Title: Multisite Enhancements
Author: Frank Bueltge
Published: <strong>October 31, 2013</strong>
Last modified: July 18, 2024

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# Multisite Enhancements

 By [Frank Bueltge](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bueltge/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/multisite-enhancements.1.7.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/#installation)
 * [Development](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-enhancements/)

## Description

When you work quite a bit with WordPress Multisites, sometimes you need more information
or menu items. This plugin enhances the network area for super admins with useful
functions.

 * Adds Blog and User ID in network view [more](http://wpengineer.com/2188/view-blog-id-in-wordpress-multisite/)
 * Enables an ‘Add New’ link under the Plugins menu for Network admins
 * Adds several useful items to the multisite ‘Network Admin’ admin bar
 * On the network plugins page, show which site has this plugin active
 * On the network theme page, show which blog has the theme active and which is 
   a Child theme
 * Change Admin footer text for Administrators to view currently used RAM, SQL, 
   RAM versions fast
 * Adds Favicon from the theme folder to the admin area to easily identify the blog.
   Use the `favicon.ico` file in the theme folder of the active theme in each blog
 * Adds Favicon to each blog on the Admin Bar Item ‘My Sites’. If you like a custom
   path for each favicon, please see the [documentation](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/wiki/Filter-Hook-for-Favicon-File-Path)
   for this feature.
 * Removes also the ‘W’ logo and his sub-links in the admin bar
 * Adds the status to each site in the admin bar to identify fastly if the site 
   has a `noindex` status and to see the external url.
 * Handy SSL identifier for each site on the network site view page.
 * See the last login of users.
 * Add functions to be used in your install
    - The function `get_blog_list()` is currently deprecated in the WP Core, but
      currently usable. The plugin checks this and gets an alternative in [`inc/autoload/core.php`](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/./inc/autoload/core.php?output_format=md)
    - If you will develop the alternative to this function from my source, then 
      use the method `get_blog_list()` in class `Multisite_Core`. My source also
      uses caching with the Transient API. More about the function in [`inc/autoload/class-core.php`](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/./inc/autoload/class-core.php?output_format=md).
    - If you use WordPress version 3.7 and higher, then check the function `wp_get_sites()`,
      the new alternative function inside the core to get all sides inside the network.
      The function accepts a array with arguments, see the [description](http://wpseek.com/wp_get_sites/).
    - But if you use WordPress 4.6 and higher then that new alternative 😉 – `get_sites()`–
      is the current function to get all sites in the network. The helper method
      of this plugin `Multisite_Core::get_blog_list()` or the function `get_blog_list()`
      have all checks included.
 * Filter the theme list to find your target quickly. This works on a single theme
   page and also on a network theme page.

#### Crafted by Inpsyde

The team at [Inpsyde](http://inpsyde.com/) is engineering the web and WordPress 
since 2006.

#### Donation?

If you want to donate – we prefer a [positive review](https://wordpress.org/support/view/plugin-reviews/multisite-enhancements?rate=5#postform),
nothing more.
 **Crafted by [Inpsyde](https://inpsyde.com) · The team is engineering
the Web since 2006.**

#### Hints, knowledge

See also for helpful hints on the [wiki page](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/wiki).

Especially the following topics are interest:

 * [Filter Hook for Favicon File Path – Define your custom Favicon path](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/wiki/Filter-Hook-for-Favicon-File-Path)
 * [Large Network Problem](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/wiki/Large-Network-Problem)

#### Bugs, technical hints or contributions

Please give me feedback, contribute, and file technical bugs on this
 [GitHub Repo](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/issues),
use Issues.

#### License

Good news, this plugin is free for everyone! Since it’s released under the GPL,

you can use it free of charge on your personal or commercial blog. But if you enjoy
this plugin, you can thank me and leave a [small donation](https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=6069955)
for the time I’ve spent writing and supporting this plugin. And I really don’t want
to know how many hours of my life this plugin has already eaten 😉

#### Contact & Feedback

The plugin is designed and developed by me [Frank Bültge](http://bueltge.de), [G+ Page](https://plus.google.com/+FrankBültge/about?rel=author)

Please let me know if you like the plugin or hate it.
 Please fork it, and add an
issue for ideas and bugs on the [Github Repository](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements).

