Assign Multiple Themes to a Category

[kathymac]

Hello,

First let me apologize for asking so many questions in this post.
If anyone could help me out, much appreciated.

Below are my questions:

I need to create a WordPress site.
This site needs to have a main template for the home page and sub-templates for each branch office.
For example, when someone navigates to the url: www.mytestsite.ca
they will be presented to a Welcome screen (using main template) listing the 5 branch offices
(Ontario, Quebec, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia).
When a visitor clicks on a province, they will be able taken to a sub-site with it's
own template and own set of wordpress pages.
When a registered user logs in, they will immediately be able to modify/contribute etc. to the
site based on their security role and assigned province.
When the Administrator creates a new page, they have the ability to assign it to a
cateory and the assigned theme will be applied.
Is this possible to do in WordPress?
Is there a similar plugin that has already been created?

[andreasnrb]

From the top of my head.
Make a separate page template for each subsite that is to be used when creating pages for each subsite.
Making the mainpage /ontario/ the parent page for all pages concerning ontario.
Getting a role/author rights plugin like Members and setup the necessary roles. When creating a page you can select who has the right to edit that page.

Another way more complicated
MultiSite install with subfolder setup.
Basically you'll have one main site at example.com then have separate sites on example.com/ontario/, quebec etc. Each subsite will be for all intent and purposes as separate WordPress installation.
One installation so all users go into the same place etc.

[chipbennett]

From the top of my head.
Make a separate page template for each subsite that is to be used when creating pages for each subsite.
Making the mainpage /ontario/ the parent page for all pages concerning ontario.
Getting a role/author rights plugin like Members and setup the necessary roles. When creating a page you can select who has the right to edit that page.

Another way more complicated
MultiSite install with subfolder setup.
Basically you'll have one main site at example.com then have separate sites on example.com/ontario/, quebec etc. Each subsite will be for all intent and purposes as separate WordPress installation.
One installation so all users go into the same place etc.

Based on the OP's description, this almost certainly needs to - and should - be a MultiSite install.

To the OP: yes, what you want to do is absolutely possible with WordPress!

[andrea_r]

Yes - you need to set up a network (multisite) so each province has its own blog/site under the main site.