Title: Multisite support
Last modified: August 21, 2016

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# Multisite support

 *  Resolved [natostanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natostanco/)
 * (@natostanco)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/)
 * Enabling the plugin network wide gives failed sql queries. Also, it would be 
   nice to have shortcodes network wide.
    Maybe you can take a look at this plugin
   code: [http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/](http://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/)
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-blocking-detector/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ad-blocking-detector/)

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 *  [John Morris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmorris/)
 * (@jtmorris)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874670)
 * Hello natostanco,
 * Thank you for bringing this to my attention, and I apologize for the delay in
   response. I’ve been extremely busy over the last week and haven’t had the time
   to completely investigate this yet.
 * I anticipate being able to devote the necessary time to fix this over the next
   week and a half. Hopefully, it won’t take long and I’ll have it patched in a 
   few days.
 * Again, sorry for the delay, and I will let you know if and when I complete the
   fix.
 *  [John Morris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmorris/)
 * (@jtmorris)
 * [12 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874678)
 * Hello again!
 * I released an update a few minutes ago that should address your problems and 
   concerns. The current version with your fix should be **v2.0.5**. Any version**
   earlier than this will still have problems**.
 * This update includes lots of love for multisite users. First, it works ;P. Second,
   you can now create network wide shortcodes, as you mentioned, and much more.
 * If you’re willing to give the plugin another shot, you can find a brief explanation
   of how it handles multisite here: [http://adblockingdetector.jtmorris.net/using-ad-blocking-detector-multisite/](http://adblockingdetector.jtmorris.net/using-ad-blocking-detector-multisite/).
 * I don’t have much experience with managing production multisite websites, so 
   if you have any ideas or suggestions, or you find a problem, please let me know!
 * Sorry it took so long.
 *  Thread Starter [natostanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natostanco/)
 * (@natostanco)
 * [11 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874679)
 * Neat, I had a couple of codes that got deleted with the upgrade but no big deal.
 *  Thread Starter [natostanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natostanco/)
 * (@natostanco)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874730)
 * returning here, I started using the plugin again, network codes do not work for
   me, they get listed in the single site shortcodes list, but they do not get detected
   on the front end.
 * Secondly I think there are a couple of issues with shortcode implementation here,
   well not really issues but more like way to improve them:
 * 1 – Shortcodes building should be done on the fly, instead of having a dashboard
   to manage them, being able to just write a shortcode in a text widget or wherever
   else you want to put them and just execute them would be very practical.
    A few
   examples of implementations would be: a) `[ADB not_blocked="ad_code_goes_here"
   blocked="alternative_code_goes_here"]` b) `[ADB not_blocked="true"]ad_code_goes_here[/
   ADB][ADB blocked="true"]alternative_code_goes_here[/ADB]`
 * 2 -The type of shortcodes just mentioned would useful to wrap all the stuff you
   want around them like php or js. Yet, they could be very long and messy at sight
   and this is why the option for storing shortcodes in IDs is fine for who wants
   cleaner and compact shortcodes, and for this reason you should store ids under
   the hood and allow users to call shortcodes by labels, because they are easier
   to remember, therefore people don’t have to go look at the shortcode building
   dashboard to find out what a shortcode does.
 *  [John Morris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmorris/)
 * (@jtmorris)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874731)
 * Long reply forthcoming. I’ve broken it up into sections for readability.
 * **Network Shortcodes**
    ===================================== Can you elaborate
   more on what precisely is not working regarding network wide shortcodes on the
   front end? Everything works as intended on my local testing sites and one of 
   my soon to be production sites. If you give me a little more detail (e.g. “Nothing
   shows up where the shortcode is inserted.”, “An error message is given.”, “Ad
   block detection doesn’t work for network shortcodes.”, et cetera), I can look
   into the problem more deeply. But, as it’s working for me, I don’t know where
   to start looking.
 * **On The Fly Shortcodes**
    ========================================= That is 
