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How do I make my WordPress site an Intranet site
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I am developing a knowledge base for work and want some advice on how to make the site a secure Intranet as never done this before.
I assume the site will still sit on a web server in the public domain and them access is restricted by domain or IP addressing a bit like a home router.
Or do I run the site on a localhost at work and the access is limited that way.
I have discovered a few potential limitations of localhost such as using google doc embedding on some pages so this i'm sure will be a learning process
Any advice will be appreciated
I am developing a knowledge base for work and want some advice on how to make the site a secure Intranet as never done this before.
I assume the site will still sit on a web server in the public domain and them access is restricted by domain or IP addressing a bit like a home router.
Or do I run the site on a localhost at work and the access is limited that way.
I have discovered a few potential limitations of localhost such as using google doc embedding on some pages so this i'm sure will be a learning process
Any advice will be appreciated
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Thank you again.
Dave Baldwin - If you do not mind me asking... I initially setup as localhost but then features such as embedding and using google docs does not work so now I have the site on a web host. It sounds like you have your installation on a server at work, how have you got this setup different to the Methods I have setup so far. Is it that you have setup a server at work specifically to host and manage the site internally and how does that work different to localhost as ideally i'd like to setup where access can be automatically permitted via an Active Directory OU (but this is not essential as I can setup 20 people manually in 20 minutes).
Renazonse - Again will bear this in mind as maybe decide on another solution but I am also using this as a mini learning project to explore what WordPress can and cannot achieve
Branislav Borojevic - That looks a good idea to restrict IP so surely that would be a perfectly reasonable and secure way of working to bear in mind there are no personal identifiable details or passwords etc used on this tech knowledgebase.
Jason C Levine - Thank you but we do not use google apps accounts
Ray Paseur - You may be right but i'd been advised the Wiki we use had become unsupported so I chose to give WP a chance as it's something likely to be around for years and if we can get better functionality and for it work better than what we currently have it's an option we may or may not take. I will look back at Wiki as if it supports pasting content and images better in the newer versions then that's really what we want from it the most
Dave Baldwin - If you do not mind me asking... I initially setup as localhost but then features such as embedding and using google docs does not work so now I have the site on a web host. It sounds like you have your installation on a server at work, how have you got this setup different to the Methods I have setup so far. Is it that you have setup a server at work specifically to host and manage the site internally and how does that work different to localhost as ideally i'd like to setup where access can be automatically permitted via an Active Directory OU (but this is not essential as I can setup 20 people manually in 20 minutes).
Renazonse - Again will bear this in mind as maybe decide on another solution but I am also using this as a mini learning project to explore what WordPress can and cannot achieve
Branislav Borojevic - That looks a good idea to restrict IP so surely that would be a perfectly reasonable and secure way of working to bear in mind there are no personal identifiable details or passwords etc used on this tech knowledgebase.
Jason C Levine - Thank you but we do not use google apps accounts
Ray Paseur - You may be right but i'd been advised the Wiki we use had become unsupported so I chose to give WP a chance as it's something likely to be around for years and if we can get better functionality and for it work better than what we currently have it's an option we may or may not take. I will look back at Wiki as if it supports pasting content and images better in the newer versions then that's really what we want from it the most
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Thank you Dave
Unfortunately my laptop failed Saturday so i'll get a backup of my onsite site and install to my PC and check this out. I did have problems initially on local settup with plugins which embed documents and view them using Microsoft office online but will look at this again separately
Thank you once again.
Unfortunately my laptop failed Saturday so i'll get a backup of my onsite site and install to my PC and check this out. I did have problems initially on local settup with plugins which embed documents and view them using Microsoft office online but will look at this again separately
Thank you once again.
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All very good advice / options so shared points accordingly. Thank you once again
You're welcome, glad to help.
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