Manage multiple sites with the SXA Site Manager

Abstract

Resolve site conflicts.

The SXA content architecture includes tenants and sites. SXA supports multitenancy, which means that you can run multiple sites on a single instance of Sitecore. Each tenant can include multiple related sites, for example, to support multiple brands for a single company or multiple languages or locations for a single brand. By default, a new site has the * (wildcard) host mapping. If multiple sites are using the same host name and virtual folder, some of your sites may not be accessible. To solve this, you use the SXA Site Manager.

The SXA Site Manager dialog box displays a list of all SXA sites on your Sitecore instance. The icons DFFDFB208C994916995CD2CA28F1C2DF.pngD74155A71C5F4D6E8FE712BD6DF45338.pngindicate whether the site can be accessed.

If a site cannot be accessed, the Hidden domains column describes what is blocking the site. For example, in the following screenshot the Brand D website is blocked by the Brand C website because it uses the same host name and a virtual folder.

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Note

In the upper-left corner of the SXA Site Manager dialog box, you can export the contents of the site overview in CSV, Excel, HTML, JSON, and XML.

To manage multiple sites with the SXA Site Manager:

  1. Click the Sitecore Start button, and from the Powershell Toolbox, click SXA Site Manager.

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  2. In the SXA Site Manager dialog box, to resolve the site conflicts, you can:

    • Move the site – click the site and on the ribbon, click Move Up.

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      Note

      To select and move multiple sites, press and hold the CTRL key when you select the sites.

    • Correct the site definition – click the site and on the ribbon, click Open. In the Basic section, change the virtual folder or the host name.

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  3. When you have resolved all the conflicts, on the ribbon click Publish.