp.com for complete guides and tutorials
- Support Forum: Use the WordPress.org support forum for community help
- Technical Issues: Report bugs on GitHub Issues
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“GrabWP Tenancy” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“GrabWP Tenancy” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
1.0.4
- Enhance tenant management with a new list table for admin
- Implement logging functionality, and improve tenant deletion process with confirmation prompts.
- Refactor path management and database handling for better organization and security.
- Update translations and enhance admin UI elements for improved user experience.
- Refactor tenant initialization process to streamline functionality for tenant and main site.
- Remove deprecated asset loading class and configuration management.
- Enhance tenant context handling and improve upload directory management.
- Introduce hooks for pro plugin extensibility and improve code organization for better maintainability.
1.0.3
- Major Enhancement: Added comprehensive early loading system with load-helper.php
- Security Improvements: Enhanced input sanitization and validation functions for early loading
- Path Management: Introduced centralized Path Manager with backward compatibility support
- WordPress Compliance: Improved path structure with fallback to WordPress-compliant uploads directory
- CLI Support: Added command-line interface support for tenant operations
- Performance: Optimized tenant detection with caching and reduced file system calls
- Backward Compatibility: Maintained support for existing wp-content/grabwp structure
1.0.2
- Improved tenant management interface
- Direct login button to tenant from main site admin (If plugin also activated on tenant)
- No longer access to plugin admin page and menu from tenant’s admin dashboard
1.0.1
- Refactored core plugin for improved tenant management and protocol handling
- Added admin notice registration for better user feedback in the admin area
- Defined GRABWP_TENANCY_LOADED constant for reliable plugin load detection
- Added translation support by loading the plugin text domain on initialization
- Added Vietnamese language support
1.0.0
- Initial release
- Basic multi-tenant functionality
- Domain-based routing
- Admin interface for tenant management
- Shared MySQL with tenant prefixes
- Separated upload directories