Plugins not showing up in Dashboard pluginsd list

What do you mean by ‘Dashboard plugin list’? You mean the example.com/wp-admin/plugins.php page?

What I mean that the plugins in the plugins folder do not show up in the back-end admin dash.

From the back-end admin when you click on the list of plugins they do not show. I uploaded some popular working plugins via FTP as well as thru the plugins upload – into the plugins folder, but they do not show up.

I also seem to have the same issue with my themes. I FTP up a new theme into the themes folder and no new themes show up… only the themes that were already there show. STRANGE !! It’s like there is some sort of cache in the admin plugins and themes folder.. and no new plugins or themes show.

Thanks again for your help!

Not strange at all. You’re on Multisite, that’s why I asked what URL ??

Plugins

* Go to https://example.com/wp-admin/network/plugins.php – Are they listed there? Note: DO NOT network activate them. I’m asking you a yes/no question here, NOT giving you directions yet.

* If the plugins ARE listed there, go to https://example.com/wp-admin/network/settings.php – Scroll down to “Menu Settings” and see if the box to enable plugins is checked. IF NOT that’s why the individual sites can’t see plugins. Check that and you will allow users to activate plugins per site.

ONLY network activate plugins that absolutely, 100%, MUST be active on all sites. DO NOT EVER activate all your plugins network wide without thinking about it first. It’s serious.

Themes

If you want a theme to be available on ALL sites in a network, go to https://example.com/wp-admin/network/themes.php and click on Network Enable

If you want a theme to be available ONLY on a specific site, it’s a little convoluted. Go to https://example.com/wp-admin/network/sites.php and hover over a site. Click on EDIT to edit that site’s settings.

On THAT page, click on THEMES and enable the themes you want.

I dont see them in the plugins.php
(/wp-admin/network/plugins.php)

This is the code:

<?php
/**
 * Network Plugins administration panel.
 *
 * @package WordPress
 * @subpackage Multisite
 * @since 3.1.0
 */

/** Load WordPress Administration Bootstrap */
require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/admin.php' );

if ( ! is_multisite() )
	wp_die( __( 'Multisite support is not enabled.' ) );

require( ABSPATH . 'wp-admin/plugins.php' );

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In regards to the Theme issue…

Not sure how/where to “click on Network Enable” in the wp-admin/network/themes.php file.

Thanks again!

No. No. Visit the URL.

Go to https://example.com/wp-admin/network/plugins.php in your browser. When someone tells you to go to example.com they mean for you to replace it with YOUR domain ??

oops- I was looking at the actual FTP’ed .php files. ??
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There is a list of plugins showing up. The problem is that any new ones do not show. The list is old, meaning that the plugins that are showing up are ones that were there a long time ago. Any new plugins that I install (or copy in to plugins folder via FTP) do not show up.

Same thing with my Themes… Any new themes that I install (or copy in to themes folder via FTP) do not show up.

Any ideas on why?
Thanks again!

Are you 100% sure you’re on the NETWORK url? There’s a reason I’m telling you this ??

That data, on the network page, is not cached.

I am having a similar issue but when I go to the https://example.com/wp-admin/network/plugins.php, I get the following error: You do not have sufficient permissions to access this page.

I am logged in as an administrator for the site though. Sorry this is my first exploration into multi-site and I inherited this site from someone else.

@youngmedia post your own topic, interrupting someone else’s is considered rude.

Sorry I thought if I got on this and they found the answer then why post it twice. Especially since I have a similar issue. Will repost on my own.

Thanks, ipstenu! The ‘Enable administration menus’ was unchecked…

Hello
I have updated my DNS and after that my site is working but in backend dashboard none of plugins are showing. Even i tried to install new one, but unable to do it.

What shall i do now ?

hey,
hope your having a good day so far. I have a question for you.

I have installed a couple of plugin rps image gallery and recipress index both of these plugin are not showing up on the wordpress dashboard only seo plugin can you help.