Title: Multisite navigation
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Multisite navigation

 *  Resolved [JanetScribner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janetscribner/)
 * (@janetscribner)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/)
 * Hello all.
 * Multi-site newbie here. If this question is repetitive, please accept my apologies.
   I have searched and searched with no results.
 * I have been using WP single-site with S2 Member for a few years. Memberships 
   are purchased, members log in and have access to audio recordings (for audio 
   only, not for download). There is very little blogging activity.
 * I recently created and configured a WP mobile site using JumpMobi to give my 
   members mobile access to the audio files. I created a sub-domain called mobile.
   _domain_.net.
 * Because I want both sites to share the same S2 membership file, I activated the
   multi-site function.
 * My problem is with navigation & recognition, which I believe could be causing
   other issues.
 * My Network Admin sees and gives access to both main and mobile sites. When I 
   navigate to the main site, I can clearly navigate back to the Network Admin using
   the little key icon (in the upper left, next to the W).
 * I can also navigate from the Network Admin to the Mobile site. However, I cannot
   navigate directly back to the Network. I have to use the back button. The little
   key icon does not appear.
 * It seems like the Network “sees” the Mobile, but the Mobile does not “see” the
   Network.
 * Any ideas? I’m sure the solution is simple and that I must be overlooking some
   small detail, or just not understanding.
 * Thanks in advance to all.

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 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822036)
 * You might get more response over on the support forum for S2 Member, where the
   plugin authors & other users might have some suggestions:
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/s2member)
 *  Thread Starter [JanetScribner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janetscribner/)
 * (@janetscribner)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822062)
 * Thank you for your response. However, I have thoroughly reviewed and followed
   the S2 configuration instructions and help.
 * My problem is with WP network navigation: The subdomain does not navigate back
   to the Network.
 * This leads me to believe that the subdomain is not properly networked; that there
   is a disconnect between the Network and the subdomain.
 * Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822074)
 * Hmm… I got sidetracked by your mention of S2 in the original post. Sorry.
 * Does sound like a user permissions issue. Have you tried creating a new superadmin
   account and then log in as that user to see if that can go from the “mobile” 
   account to the network admin?
 *  Thread Starter [JanetScribner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janetscribner/)
 * (@janetscribner)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822100)
 * Great suggestion. The test super-admin does not see the subdomain, only the network
   and the main site.
 * Also, there is a test super-admin on the subdomain, but it looks like it is associated
   only with the subdomain; it’s password is different than the network test super-
   admin.
 * At network/users, the super-admin lists both site and subdomain in the “sites”
   column. However, the test super-admin lists only the site in the “sites” column.
 * I tested communication between the 3 locations (network, site, subdomain) using
   the color schemes associated with the 2 super-admins (users/edit/color scheme).
   When I change the color at either network or site level, the changes appear at
   both levels, but NOT the subdomain. When I change the color at the subdomain 
   level, it does NOT change the color at either Network or site level. This applies
   to both super-admin and test super-admin.
 * Also, the log in screen for both network and site is generated from S2. The log
   in screen for subdomain is generated from WP.
 * In addition, say I am logged in to subdomain as test super-admin. When I navigate
   from network or site (logged in as (non-test) super-admin) to subdomain, my login
   is now test super-admin.
 * It appears to my novice perspective that subdomain is not seeing the network 
   plugins, and there is no communication in either direction between subdomain 
   and network and/or site, other than navigating to the site.
 * Does my subdomain need to be configured somehow to connect with the network to
   access the plugins (and thus S2)?
 * My apologies for the lengthy description. I have been working on this problem
   for 5 days now, so any assistance is greatly appreciated. Thank you. 🙂
 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822104)
 * This issue might be beyond my skills for sorting out, so maybe someone else will
   weigh in.
 * But one question: HOW did you get the subdomain site INTO the network? Obviously,
   there is some issue with its connections to the network, so going back to figure
   out what you did in creating this site in the network might provide some clues.
 *  Thread Starter [JanetScribner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janetscribner/)
 * (@janetscribner)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822116)
 * I have been using WP single-site with S2 Member for a few years. Memberships 
   are purchased, members log in and have access to audio recordings (for audio 
   only, not for download). There is very little blogging activity.
 * I recently created and configured a WP mobile site using JumpMobi to give my 
   members mobile access to the audio files. I created a sub-domain called mobile.
   domain.net, loaded WP and the theme, and configured (without S2).
 * Because I want both sites to share the same S2 membership file, I activated the
   multi-site function.
 * I went to network/dashboard/create a new site. I entered the subdomain name, 
   etc. I was surprised it linked up. I did not get any 404 errors, etc. I could
   see the configurations I made to the site and thought I was set up properly.
 * Throughout my process, I followed the codex instructions carefully, including:
   
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Before_You_Create_A_Network)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Create_A_Network)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Network_Administration](http://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Network_Administration)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_a_WordPress_Network](http://codex.wordpress.org/Debugging_a_WordPress_Network)
   [http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Multiple_Blogs_into_WordPress_3.0_Multisite](http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Multiple_Blogs_into_WordPress_3.0_Multisite)
 * Does this info give you any ideas?
 * .htaccess code:
 *     ```
       # BEGIN WordPress
       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]
       # END WordPress
       ```
   
 * And the wp-config code:
 *     ```
       // Network and multisite installation here
       define("WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE", true);
       define('MULTISITE', true);
       define('SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL', true);
       define('DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE', 'DepressionMeditation.Net');
       define('PATH_CURRENT_SITE', '/');
       define('SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
       define('BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE', 1);
   
       /* That's all, stop editing! Happy blogging. */
       ```
   
 * Both wp-admin and .htaccess files are located in /public-html for the main site.
   Do I need to make these modifications at the subdomain level as well?
 * Thank you so much for time and efforts. 🙂
 *  Moderator [Bet Hannon](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bethannon1/)
 * (@bethannon1)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822120)
 * That’s all you did to create the new subsite, just create it in the network admin
   dash? How did you migrate your content for that site INTO the multisite network?
   Did you export & import the WXR file for the original mobile.domain.net site (
   per the directions here: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Multiple_Blogs_into_WordPress_3.0_Multisite](http://codex.wordpress.org/Migrating_Multiple_Blogs_into_WordPress_3.0_Multisite))?
 * It’s sounding from your description as if you created the new subsite, and found
   something connected,
 * > I was surprised it linked up
 * but never proceeded to “Import WXR files for each blog” on the instructions on
   that page. Is that correct?
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822121)
 * > Because I want both sites to share the same S2 membership file, I activated
   > the multi-site function.
 * Yeah that’s … not how Multisite works. The sites have separate user groups, for
   lack of a better term.
 *  Thread Starter [JanetScribner](https://wordpress.org/support/users/janetscribner/)
 * (@janetscribner)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-navigation-2/#post-5822169)
 * My apologies for the delay in responding.
 * Bet: Yes, I did import WXR files per your link.
 * Mika: I’m finding that out now, that Multisite doesn’t support a single user 
   group for many sites. I have located this conversation posted 3 years ago with
   the necessary tweaking. I’m going to follow this thread and see where it leads.
   I hope the info is still relevant.
 * [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-user-across-multisite-network?replies=30](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/share-user-across-multisite-network?replies=30)
 * Thanks to you both for your time in responding.
    Janet

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