[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24866: Multi Site Plugins Add New / Editor for Super Admins

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#24866: Multi Site Plugins Add New / Editor for Super Admins
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 Reporter:  mordauk          |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement      |      Status:  reopened
 Priority:  normal           |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Network Admin    |     Version:  3.5.2
 Severity:  normal           |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch close  |
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Comment (by nacin):

 Replying to [comment:16 mordauk]:
 > By allowing super admins to access the plugin installer from any site,
 and in the same location as is standard for non-multi site installs, the
 plugin install process becomes more intuitive.

 I'd pretty strongly argue that A) no, it becomes less intuitive, and B)
 most users are not managing multiple installs, or frequently going between
 multisite and non-multisite.

 > I feel that the "Network Active" link provided after installing a plugin
 is sufficient to alert the admin that the plugin is going to be activated
 for the entire network.

 I don't. (See also: end of this comment.)

 Replying to [comment:17 Ipstenu]:
 > Speaking for the past, when Multisite had all the network admin tools
 off of the main site, there was a non-insignificant number of people being
 outright confused as to the differences between activate and network
 activate. After all, they're on that site! It's for this site!

 Yes. I don't want to go back to the days where there wasn't an obvious
 difference between the network admin and individual site dashboards. I do
 a ton of network administration (for wordpress.org) and the separation of
 concerns provides a very clear context for where I am, what I am doing,
 and what effects I am causing.

 > If it's not apparent that the super admin needs to go to the network
 admin for this sort of thing, then what about a patch to add in an
 alert/notice? "Super-Admin: To add new plugins, go to the Network Plugin
 Manager" with a link.

 Similar to the refrain that with too many options, the user can't find any
 of them: With too many notices/alerts that act as navigation aids, users
 won't read any of them. (Also, if you need an alert to function as a
 navigation aid, then you have larger problems.) We do a basic, not very
 prominent navigation aid for themes, and could do that for plugins as
 well, though I would be loathe to add it.

 I'm happy to entertain user tests in the area of network administration.
 But for now, this is still very clearly a ''wontfix''.

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