Title: Can't Access Plugin in Menu
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Can't Access Plugin in Menu

 *  Resolved [Jason Verdelli](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jasonverdelli/)
 * (@jasonverdelli)
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/)
 * I am running WP Multisite 4.1 with the latest version of the plugin. I activated
   it, however I can’t see it in the admin menu. I also tried accessing one of the
   settings pages and it says I didn’t have access to it. I tried this from both
   the site admin and the network admin so permissions shouldn’t have been an issue.
 * Please advise.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/)

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 *  [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [11 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5625915)
 * From the looks of it, I may have some work ahead of me for a new update.
 * First thing is a permissions issue when it comes to multisite: [http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Additional_Admin_Capabilities](http://codex.wordpress.org/Roles_and_Capabilities#Additional_Admin_Capabilities).
 * In multisite, only the super admins have the ability to to create/edit/delete
   users. This makes sense and is a design decision made by the WP core developers.
 * For that reason, I believe the code around [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-registration-options/trunk/includes/admin.php#L265](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-registration-options/trunk/includes/admin.php#L265)
   was implemented. I’m having trouble remembering at the moment if it was me specifically,
   or if that’s code that was there when I took over as lead dev, that I’ve since
   tweaked. Regardless, it’s there, and it’s preventing the menu from showing up
   on more than the main site, out of the box. I’m pretty certain the filters were
   added by me, being forward thinking, because I would like to make it so that 
   for the duration of using our plugin’s code, sub-site administrators can moderate
   incoming potential users, but nowhere else.
 * However, and this is where my work ahead of me comes in. While I was troubleshooting
   and trying to recreate what you’re describing, I came to realize that my 4.2.0
   release is not working on multisite at all. This is, I believe, my likely leak
   that I wasn’t managing to figure out, when I had people still reporting that 
   people were slipping through.
 * Regrettably, that doesn’t likely give a workable solution to your initial question/
   issue. You can tinker around with those two filters and see if something ends
   up being workable for you, or if you are adventurous, comment out that primary
   if statement check and see if you reach a workable solution with those as well.
   Let me know if you do find something, and I’d gladly take contributions/pull 
   requests on github and give proper credit.
 *  [cedsib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedsib/)
 * (@cedsib)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626106)
 * I have the same issue : nothing in Settings menu for a multi site network (and
   I’m Super Admin).
 * Can I find an older version somewhere ?
 * Edit : found it here :
    [https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/developers/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-registration-options/developers/)
 * But I don’t see anything in Settings menu…
 *  [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626108)
 * There’s conditional checks around the add menu line that is only doing so for
   the main site. I need to work out all the necessary logic with that topic still,
   but until then, it’ll only show on the main site.
 *  [cedsib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedsib/)
 * (@cedsib)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626109)
 * How can I help?
 *  [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626111)
 * A main issue, as I recall, is that only super admins are able to manage users
   in multisite. If you’re trying to have BuddyPress available to many users with
   their own sites, via a multisite network, it’s not going to work. I have idea
   noodles down in GitHub on how to potentially get around that long enough, but
   I haven’t found a surefire solution yet.
 * This weekend, regarding the site ID checking, I realized that it’s technically
   not right, even with the filter, so I need to patch that part so that if it’s
   still a 1 big network that’s not individual users managing their own site, then
   BuddyPress could be in something that’s not the main site.
 *  [cedsib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedsib/)
 * (@cedsib)
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626141)
 * Hi 🙂
 * Any updates about this bug ? I really need your plugin to laucnh my new family(
   and private) puddypress website 🙂
 *  [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [11 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626142)
 * Nope. It actually wouldn’t be able to be considered a bug either, technically,
   since it’s doing what the code is intended. It’s just not what some people are
   wanting/needing.
 * I just haven’t had a good chance to tinker and try things out yet.
 *  [Fee](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wdfee/)
 * (@wdfee)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626169)
 * comment to the code around [https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-registration-options/trunk/includes/admin.php#L265](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bp-registration-options/trunk/includes/admin.php#L265):
   
   Instead of checking the blog_id you’d better use `is_main_site()`
 *  [cedsib](https://wordpress.org/support/users/cedsib/)
 * (@cedsib)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626171)
 * I did not understand which lines do you propose to be commented ?
 *  [Michael Beckwith](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tw2113/)
 * (@tw2113)
 * The BenchPresser
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cant-access-plugin-in-menu/#post-5626172)
 * Fee’s suggestion was to me more than others.

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