#### Disclaimer

I’m German, and my English might be gruesome here and there.
 So please be patient
with me and let me know if there are typos or grammatical parts. Thanks

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Add Blog-ID on Sites
 * [[
 * Add User-ID on Users
 * [[
 * Add New link to install new plugin on each blog
 * [[
 * Manage Comments with Counter on Admin Bar
 * [[
 * On which blog is the plugin active
 * [[
 * On which blog is the theme active
 * [[
 * New Admin footer text
 * [[
 * Favicon on Admin bar
 * [[
 * Filter Themes

## Installation

#### Requirements

 * WordPress Multisite 3.0+
 * PHP 7.2*, newer PHP versions will work faster.

#### Installation

 * Use the installer via the backend of your install or …

 1. Unpack the download-package
 2. Upload the files to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory
 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Network/Plugins’ menu in WordPress and hit ‘Network
    Activate’
 4. Change the default settings in the Network Admin Menu, Settings –> Multisite Enhancements

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/4ecedbe31fb5e8ef3d1b20b45f74f17c20639433a21a1cf5150bb7fe35b69ba1?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Very Handy](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-handy-317/)󠁿

 [Chad](https://profiles.wordpress.org/aeboi80/) May 19, 2025

Such a time saver. I have used this plugin for so many years. It is a must have 
on any multisite.

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Why so few users? If you have a multisite, download now.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/why-so-few-users-if-you-have-a-multisite-download-now/)󠁿

 [johnamp](https://profiles.wordpress.org/johnamp/) January 16, 2025

I was given the task to look for sites that a particular plugin activated on a 200
+ site multisite installation. Also to find out which plugins were only on one or
two of these sites. My first ideas was that there are some Wordpress code that can
tell me. But I would have to set up a file to run through all the sites with code
and figure out the find this plugin, is it activated, output the site ID, then go
to the site Dashboard, go into the site and confirm it is there. Then do it for 
the other 25 plugings to find out which plugin is only on a site or two. I’m tired,
close to end of my day. Then I found this plugin. It has 2 options I don’t need 
but the main one, the listing of sites on the plugin page that have that plugin 
activated is exactly my short but I need. And I can click on that site and go right
to it. A+

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/161a79268d7935025d1ddebad02a4e5856f6bf6ed77f09c78109e13245480c6a?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Excellent productivity tool](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-productivity-tool/)󠁿

 [now4dw](https://profiles.wordpress.org/now4dw/) July 15, 2024

I have used this plugin for years. It’s such a great time-saver and one of the very
first plugins I add to any multisite. I fail to understand how there can be so few
active users given how well the plugin works! If you are running a multisite, install
it immediately and thank me later!

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/966af5868adbfe29f0b481601733275e9410715e2309d9e1de2ca5ff6f45f69b?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[A must have on a multisite](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/a-must-have-on-a-multisite/)󠁿

 [hupe13](https://profiles.wordpress.org/hupe13/) June 19, 2024

Endlich ein Update! Ich hatte mich schon umgesehen, ob es ein vergleichbares Plugin
gibt, habe aber keins gefunden.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/558ea5022a7a7a17b7443eac7e008233802ceea192c7092071147bec14151335?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great Plugin! Any updates?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-any-updates/)󠁿

 [Beankylla](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beankylla/) December 13, 2022

Thanks so much for the great plugin. Been using it flawlessly for years. Was wondering
if any updates were coming up, i’m getting an error message when logged in as an
admin: Warning: Trying to access array offset on value of type bool in (…)/wp-content/
plugins/multisite-enhancements/src/class-add-admin-favicon.php on line 213 Best 
regards

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s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great tools](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-tools-39/)󠁿

 [guezs](https://profiles.wordpress.org/guezs/) May 5, 2021

Easy, fast and useful

 [ Read all 48 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-enhancements/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Multisite Enhancements” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Frank Bueltge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bueltge/)
 *   [ Syde GmbH (formerly Inpsyde) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inpsyde/)
 *   [ Daniel Hüsken ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielhuesken/)

