Title: [Plugin: Multisite Plugin Manager] Auto-Activate not working
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# [Plugin: Multisite Plugin Manager] Auto-Activate not working

 *  Resolved [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/)
 * Hi,
 * Trying Multisite Plugin Manager on a WP3.1 Multi-site install, I notice the plugin
   I have set to Auto-Activate (as test) is not activated on a freshly created site
   in the network 🙁
 * The plugin I am trying to activate on blog creation is:
    1. Contact Form 7
 * Plugins that have been Network Activated are:
    1.  Extended Super Admins
    2.  Multisite Plugin Manager
    3.  Networks for WordPress
    4.  Simple Section Navigation Widget
    5.  WordPress.com Custom CSS
    6.  WordPress Hashcash
    7.  WordPress MU Domain Mapping
    8.  WPMS Mobile Edition
    9.  XML Sitemap Feed
 * Thans for any thoughts 🙂

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 *  [Philip](https://wordpress.org/support/users/pjincsub/)
 * (@pjincsub)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013502)
 * Hiya!
 * Are you able to manually activate that plugin on the new site?
 * Phil
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013503)
 * Hi Phil, thanks for your support 🙂
 * Yes, I can (did) activate the plugin manually. Let me know if you want me to 
   test anything…
 *  Plugin Author [Aaron Edwards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uglyrobot/)
 * (@uglyrobot)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013546)
 * Are there any errors in your log?
 *  Plugin Author [Aaron Edwards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uglyrobot/)
 * (@uglyrobot)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013547)
 * If not, try installing the main plugin file in /mu-plugins/ folder (create it)
   and see if that makes a difference.
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013548)
 * I’ve moved the plugin to /mu-plugins/ but still no dice… and nothing in the error
   log 🙁
 *  Plugin Author [Aaron Edwards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uglyrobot/)
 * (@uglyrobot)
 * [15 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013549)
 * I’ll have to look into it when I get some time.
 *  [imoullet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imoullet/)
 * (@imoullet)
 * [15 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013571)
 * Any news concerning auto activate?
 *  I run WP 3.12. and the latest release of multisite plugin manager and have the
   same problem for auto-activate not working.
 * thanks for your help..
 *  [MAVIC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavic/)
 * (@mavic)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013640)
 * I’m using WP 3.2.1 and I’m having the same issue as well.
 *  [imoullet](https://wordpress.org/support/users/imoullet/)
 * (@imoullet)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013641)
 * I could finally find the workaround..
 * Just comment the if statement line 313 in plugin-manager.php as follows ($supporter_control_auto
   seems to be undefined)
 *  //activate on new blog
    function new_blog($blog_id) { require_once( ABSPATH.’
   wp-admin/includes/plugin.php’ );
 *  $auto_activate = (array)get_site_option(‘pm_auto_activate_list’);
    // if (count(
   $supporter_control_auto)) { switch_to_blog($blog_id); activate_plugins($auto_activate,”,
   false); //silently activate any plugins restore_current_blog(); // } }
 * Hope that helps..
 *  Thread Starter [Rolf Allard van Hagen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ravanh/)
 * (@ravanh)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013642)
 * Excellent! Thanks for finding and sharing, imoullet 🙂
 * Hope it makes it into trunk for the next release…
 *  Plugin Author [Aaron Edwards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uglyrobot/)
 * (@uglyrobot)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013643)
 * Hey guys, fixed in 3.1, thanks!
 *  [MAVIC](https://wordpress.org/support/users/mavic/)
 * (@mavic)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013644)
 * Thanks imoullet, I implemented that earlier today and it works.
 * Aaron, does the fix consist of more than just commenting out or deleting that
   chunk of code? Thanks.
 *  Plugin Author [Aaron Edwards](https://wordpress.org/support/users/uglyrobot/)
 * (@uglyrobot)
 * [14 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-multisite-plugin-manager-auto-activate-not-working/#post-2013645)
 * Yes.

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