So it has taken the better part of two days to get things on the server straightened out. The original install was quick but flawed and we needed the tech support folks at the hosting service to really understand the problem/s.
By the end of the day today they had gotten it 90% of the way there and then after I was busy tweaking -- some plug-in busted and is causing a minor issue. I need c-panel access to the server as my only way to do anything is through the WP Mu Admin side -- and both to edit bad *.php files and also to manually upload and troubleshoot some themes and plug-ins.
Went ahead and had to purchase access to MP Mu Dev site for 3 months/$159 which gave me access to several new pay plug-ins one of which we really needed to get the "Blog Network" side of things running. They also offer tech support and advice live and on forums in addition to the plug-ins and templates.
I also went ahead and spent $65 to license the "Grace" template as the starting point of St. A's site. It is traditional but it seems to fit closest to the aesthetics and the functionality we are looking for in a template. It should do until we get a real design done by a designer.
So there are 4 unresolved issues in with the Alchemy tech support and hopefully those will be solved ASAP tomorrow so I can get Grace installed and I can get working on getting content and information into and organized on the new site.
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