Multisite – When is Upgrade Network needed?

Hello @rpmtl22
No need to update network when you update wordpress it will also updated.

Thanks for the info. But I’m still left wondering what Upgrade Network does?? If it’s done automatically during a WordPress update then why would it be a separate item/option on the update list?

I’ll try digging into the documentation to see if I get some info there.

R

I found this via a search of the Documentation: https://www.ads-software.com/documentation/article/roles-and-capabilities/#upgrade_network

It’s the only hit I got when searching and says nothing about what Upgrade Network refers to ….

Found it: https://developer.www.ads-software.com/advanced-administration/multisite/admin/

It refers to updating all the sites in the multisite network and “After a WordPress upgrade, you are reminded to visit the?Upgrade Networks?with a message such as, “Thank you for Updating! Please visit the Upgrade Network page to upgrade all of your sites.”.

I assume I only need to do it if I’m prompted by WordPress to do so.

R ??

@rpmtl22 Yes, you would only need to “Upgrade Networks” when prompted to do so by the WordPress admin whilst logged into and viewing the Network Admin area.

I have wondered about this myself in the past. Basically, when doing any WordPress updates, there are times when you won’t see that, which is usually on minor updates, and on some major updates as well. I believe, based on what I have experienced, that most major WordPress updates tend to have some kind of update for the WordPress Network as well.

Thanks for sharing what you have found with the community here. I love using the multisite network when I have a bunch of sites that share either similar topics or use the same theme and plugins.

Have a great day ??

Kevin

I’m using multisite for a 2-language website (Eng/Fr). It works very well.

R ??