Title: Beardo Multisite Activation Console Author: Beardo.Tools Published: August 27, 2026 Last modified: August 27, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/beardo-multisite-activation-console/assets/banner-772x250.png? rev=3669350) ![](https://ps.w.org/beardo-multisite-activation-console/assets/icon-256x256.gif? rev=3669350) # Beardo Multisite Activation Console By [Beardo.Tools](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beardotools/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/beardo-multisite-activation-console.1.0.0.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beardo-multisite-activation-console/) ## Description Beardo Multisite Activation Console gives super admins one screen to see and safely change the activation state of every installed plugin across an entire multisite network. **What it does** * Activation matrix — every plugin’s state (network active, active per site, or off) across all subsites in a single DataViews grid * Safe transitions — one state change per request, so a fatal error on one subsite never takes down the whole batch * Dry-run validation — backend health checks run before any change is executed * Stale dual-state cleanup — detects plugins that are both network active and redundantly active per site, and strips the redundant entry without deactivating anything * Audit log — every state transition is recorded network-wide with the acting user, target site, action, and result, filterable by user, site, and plugin * Guardrails — a protected list stops the console from deactivating itself or a drop-in and locking a super admin out mid-operation **Safety first** Every request is gated to super admins with the `manage_network_plugins` capability, protected by REST cookie authentication and nonces, and every posted value is validated against a server-side allowlist before anything runs. **Support & Documentation** * For support, visit [help.beardo.tools](https://help.beardo.tools) * Publisher site: [beardo.tools](https://beardo.tools) ### External Services This plugin makes no external HTTP requests. It reads and writes only local WordPress data: the network’s plugin activation state, the sites in the network, and its own audit log table. No data is sent to any third-party service, and no tracking, telemetry, or analytics of any kind is collected. ### Third-Party Libraries The admin interface is a React application built from the plugin’s own source in` src/` using @wordpress/scripts. The shipped `build/index.js` is compiled output — not obfuscated code — and contains only the plugin’s source plus the standard WordPress packages it imports (@wordpress/components, @wordpress/dataviews, @wordpress/element,@ wordpress/api-fetch, @wordpress/i18n, @wordpress/icons), all GPL-compatible. The full, unminified source is available in the plugin’s public repository. ## Screenshots [⌊Activation matrix — every plugin's state across all subsites, with the safe-transition actions menu open⌉⌊Activation matrix — every plugin's state across all subsites, with the safe-transition actions menu open⌉[ Activation matrix — every plugin’s state across all subsites, with the safe-transition actions menu open [⌊Audit log — every state transition recorded network-wide, filterable by user, site, and plugin⌉⌊Audit log — every state transition recorded network-wide, filterable by user, site, and plugin⌉[ Audit log — every state transition recorded network-wide, filterable by user, site, and plugin ## Installation 1. Upload the plugin folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. **Network Activate** it from **Network Admin Plugins** 3. Open **Network Admin Plugins Activation Console** This plugin requires a WordPress multisite installation. It has no effect on single- site installs. ## FAQ ### Does this work on a single-site WordPress install? No. The console manages activation state across a multisite network, so it requires a multisite installation and must be network activated. ### Can it break my network by deactivating something critical? The console executes one transition per request so a fatal on one subsite is isolated, runs a backend dry-run before executing, and maintains a protected list (filterable via `beardo_mac_protected_plugins`) of plugins it will never touch — including itself. ### Who can use the console? Only super admins with the `manage_network_plugins` capability. Every REST request is nonce-protected and validated server-side. ### What is recorded in the audit log? Every state transition: the acting user, the plugin, the action, the scope, the target site, the result, and a timestamp. The log is stored in one network-wide table and can be filtered by user, site, and plugin. ### What happens to my data if I uninstall? Uninstalling removes the audit log table. No other data is created or modified. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Beardo Multisite Activation Console” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Beardo.Tools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beardotools/) [Translate “Beardo Multisite Activation Console” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/beardo-multisite-activation-console/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/beardo-multisite-activation-console/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beardo-multisite-activation-console/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/beardo-multisite-activation-console/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0.0 * Initial public release. * Activation matrix — every plugin’s state (network active, per-site active, or off) across all subsites in a single DataViews grid * Safe transitions — one state change per request, so a fatal error on one subsite never takes down the whole batch * Dry-run validation — backend health checks run before any change is executed * Stale dual-state cleanup — detects and strips redundant per-site entries for network-active plugins without deactivating anything * Dead-reference cleanup — removes activation entries for plugins no longer present on disk * Audit log — every state transition recorded network-wide with acting user, target site, action, and result, filterable by user, site, and plugin * Guardrails — a filterable protected list (`beardo_mac_protected_plugins`) prevents the console from deactivating itself or locking out a super admin * Admin theme compatibility — console colors flow through a plugin-scoped CSS token layer, and the focus ring follows the user’s admin color scheme * Full RTL support This release follows an internal beta series; 1.0.0 is the first version published to WordPress.org. ## Meta * Version **1.0.0** * Last updated **16 hours ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 7.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 8.0 or higher ** * Tags * [activation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/activation/)[audit](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/audit/) [multisite](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[network](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/network/) [plugins](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/plugins/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/beardo-multisite-activation-console/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beardo-multisite-activation-console/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beardo-multisite-activation-console/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Beardo.Tools ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/beardotools/) ## Support Got something to say? Need help? [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/beardo-multisite-activation-console/) ## Donate Would you like to support the advancement of this plugin? [ Donate to this plugin ](https://beardo.tools/donate/)