Mainsite Multisite loop

You say “subfolder site” again and that is the red flag. It just does not sound convincing that you have indeed set up correctly your Multisite Network. I think you need to go back a few steps to explain how you activated your network first, before adding any plugins or themes.

A multisite Network only has one “folder” there are no subfolders for sub sites, a WordPress Network of sites are all virtual. It is also a red flag that you say the themes and plugins of both sites are identical – they have to be because they use the same and only /wp-content/ directory.

And, what browser you use has nothing to do with troubleshooting the plugin. You need to troubleshoot your network with no plugins and a single copy of a default theme first. Login successful on one site in a network and you must remain logged in to them all. SO that is another red flag that your multisite is bjorked up.

You must install and activate correctly a multisite network on your main site, then simply visit the signup page to begin a second site. There will be no subfolders created on your server.

So all plugins aside, are you certain you actually have a correctly installed and running multisite before you proceed with adding a plugin?

SO, on your server there is only one place to find a plugins folder
/mainsite/wp-content/plugins/ right?

You must not have a /mainsite/test/wp-content/plugins/.

thanks for the answer, David,
I installed the multisite according to the instructions (https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Create_A_Network) and I meant sub-directories when I was speaking of subfolders.
So, I’m pretty sure that I correctly installed the multisite… the only reason was to make some pages visible to anyone while most pages remain limited to selected members and unfortunately, this is not working.
any additional advice?

I am very certain my plugin is not the problem. You will need to further troubleshoot your multisite to uncover what is breaking twixt your main site and test site.

This plugin does not change visibilty of specific pages for particular users. Visibility settings affect the entire site for all visitors.

thanks for your help. I couldn’t figure out the problem and returned to single site which works fine.
best, M