Title: Folder optimization on multisite
Last modified: May 18, 2019

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# Folder optimization on multisite

 *  Resolved [archesis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anchises/)
 * (@anchises)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/folder-optimization-on-multisite/)
 * I am testing the plugin for use with WP multisite (network).
 * I enabled the option to allow site admins full access to settings.
 * There is the option: “**Folders to Optimize**“.
 * Will this allow site admins to add folders **outside** of their actual uploads
   directory? (…uploads/sites/XX/…)
 * If yes, is there a way to disable this?

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 *  Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * (@nosilver4u)
 * [7 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/folder-optimization-on-multisite/#post-11552633)
 * Yes, I believe it would. The Folders to Optimize is limited to folders within
   ABSPATH (usually the WP root folder) or the result of wp_upload_dir(), which 
   ought to be the specific upload folder for that sub-site.
 * Now, can you change that? While you can filter the return value of wp_upload_dir,
   that doesn’t bypass the ABSPATH “allowance” currently.
 * So, to make this better for multi-site, I’m going to see if I can restrict site-
   admins to the wp_upload_dir. Would that make sense?
 *  Thread Starter [archesis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anchises/)
 * (@anchises)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/folder-optimization-on-multisite/#post-11737633)
 * Sorry for the late reply. Yes, if site-admins could just be allowed to optimize
   files within their own upload directory, this would help a lot.
 *  Plugin Author [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * (@nosilver4u)
 * [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/folder-optimization-on-multisite/#post-11740135)
 * The changes were released in version 4.8, so thanks for confirming that 🙂

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 * Last reply from: [Shane Bishop](https://wordpress.org/support/users/nosilver4u/)
 * Last activity: [6 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/folder-optimization-on-multisite/#post-11740135)
 * Status: resolved