ghmichael

FIXED!

Thank you BGABLER at GODADDY.

I added the 3 lines of code per bgabler (see the post 2 before this one)
and MAGICALLY those grey thumbnails turned into the pictures they were supposed to be.

Below is the pertinent part of the fix. Note the code is being added to the htaccess file in the FOLDER marked WP-INCLUDES.

—-HERE IS THE FIX PER BGABLER—-
To fix an affected install right now, simply append these lines to
wp-includes/.htaccess

<Files ms-files.php>
allow from all
</Files>

I did the above and not only did it fix the problem but the pictures that had been uploaded previously and were showing as grey thumbnails magically turned into real live pictures. Hooray.
Note: I am using Godaddy for hosting and I think this problem was related to their security blocking the subdomain pix from showing correctly. Adding the code “allows” them to be seen.

Ben,

I have been having the same issue since the beginning of December. I already had a hosting account with Godaddy and set up a new one good for 3 years just to be able to set up Mult-site with WordPress. I have not been able to load images to the subdomains –the main account works fine–this is the same issue that is being discussed all through this thread.

During several calls with Godaddy I have not been able to get this resolved–they have gone so far as to tell me they don’t offer support for Multi-site installations. Why offer Multi-site if you aren’t going to offer support for it? And with all the support techs you have I find it hard to believe (or I did before I experienced it) that none of them know how to successfully set up Multi-site.

I have spent the last 2 WEEKS trying to get this to work. AND THE LAST 3 days looking at other hosting companies. While I was happy with Godaddy why do I need two hosting accounts at a company that I can’t run Multi-site on?

What I do want to be able to do is to set up a new subdomain on Multi-site and create a website and then move it to its OWN domain after it is finished and approved. This will involve mapping to the new domain–is there a plugin that will do the re-mapping? Once I move the subdomain to its new domain do I have to install all the plugins that were part of the parent domain?

I don’t really want to switch hosting companies, so please tell me how to get Mult-site working on Godaddy. BTW a VIDEO or two on some of these type topics might save a few tech support calls and also lower the frustration of some of us trying to figure out how to do these things.