Title: Plugin not functioning – installed in mu-plugins folder – must activate?
Last modified: August 30, 2016

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# Plugin not functioning – installed in mu-plugins folder – must activate?

 *  [supaiku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supaiku/)
 * (@supaiku)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/)
 * users registred through sub-network sites still apear on the main network.
 * Attempting to enable the plugin fails.
 * Fatal error: Cannot redeclare ra_bp_multinetwork_filter() (previously declared
   in /var/www/cjoreilly/wp-content/mu-plugins/bp-multi-network.php:27) in /var/
   www/cjoreilly/wp-content/plugins/bp-multi-network/bp-multi-network.php on line
   36
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-multi-network/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-multi-network/)

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 *  Thread Starter [supaiku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supaiku/)
 * (@supaiku)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/#post-6716751)
 * I noticed it was installed in the plugins directory. I removed that install manually
   leaving it only inthe mu-plugins folder.
 * New members still dont’ work.
 * Perhaps when re-enabled Budypress installs the plugin wasn’t functioning?
 *  Thread Starter [supaiku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supaiku/)
 * (@supaiku)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/#post-6716818)
 * Ok, now I see where the must use category is for plugins.
 * When re-enabling buddypress, should i do this on the sub-network, then the sub-
   site?
 * Or only the Network?
 * I think the instructions could stand to be a little clearer.
 *  Thread Starter [supaiku](https://wordpress.org/support/users/supaiku/)
 * (@supaiku)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/#post-6716822)
 * Well, I re-cleared the database of all bp- tags I could find (site meta didn’t
   have any), re-enabled it for the subnetworks (but not he sites), and new users
   added to each subnetwork are still visible between subnetworks 🙁
 * Any thoughts?
 *  Plugin Author [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * (@wpmuguru)
 * [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/#post-6716842)
 * From the plugin description:
 * > The user base is still shared across the WP install.

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 * Last activity: [10 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-not-functioning-installed-in-mu-plugins-folder-must-activate/#post-6716842)
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