“Multisite Enhancements” has been translated into 7 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/multisite-enhancements/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “Multisite Enhancements” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/multisite-enhancements)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/multisite-enhancements/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/multisite-enhancements/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/multisite-enhancements/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/multisite-enhancements/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.7.1 (2024-07-18)

 * Fixing corrupt blog loop, [#81](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/issues/81)

#### 1.7.0 (2024-06-10)

 * Fixing fatal error triggered by a missing slash, [#70](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/pull/70).
   Probs @brasofilo
 * Enhance the footer information to make the memory values clearer. [#71](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/issues/71)
 * Fix php note for favicon functionality. [#65](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/issues/65)
 * Change dashicons from lock/unlock to yes/no to optimize the visual difference
   of the icon to spot http usage easier. Probs @Zodiac1978 [#76](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/pull/70)
 * Added functionality to see when a user last time logs in
 * Update minimum PHP Version to 7.2
 * Added Namespace, Autoloading, and many more PHP improvements and cleanups

#### 1.6.1 (2021-01-20)

 * Fix path for css/js files.

#### 1.6.0 (2021-01-17)

 * Add settings page, Big probs to @hvianna

#### 1.5.4 (2020-11-16)

 * Quickfix for custom favicon.

#### 1.5.3 (2020-11-09)

 * Show site path for sites with blank titles in the themes and plugins lists.
 * Show status of deleted sites.
 * Apply styles for archived and deleted sites in the lists.
 * Replace obsolete HTML ‘nobr’ element.
 * Small fix for php notice on missing url parameters from Favicon feature.
 * Improve site label/icon positioning.

#### 1.5.2 (2019-11-14)

 * Fix style problem on list of all sites for admin bar.
 * Change enqueue of styles and script to default variants.
 * Remove filter script on plugins, because is a part of the core.

#### 1.5.1 (2019-02-25)

 * Remove feature ‘Networkmenu is now scrollable’.

#### 1.5.0 (2019-02-24)

 * Networkmenu is now scrollable.
 * More clearance for the message about inactive cache.
 * Small php fixes.

#### 1.4.3 (2018-05-17)

 * Fix undefined index Network on plugin list, #46
 * Fix small php notes.
 * Fix the possibility to translate the footer message about RAM, SQL queries.
 * Add fix to leave message for the parent theme in a single line.
 * Add Ui change to list more as 4 themes in Theme usage overview. Probs @n-goncalves#
   44

#### 1.4.2 (2017-02-22)

 * Change syntax for usage of plugins, themes; probs @cfoellmann
 * Count the usage in sites for plugins, themes; probs @cfoellmann
 * Change of the autoloader, the removal of a function is now more solid. See [the wiki page](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/wiki/Remove-features);
   probs @cfoellmann
 * Added option to display or hide the list of sites if too big #44; probs @n-goncalves

#### 1.4.1 (2017-08-10)

 * Added a change for initialization of the class to run also on php 5.3 installs.

#### 1.4.0 (2017-07-23)

 * Adds handy ssl identifier to each site in network site view page.

#### 1.3.8 (2017-02-23)

 * Fixed duplicated view on parent theme usage.
 * Adds status text to a site, if is a archived site on plugin/theme list.

#### 1.3.7 (2016-10-24)

 * Fix the usage of plugins for each site in the network on the plugin network view.
 * Add helpers to remove transient caching for development, debugging, if `WP_DEBUG`
   is true.
 * Fix markup error of missing closing tag in footer text.
 * Fix markup error on comment admin bar menu item in each site item of the item‘
   My Sites’.
 * Add possibility to translate the plugin.

#### 1.3.6 (2016-10-07)

 * Switch to new core function `get_sites`
 * Remove Plugin Search, now inside the core, since WP 3.6.0
 * Add Theme filter search to single and network theme page to find fast and simple
   the result.

#### 1.3.5 (2016-05-30)

 * Performance: Change the function to get all sites of a user to set favicon. [#25](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/issues/25)

#### 1.3.4 (2016-05-19)

 * Fix value type for nodes from admin bar.
 * Enhance the Multisite requirements check.

#### 1.3.3 (2016-01-15)

 * Fix Blog Id enhancement, change filter type.
 * Change different code topics for better performance and stability.

