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I have three sites that is based on the same design - only some content is different on each site. I also want the administrators for each site to be able to administrate their site only.

I don´t want to install three CMSMS on the server because:
#1 - There´s only one database
#2 - I want to ba able to make sitewide changes of the layout

How can I achieve this?

You can install 3 versiojns into one database, just the same database at install and change the prefix on each site!

But then i won´t be able to make site wide changes to the layout - right?

RazorMedia wrote: But then i won´t be able to make site wide changes to the layout - right?

It's a little bit tricky but it should work. Try this

Stylesheets

Create stylesheet, save it as local file on one of three sites and set a head area link to the one and only css.

Template

Save template in a local file named your_template.tpl and write in every CMSms-Template area instead
Not sure if this will work for cross over sites  ...

RazorMedia wrote: only some content is different on each site.

Store (only) the different content in a local file too (with same name on every site) and import it with a php include.

with my way, you can have 3 seperate installs in one database....
you can do what you like with the 3 installs, all different content etc.

I run a few sites from 1 database, no problems...all different

3dcandy wrote: no problems...

As you said you have 3 cmsms installs in one database and they have only a different prefix. If you/razormedia want to change layout you have to change it on every install.

With your solution you can't do it for three sites in one time  .

Can you change user permissions so that they can only edit certain pages?

That way I could make a startpage, that´s really just a link to one of the startpages, like this:

Startpage [link to Homepage 1st site]
|__ Homepage 1st site
|      Subpage
|      Subpage
|      Subpage
|__ Homepage 2nd site
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|__ Homepage 3rd site
|        Subpage
|        Subpage
|        Subpage

This is no more 3 sites, isn't it ? Or is it a fourth site with external links to the three others ?

If you are making only one site, may be you should read this, if not read already :
http://wiki.cmsmadesimple.org/index.php ... ermissions

But if you want 3 independant sites sharing some templating, you'd rather try cyberman's theme-ing hints.

Pierre M.

RazorMedia wrote: Can you change user permissions so that they can only edit certain pages?

Create a user group without any permissions and add members as additional editors for certain pages.

Thanx you all!

Create a user group without any permissions and add members as additional editors for certain pages.

What? Can you explain?

Also, is it possible to allow two users permission to one page?

Ah, I found the answer.