[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #31007: Consider removing WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE (was: Consider removing ALLOW_MULTISITE)

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#31007: Consider removing WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE
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 Reporter:  ericlewis          |       Owner:
     Type:  feature request    |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal             |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Administration     |     Version:  3.0
 Severity:  normal             |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  reporter-feedback  |     Focuses:  multisite
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Old description:

> I'd like to suggest removing ALLOW_MULTISITE altogether, a constant which
> controls whether or not Tools > Network Settings is accessible (defaults
> to false).
>
> I've heard that multisite is gnarly currently, and we should only allow
> users access to multisite after we clean up some big ticket issues. I
> think this flag only reestablishes multisite's second-class citizenship.

New description:

 I'd like to suggest removing WP_ALLOW_MULTISITE altogether, a constant
 which controls whether or not Tools > Network Setup is accessible
 (defaults to false).

 I've heard that multisite is gnarly currently, and we should only allow
 users access to multisite after we clean up some big ticket issues. I
 think this flag only reestablishes multisite's second-class citizenship.

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Comment (by jeremyfelt):

 I think it belongs for the foreseeable future.

 This screen - https://cloudup.com/cUp4Q3nHv17 - is only a precursor of
 things to come if you click Install. There is no friendly way to undo that
 process and the result itself can be pretty unfriendly. You could go back
 by removing the remaining defines and live in single site mode with some
 extra tables, but it's an ugly process.

 The admin interface and workflows for a single site are much more
 developed than they are for multisite. A completely different experience
 awaits. I think for now it's nice that someone needs to lookup how to
 create a network before doing so.

 I think I'd like to work backward and see constants like `MULTISITE` and
 `SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL` become less important first before opening the doors
 completely.

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Ticket URL: <https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/31007#comment:2>
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