#### 1.3.2 (2015-12-17)

 * Prevent PHP Warning. Props noelboss

#### 1.3.1 (2015-12-03)

 * Enhance the external domain check for more exactly check, that’s also work on
   root domain of multisite. Props Matt [Thread](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/main-blog-being-tagged-as-external-domain)

#### 1.3.0 (2015-11-28)

 * Add new functionality to filter plugin list live.
 * Improve status label filter `multisite_enhancements_status_label`, now with the
   parameters `$blogname` and `$blog`.

#### 1.2.1 (2015-09-24)

 * Bugfix: Correction for the site icon topic. The functions “has_site_icon” and“
   get_site_icon_url” aren’t compatible with multisites. Icon only displayed when
   on that blog, in network or other blog the WP logo showed.
 * Enhancement: Check for active usage of admin bar before add favicon to Admin 
   Bar.

#### 1.2.0 (2015-09-03)

 * Add support for Favicon feature `wp_site_icon` since WP 4.3, probs [JoryHogeveen](https://github.com/JoryHogeveen)
 * Add status label to each site in the admin bar, probs JoryHogeveen
 * Codex changes
 * Add hook `multisite_enhancements_autoload` to unset files, there not necessary
   on autoload, see also the [Wiki](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/wiki)
   for more information

#### 1.1.0 (2015-02-26)

 * Some modifications to plugin and theme admin columns for better performance and
   usage on Multisites with more as 100 blogs, plugins, themes [Issue #16](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/pull/16)
 * Code inspections
 * Enhance the value to get sites inside the network form WordPress default 100 
   to 9999
 * Add hook `multisite_enhancements_sites_limit` to change this value, see [wiki page](https://github.com/bueltge/wordpress-multisite-enhancements/wiki/Large-Network-Problem)

#### 1.0.7 (09/23/2014)

 * Code maintenance
 * Add parameters for custom favicon, see [documentation](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/wiki/Filter-Hook-for-Favicon-File-Path)

#### 1.0.6 (09/13/2014)

 * Add check for child theme, that you fast see, if is a child and what is the parent
   inside the network view of themes

#### 1.0.5 (05/15/2014)

 * Fix list of active plugin in plugin network view
 * Add hook for custom favicon path, see [documentation](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/wiki/Filter-Hook-for-Favicon-File-Path)

#### 1.0.4 (04/27/2014)

 * Add break, if no plugin is active, fixed [Error in “Active In” column](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-in-active-in-column)

#### 1.0.3 (03/09/2014)

 * Remove Super Admin check, that works the enhancements also on other roles.
 * Add indicator for “Network Only” Plugins.
 * Add Favicon Indicator also in Admin Bar on Front end side.

#### 1.0.2 (02/03/2014)

 * Add Favicon in Admin Bar also in Front end
 * Enhance style for favicon size
 * Grammar fix in tags, readme
 * Small changes for columns and 3.8 design

#### 1.0.1 (01/03/2014)

 * Add CSS rule for new WP 3.8 back end design (mp6 plugin)
 * Add more whitespace on the comment count in admin bar
 * Enhance the filter to list active plugins [#1](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/issues/1)

#### 1.0.0 (10/31/2013)

 * First release on wordpress.org after different installs with different users

For more information about changes see the commits on the [working repository](https://github.com/bueltge/WordPress-Multisite-Enhancements/commits/master).

## Meta

 *  Version **1.7.1**
 *  Last updated **2 years ago**
 *  Active installations **60+**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.6.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/), [English (UK)](https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/), [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/),
   [Norwegian (Bokmål)](https://nb.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/),
   [Portuguese (Brazil)](https://br.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/),
   [Portuguese (Portugal)](https://pt.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/),
   and [Spanish (Spain)](https://es.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/multisite-enhancements)
 * Tags
 * [admin bar](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-bar/)[administration](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/administration/)
   [multisite](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[network](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/network/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://mri.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-enhancements/advanced/)

## Ratings

 4.5 out of 5 stars.

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## Contributors

 *   [ Frank Bueltge ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/bueltge/)
 *   [ Syde GmbH (formerly Inpsyde) ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/inpsyde/)
 *   [ Daniel Hüsken ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/danielhuesken/)

## Support

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