Warning: An existing WordPress network was detected. plus one more problem

I also found that to add a new sub-domain I have to disable all the plugins, so edwardsmark could you please illuminate for me which of the plugins you have to disable in order to add a new sub-domain.

Disabling all of them is really bothersome!! You have to re-start them just like you did

for the very first time

(pun not intentional and certainly not as fun).

One plugin to disable and restart would be enough.

John

PS If not edwardsmark does anyone know which plugin to disable?

what was really throwing me was when i mouse-over any of the site links, such as “visit”, “dashboard”, etc, normally i would see the URL at the bottom of the firefox browser something like:

https://newSubDomain.oldMainDomain.com/wp-admin/blah/blah/blah

but i didnt see the name of my new sub-domain! i only saw my main domain name. that was my first big clue something was wrong.

regarding plug-ins: we only have four plug-ins on this site. i found it easy enough just to disable ’em all, just barely long enough to create a new site, and then re-enable ’em. one of them was a purchased member-management plug-in. be extra-nice to me and i might disable ’em one-at-a-time to try to figure out which one was causing problems. but i suspect this may be a common issue with some plug-ins.

site-note – weaver-2010 by bruce wampler is absolutely AWESOME! i have another mu-wp site i have had up for a year now with no problems. i highly recommend weaver-2010.

@johnz – you’ll have to narrow down which plugin it is via trial and error.

And since Twentyten is no longer included in upgrades, just go replace the default header image in the theme files.

Hey Everyone,

I found the secret to making as many sub-domains as you like on the network.

Just “Network Deactivate” all the plugins on the “Sites Network Admin” page.

The “plugins” will then appear on the primary domain and all sub-domains plugin option. You can also then make as many sub-domains as you like.

It is only when the “plugins” are “Network Activated” on the “Sites Network Admin” page that you can’t make any sub-domains. Once you “Network Deactivate” the plugins then they (the plugins) not only appear on the sub-domains where you can activate them but then you can also make as many sub-domains as you like.

Or did you all know that already?

John

It is only when the “plugins” are “Network Activated” on the “Sites Network Admin” page that you can’t make any sub-domains.

This is a sign that one of those plugins is not built nor meant to be network activated.

So yes, we knew that. ??

But I deactivated each plugin separately and was still unable to make sub-domains. I guess that means it may be a combination of plugins together that isn’t Network compatible?

However, I was surprised to find that the plugins show up in the sub-domains (they originally did not) when I deactivate them on the Network page (Network Deactivate then) and that I was able to activate then from the sub-domains?

I guess that means it may be a combination of plugins together that isn’t Network compatible?

Yes, that;s what that means.

However, I was surprised to find that the plugins show up in the sub-domains (they originally did not) when I deactivate them on the Network page (Network Deactivate then) and that I was able to activate then from the sub-domains?

If you network DEactivate a plugins, then yes – it shows up on the plugisn page where you can individually activate it. Which we explained above, and which you now did. ??

Not all plugins like being network activated, nor were built for it.

Hi Andrea_r,
as it seems that you are the right person to ask. Here is my problem:

I want top upgrade WordPress from 3.0. to 3.1.2 and but my multiple sites (network) does not work. I can see “My Blogs” in the Dashboard-Tab and I see both networks with two directories https://www.mydomain.eu and https://www.mydomain.eu/en but I cannot access the dashboard of the english version. I get a 404-Page not found.

What I did, was intall the new WordPress Version 3.1.2 and then insert the data of the old database. I had some problems with the users table, the first id was duplicate so I couldn’t insert the users at the beginning. Then I updated the admin-user and inserted the rest of the users without the first id.
Also I uploaded the plugins and the theme directories and the blogs.dir.

Everything looks fine in the fontend. Except for the Contact-Forms (Informations of the Plugins) and the englisch Version of the site. I cannot reach these sites at all.

The maintenance mode plugin is active, as long as the site is not ready yet.

I was wondering if I have to “downgrade” to the old wordpress version 3.0 again, to get the site working?

Thanks for your help,

cat.

cat@home – Please make a NEW topic. This one has gone on a while, it’s flagged resolved, and the Original Poster isn’t even here. At this point it will be HARDER to help anyone new.

New topic please and thank you.