My client has a Drupal 6 site.
They are now adding another domain to the same site, but the different domain is going to be used by another branch of their company. Therefore, they need some additional content, specific to the other branch’s geographic area, in the menu, as well as a slightly different theme on the front page.
So, to make it clearer: domain1.com and domain2.com both point to the very same installation of Drupal on one server, but not 100% of the content is shared between them.
I don’t usually work with Drupal, so I’m not sure how to tackle this. How would you approach the issue? Is there a way to add or remove a single menu item depending on the domain that is being used? Is there a way to use a different view in the same scenario?
Both contrib modules and programmatic solutions will be appreciated.
The Domain Access module allows you to have more than one domain with the same database. You can set different themes in the interface per site. This is a good option especially if you have sites where some of the content is shared, while other content only appears on one of the sites. Once it’s installed, you’ll see an option on the node edit screen to select which sites the content should appear in. Very easy for content editors.
Domain Access is good at managing two different domains with affiliate content (as that’s what is designed to do), it does require more configuration that most modules and you need to have control over your site’s DNS.
Another good option might be to use Organic Groups. I use this on a site much like the one you’re describing. Like Domain Access, you can share the same piece of content with multiple groups. It’s just that the Domain Access module is probably a little more streamlined as it’s designed to do what you’re describing, while OG may require slightly more tweaking.