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Migrating From Other WordPress Servers

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For those of you that have been using WordPress elsewhere, there are a few key distinctions you need know about the Aurora server.

Multisite

Aurora is a multisite installation of WordPress, modeled after WordPress.com. Each site has it’s own tables, but they are in one database, and share the same library of plugins and themes.

Plugins

Plugins are controlled at the Network level in Aurora. The addition of any new plugins to the network is decided on by the Aurora Governance Committee.

Themes

Similar to plugins, Themes are also controlled at the network level. Custom themes are permitted, but must pass a Code Audit process before being allowed on production.

Colorful Sidebar Menus

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If you add a sidebar with a menu widget, you may notice that the menu is displayed in a very simple manner. Below is code that you can add to your custom CSS to add some style to your sidebar menu. This code will work with websites using the Hale 2015 and Sherman themes.

Code

#page-sidebar .widget.widget_nav_menu {
padding-left:0;
padding-right:0
}

#page-sidebar .widget ul {
margin:0
}

#page-sidebar .widget ul li {
padding:1em;
margin:0
}

#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item,#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item:hover,#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item:active {
background:#0f4786
}

#page-sidebar .widget ul li:hover,#page-sidebar .widget ul li:active {
background:#dbe3ed
}

#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item a,#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item:hover a,#page-sidebar .widget ul li.current-menu-item:active a {
color:#fff
}
Note: The colors are marked in red — feel free to change them to whatever HEX codes you want!

Result

To see how this CSS code looks on an actual sidebar menu, visit the Development page.