{"id":2375,"date":"2024-12-16T08:35:46","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T08:35:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/?p=2375"},"modified":"2024-12-16T08:35:48","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T08:35:48","slug":"how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network","title":{"rendered":"How to manage plugins on a WordPress Multisite Network"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#f6faff\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Applies to:<\/strong><br>WordPress Hosting<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Difficulty:<\/strong><br>Easy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Time Needed:<\/strong><br>5 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_88 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network\/#Introduction\" >Introduction<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network\/#Information\" >Information<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network\/#Adding_a_plugin\" >Adding a plugin.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network\/#Enabling_Plugins_on_the_network\" >Enabling Plugins on the network<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com/kb\/how-to-manage-plugins-on-a-wordpress-multisite-network\/#Enabling_Plugins_on_single_sites\" >Enabling Plugins on single sites<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Introduction\"><\/span>Introduction<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is a step-by-step walkthrough for managing plugins on your WordPress multisite network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multisite is a feature of WordPress that allows you to create multiple similar small websites all within one WordPress installation. For information on how to enable this, please view our <a href=\"https:\/\/34sp.com\/kb\/how-to-enable-wordpress-multisite\">multisite setup guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Information\"><\/span>Information<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WordPress multisite requires all plugins to be installed by the primary network administrator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sites installed to the network cannot add their own plugins, instead they can choose from the pool of plugins installed by the network administrator. For this reason, multisite is best used by a group of small similar websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Adding_a_plugin\"><\/span>Adding a plugin.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 1<br>Log in to the Network admin dashboard<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Firstly, you&#8217;ll need to log in to the WordPress admin dashboard as the network administrator. To access the login screen, simply go to&nbsp;<code>yourdomain.com\/wp-admin<\/code>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the login screen, enter your username and password into the fields provided, then click the button labelled&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Log In&#8217;<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wordpress-login-002.2-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wordpress-login-002.2-5.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wordpress-login-002.2-5-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/wordpress-login-002.2-5-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 2<br>Choose &#8216;Plugins&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After logging in, you will be taken to the WordPress admin dashboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the navigation bar on the left of the screen, and choose&nbsp;<strong>&#8216;Plugins<\/strong>&#8216;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11.png 832w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 3<br>Choose &#8216;Add New Plugin&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This page will list all your WordPress plugins that are installed to the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click on the &#8216;<strong>Add New Plugin<\/strong>&#8216; text in this box to add a new plugin.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.56.png 576w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.56-300x144.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enabling_Plugins_on_the_network\"><\/span>Enabling Plugins on the network<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you have installed plugins to your multisite network, you can then choose whether you want to install them to every website on the network, or individual sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how to enable sites on the full network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 1<br>Choose &#8216;Plugins&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When logged in as the network administrator, select &#8216;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&#8216; from the side menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1.png 832w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 2<br>Choose &#8216;Network Activate&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select &#8216;<strong>Network Activate<\/strong>&#8216; below the plugin name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This will enable that plugin on every website under your multisite network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Plugins enabled using &#8216;<strong>Network Activate<\/strong>&#8216; cannot be disabled in the individual site dashboards or by single site administrators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any plugins that are enabled on the network level will have a &#8216;<strong>Network Active<\/strong>&#8216; note below them in the plugins menu on the individual site&#8217;s dashboard.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.08.11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.08.11-1.png 828w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.08.11-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.08.11-1-768x492.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"318\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.12.25.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.12.25.png 624w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.12.25-300x153.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Enabling_Plugins_on_single_sites\"><\/span>Enabling Plugins on single sites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is how to enable plugins on individual site installations. Please note that any plugins need to be installed by the network administrator to be usable by individual sites on the network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 1<br>Login to the single site&#8217;s dashboard.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the &#8216;<strong>Sites<\/strong>&#8216; list, select &#8216;<strong>Dashboard<\/strong>&#8216; to be taken to the dashboard for that specific network installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1074\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-09.49.36.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-09.49.36.png 1074w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-09.49.36-300x183.png 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-09.49.36-1024x624.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-09.49.36-768x468.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1074px) 100vw, 1074px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 2<br>Choose &#8216;Plugins&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the side menu, select &#8216;<strong>Plugins<\/strong>&#8216; to be taken to the plugin menu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1.png 832w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.04.11-1-768x353.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">STEP 3<br>Choose &#8216;Activate&#8217;<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the list of available plugins, select &#8216;<strong>Activate<\/strong>&#8216; to enable that plugin on your site single installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that new plugins can only be installed  by the network administrator, then will need enabling on the individual site&#8217;s dashboard. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.19.56.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.19.56.png 636w, https:\/\/www.34sp.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot-2024-11-15-at-10.19.56-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multisite is a great way to allow administrators to control the plugins made available to sites under their network.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please note that multisite is not recommended for hosting multiple websites with a lot of data and variation. 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