Fileupload Url field is missing from the settings list on the secondary site.

If it’s a brand new site, you don’t need it.

What was the initial error?

No specific error; my images just down show up.

All I get is a ? On the site preview and in edit mode.

WordPress isn’t giving you a single error at all? Okay, are the images located in the uploads/sites/# folders?

No, there’s no error message; and there isn’t a sites folder on my server.

I have web/wp-content/uploads
In uploads there’s folders by year; 2013,2014 etc

I’ve just tried manually adding a ‘sites’ folder and altered the settings in WP too… didn’t work. Maybe I haven’t installed multisite correctly? Maybe/maybe not?

Which site on your network are you on?

WordPress ALWAYS gives an error. If the sites folder can’t be made, WP will say it can’t copy files. So HOW are you trying to upload images? Are they in the uploads folder at all? Are they in the media library?

What’s in your .htaccess file?

In a effort to find the images on the server I’ve discovered they are located in blogs.dir

(to be exact)
web/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2014/03

Thank you for the replies to date by the way.

? I’m working on the secondary site,, the primary site works perfectly
? Adding the images via the ‘add image’ button in the gallery post
? Yes they are in the media library but it doesn’t show the actual image; just blank/with a question mark
? All the images for my primary site are in the uploads folder (added in exactly the same way, both sites are using the same theme).

I promise I’m not getting any error messages.

I can take a look at the .htaccess file but what would I be looking for?

Yes they are in the media library but it doesn’t show the actual image; just blank/with a question mark

Then THAT is your error ?? I promise. I didn’t say error ‘message’ I asked what the error was. I should have phrased this different, but if something specific is broken, you have to tell us exactly what ??

“My images upload fine, but they don’t show in the media library” is a perfect ‘error’ example ??

What’s in your .htaccess file?

This means “Please paste your .htaccess file here for us to review, so we can see what’s in it and hopefully help you, since we know you don’t know how to find it yourself, or you’d already have done so.”

It’s okay. We know you don’t know ?? You’re asking for help after all, right?

Also remember to use the CODE tags (see the boxes above the text entry field? Use them ?? please.)

It’s okay. We know you don’t know ?? You’re asking for help after all, right?

Sorry, I’m new to this but hope to learn quickly and hopefully used these CODE tags correctly. I appreciate the help. Here’s my .htaccess code:

RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

# uploaded files
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?files/(.+) wp-includes/ms-files.php?file=$2 [L]

# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule  ^[_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]

https://tonybussey.com

https://tonybussey.com/ankle-injuries/

maybe these will help too ??

That one is an out of date .htaccess, and one that implies you set up multisite pre WP 3.5

Is that the case? And if so, did this ever work?

There are quite a few possible .htaccess configurations, depending on when you activated multisite : https://codex.www.ads-software.com/htaccess

Is that the case? And if so, did this ever work?

It was mid 2013 when I activated it, but you pose a good question; I’m not sure it ever worked properly. I had this same issue on with the primary site when I but fixed that with help from my hosting company.

I’ve checked with my host and permissions seem fine, they also gave me the correct information to use in ‘Sk Wproot Folder’ field: /var/www/web/ and ‘Upload Path’ field: wp-content/unloads

Then never got round to creating secondary sites until now.
There is also two other .htaccess files on my server.

AddHandler php54-script .php .php5

AddHandler php55-script .php .php5

Go into wp-content/uploads

Is there a folder call ‘sites’ in there?

No sites folder – just folders by year; 2013,2014 etc

In a effort to find the images on the server I’ve discovered they are located in blogs.dir

(to be exact)
web/wp-content/blogs.dir/11/files/2014/03

Thank you for the replies to date by the way.

Images for the primary site are in wp-content/uploads/2014

I have web/wp-content/uploads
In uploads there’s folders by year; 2013,2014 etc

I’ve just tried manually adding a ‘sites’ folder and altered the settings in WP too… didn’t work. Maybe I haven’t installed multisite correctly? Maybe/maybe not?

In a effort to find the images on the server I’ve discovered they are located in blogs.dir

Yeah, they shouldn’t be. Mid 2013 was WP 3.6 through 3.7.

*sigh* Honestly, you have a bad install. How much data do you already have on these sites? If it’s not much, I would clean up Multisite, reinstall WP, port the main site over, and start on something clean.