Title: WordPress Multisite – Redirect loop when opening site dashboard
Last modified: March 5, 2026

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# WordPress Multisite – Redirect loop when opening site dashboard

 *  [specialconnectionstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialconnectionstudio/)
 * (@specialconnectionstudio)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-redirect-loop-when-opening-site-dashboard/)
 * Hello,
 * I recently set up a WordPress Multisite installation and I am experiencing a 
   redirect loop when trying to open the dashboard of a newly created site.
 * **Setup**
    - Hosting: shared hosting (Apache)
    - WordPress Multisite installed
    - Structure: **Subdirectories (not subdomains)**
    - Main network domain:
      `https://design.example.com`
    - Example site:
      `https://design.example.com/test/`
 * The site itself loads correctly when I enter the full URL in the browser.
 * However, when I go to:
 * **Network Admin → Sites → Dashboard**
 * WordPress redirects repeatedly and the browser eventually shows:
 * > “Too many redirects”
 * My hosting provider checked the server configuration and confirmed the redirects
   are generated by WordPress itself, not by the server.
 * The response header shows:
 * HTTP/1.1 302 Found
   X-Redirect-By: WordPressLocation: [https://design.example.com/test/wp-admin/](https://design.example.com/test/wp-admin/)
 * But WordPress keeps redirecting to the same URL.
 * **Things I already checked**
    - `.htaccess` contains the default WordPress multisite rules
    - Permalinks set to **Post name**
    - Browser cache cleared
    - Multisite configuration in `wp-config.php`:
 * define(‘MULTISITE’, true);
   define(‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, false);define(‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’,‘
   design.example.com’);define(‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/’);
 * Does anyone know what might cause this redirect loop when opening the dashboard
   of a multisite subdirectory site?
 * Thank you very much for any help.
 * Best regards
   Sarah
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 *  [Marta Fernandez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marferblanco/)
 * (@marferblanco)
 * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-redirect-loop-when-opening-site-dashboard/#post-18841676)
 * Hello [@specialconnectionstudio](https://wordpress.org/support/users/specialconnectionstudio/)
   
   Since the site itself loads correctly at:
 * [https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business/](https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business/)
 * but the redirect loop happens when opening the dashboard, this often indicates
   that WordPress is not resolving the correct site URL internally.
 * **A couple of things would be useful to check:**
    1. In the `wp_blogs` table, verify that the entry for the site has:
 * domain → `design.special-connection-studio.de`
   path → `/brave-business/`
    2. In the options table for that site (likely `wp_2_options`), confirm that these
       values are set to:
 * siteurl → `https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business`
   home →`
   https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business`
 * If either of those values is missing `/brave-business`, WordPress may repeatedly
   redirect `/wp-admin/`.
 * Also, when the redirect loop happens, are you accessing the dashboard via:
 * [https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business/wp-admin/](https://design.special-connection-studio.de/brave-business/wp-admin/)
 * or through **Network Admin → Sites → Dashboard**?
 * If you can, could you also confirm what values you currently see for `home` and`
   siteurl` in that site’s options table?

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
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 * Last reply from: [Marta Fernandez](https://wordpress.org/support/users/marferblanco/)
 * Last activity: [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-multisite-redirect-loop-when-opening-site-dashboard/#post-18841676)
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