I can't add new plugins or themes on a wordpress multisite network from the primary site as super administrator. It shows this error: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS. However, I am able to access all pages, login to each site's dashboard or even make changes to existing codes for installed plugins or themes. I am not able to install any new ones and the network is stuck in a loop.
However, the problem can be avoided if I turn off the multisite option using the following code in wp-config.php:
define('MULTISITE', false);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);
Is there any permanent fix to this, where I do not need to disable my multisite network to add new plugins or themes?
Here is a copy of my wp-config.php (authentication/secrets have been removed for security purposes):
<?php
/**
* The base configuration for WordPress
*
* The wp-config.php creation script uses this file during the
* installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can
* copy this file to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values.
*
* This file contains the following configurations:
*
* * MySQL settings
* * Secret keys
* * Database table prefix
* * ABSPATH
*
* @link .php
*
* @package WordPress
*/
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', '' );
/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', '' );
/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '' );
/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', '' );
/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );
/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define( 'DB_COLLATE', '' );
/**#@+
* Authentication Unique Keys and Salts.
*
* Change these to different unique phrases!
* You can generate these using the {@link .1/salt/ WordPress secret-key service}
* You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.
*
* @since 2.6.0
*/
define( 'AUTH_KEY', '' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_KEY', '' );
define( 'NONCE_KEY', '' );
define( 'AUTH_SALT', '' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_SALT', '' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_SALT', '' );
define( 'NONCE_SALT', '' );
/**#@-*/
/**
* WordPress Database Table prefix.
*
* You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each
* a unique prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
*/
$table_prefix = '';
/**
* For developers: WordPress debugging mode.
*
* Change this to true to enable the display of notices during development.
* It is strongly recommended that plugin and theme developers use WP_DEBUG
* in their development environments.
*
* For information on other constants that can be used for debugging,
* visit the Codex.
*
* @link
*/
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
//define( 'WP_CACHE', true );
require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/gd-config.php' );
define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );
define( 'FS_CHMOD_DIR', (0705 & ~ umask()) );
define( 'FS_CHMOD_FILE', (0604 & ~ umask()) );
/* Multisite */
define ('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true);
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'example');
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define( 'COOKIE_DOMAIN', '' );
define( 'ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH', '/' );
define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );
define( 'SITECOOKIEPATH', '/' );
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */
/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
}
/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php' );
Here is a copy of my .htaccess:
# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between `BEGIN WordPress` and `END WordPress` are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
I have tried the following:
I tried running the url through the redirect-checker and this is the message they provided, the first url is the url that opens when I click on "Add new plugin" the second url is the url that wordpress is redirecting and gets stuck in the loop.
.php
302 Found
.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample%2Fwp-admin%2Fplugin-install.php&reauth=1
200 OK
I would appreciate any your kind help and look forward to your response.
Cheers
I can't add new plugins or themes on a wordpress multisite network from the primary site as super administrator. It shows this error: ERR_TOO_MANY_REDIRECTS. However, I am able to access all pages, login to each site's dashboard or even make changes to existing codes for installed plugins or themes. I am not able to install any new ones and the network is stuck in a loop.
However, the problem can be avoided if I turn off the multisite option using the following code in wp-config.php:
define('MULTISITE', false);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', false);
Is there any permanent fix to this, where I do not need to disable my multisite network to add new plugins or themes?
Here is a copy of my wp-config.php (authentication/secrets have been removed for security purposes):
<?php
/**
* The base configuration for WordPress
*
* The wp-config.php creation script uses this file during the
* installation. You don't have to use the web site, you can
* copy this file to "wp-config.php" and fill in the values.
*
* This file contains the following configurations:
*
* * MySQL settings
* * Secret keys
* * Database table prefix
* * ABSPATH
*
* @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Editing_wp-config.php
*
* @package WordPress
*/
// ** MySQL settings - You can get this info from your web host ** //
/** The name of the database for WordPress */
define( 'DB_NAME', '' );
/** MySQL database username */
define( 'DB_USER', '' );
/** MySQL database password */
define( 'DB_PASSWORD', '' );
/** MySQL hostname */
define( 'DB_HOST', '' );
/** Database Charset to use in creating database tables. */
define( 'DB_CHARSET', 'utf8' );
/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define( 'DB_COLLATE', '' );
/**#@+
* Authentication Unique Keys and Salts.
*
* Change these to different unique phrases!
* You can generate these using the {@link https://api.wordpress.org/secret-key/1.1/salt/ WordPress.org secret-key service}
* You can change these at any point in time to invalidate all existing cookies. This will force all users to have to log in again.
*
* @since 2.6.0
*/
define( 'AUTH_KEY', '' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_KEY', '' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_KEY', '' );
define( 'NONCE_KEY', '' );
define( 'AUTH_SALT', '' );
define( 'SECURE_AUTH_SALT', '' );
define( 'LOGGED_IN_SALT', '' );
define( 'NONCE_SALT', '' );
/**#@-*/
/**
* WordPress Database Table prefix.
*
* You can have multiple installations in one database if you give each
* a unique prefix. Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
*/
$table_prefix = '';
/**
* For developers: WordPress debugging mode.
*
* Change this to true to enable the display of notices during development.
* It is strongly recommended that plugin and theme developers use WP_DEBUG
* in their development environments.
*
* For information on other constants that can be used for debugging,
* visit the Codex.
*
* @link https://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_in_WordPress
*/
define( 'WP_DEBUG', false );
//define( 'WP_CACHE', true );
require_once( dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/gd-config.php' );
define( 'FS_METHOD', 'direct' );
define( 'FS_CHMOD_DIR', (0705 & ~ umask()) );
define( 'FS_CHMOD_FILE', (0604 & ~ umask()) );
/* Multisite */
define ('WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE', true);
define('MULTISITE', true);
define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true);
define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'example.com');
define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
define( 'COOKIE_DOMAIN', '' );
define( 'ADMIN_COOKIE_PATH', '/' );
define( 'COOKIEPATH', '/' );
define( 'SITECOOKIEPATH', '/' );
/* That's all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */
/** Absolute path to the WordPress directory. */
if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
define( 'ABSPATH', dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/' );
}
/** Sets up WordPress vars and included files. */
require_once( ABSPATH . 'wp-settings.php' );
Here is a copy of my .htaccess:
# BEGIN WordPress
# The directives (lines) between `BEGIN WordPress` and `END WordPress` are
# dynamically generated, and should only be modified via WordPress filters.
# Any changes to the directives between these markers will be overwritten.
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteBase /
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
# add a trailing slash to /wp-admin
RewriteRule ^wp-admin$ wp-admin/ [R=301,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d
RewriteRule ^ - [L]
RewriteRule ^(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $1 [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*\.php)$ $1 [L]
RewriteRule . index.php [L]
</IfModule>
# END WordPress
I have tried the following:
I tried running the url through the redirect-checker.org and this is the message they provided, the first url is the url that opens when I click on "Add new plugin" the second url is the url that wordpress is redirecting and gets stuck in the loop.
http://example.com/wp-admin/plugin-install.php
302 Found
http://example.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fplugin-install.php&reauth=1
200 OK
I would appreciate any your kind help and look forward to your response.
Cheers
Here's the answer for you question about WordPress Multisite plugin issue, To install a plugin on a WordPress multisite, you need to visit My Sites » Network Admin » Plugins. enter link description here
http://example.com/wp-admin/network/plugin-install.php, with/network/in the path. (And HTTPS surely?) Can you try entering that URL manually? You are logged in as a network admin user, not just a user for an individual site? – Rup Commented Apr 14, 2020 at 7:38