   an interesting idea that I hadn’t thought of. I will strategize about how I could
   do that. However, right away, there are a few technical problems I foresee (I’ve
   elaborated on the biggest offenders below if you’re interested, if not, skip 
   to the last paragraph in this section.).
 * _Most_, but not all, of the problems boil down to the WordPress editor. The absolute
   worst decision I’ve made with this plugin is using WordPress’ WYSIWYG editor 
   in the dashboard, and has been the cause of most of the most difficult to resolve
   bugs, and breakage after WordPress updates. And that’s when I have full control
   over its appearance and behavior. There is a lot of brute-forcing going on behind
   the scenes to make the dashboard work correctly. Every time WordPress gets an
   update, I nearly have a panic attack for fear they’ve changed the editor’s behavior
   yet again (an exaggeration, but not by much).
 * Depending on the post editor, which I do not control entirely and can not brute-
   force, will cause a great deal of mayhem.
 * One problem with it is that the editor doesn’t like code. Any JavaScript, HTML,
   or CSS it doesn’t create itself gets mangled. Copied and pasted ad codes _will
   not_ be saved correctly unless I disable a few default behaviors of the editor(_
   [wpautop](https://imbuzu.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/the-problematic-wpautop-function-wordpress/)_
   for example). Which will mess up the normal behavior of the editor. If I do disable
   those features and get it to where code is saved properly, when the post gets
   loaded the next time, it will break it then as the editor will try and turn things
   into HTML entities. And that’s just the default editor’s behavior. If the user
   has made modifications to how it works (through plugins or otherwise), it will
   cause other problems.
 * Another problem is the Visual tab. The visual tab _can_ execute code it stumbles
   upon inside it when it is activated. Depending on what the user types into their
   shortcode, that can be both an unintended consequences security concern and can
   break the layout.
 * I can implement that shortcode methodology, but anything besides basic text and
   some HTML will not work consistently, and that will frustrate less technical 
   users. Again, I will dwell on this to see if I can come up with something. There’s
   just _a lot_ of tricky concerns that need addressing to make this a reality.
 * **Calling Shortcodes By Labels**
    ======================================= Another
   good idea that I’ll think about how to safely implement. My main concern is with
   other languages and special characters in the label. Integers are widely supported
   and don’t depend on database schema, PHP versions used (for string comparison
   and special character handling), and how WordPress handles the form submission
   and pre-validation processes.
 * Another, lesser, concern is with editing of shortcodes. The ID number cannot 
   be changed by editing the shortcode (on purpose). The label can (also on purpose).
   If selection in the shortcode were done by label, and the user changes the label,
   the shortcode would no longer work and an error message would take its place (
   widgets, templates, et cetera could protentially break). It’s not a big deal 
   for tech-savvy users who setup the site themselves and can quickly troubleshoot,
   but could be confusing for others.
 * Again, I will ruminate on this idea and see if I can make it work consistently.
 * BTW, is the reasoning behind this suggestion that you are doing a lot of inserting
   of ABD shortcodes into posts/pages/et cetera? If that is the concern, I can implement
   a shortcode selector in the TinyMCE editor which would allow choosing a shortcode
   by name (much like the sidebar widget does), and have it auto construct the shortcode
   with the ID (eliminating both concerns).
 * Before I do that, however, I need to finish the global options page I’ve been
   working on. Not everyone would want that shortcode selector cluttering up their
   editor, so I would need an enable/disable option. Unfortunately, creating that
   settings page would best be done alongside several other “improvements” and “
   fixes” and I’ve been working for months to wrap all that up. It’s driving me 
   mad. ;p
 *  Thread Starter [natostanco](https://wordpress.org/support/users/natostanco/)
 * (@natostanco)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874732)
 * The problem with network shortcodes is that the ID is not recognized, therefore
   it displays the error msg “no id” etcetc, in the single site dashboard they get
   listed, in the front end the IDs are not recognized.
 * About the editor I don’t know, not practical about those i just use plain text,
   maybe you should disable some sanitize features to make it more robust, I don’t
   know really.
 * Anyway I am currently using [shortcode exec php](https://wordpress.org/plugins/shortcode-exec-php/)
   plugin for network wide plugins.
 * This is an example of shortcode I am using with ADB:
 *     ```
       echo  do_shortcode(
       " [adblockingdetector noadblock=' " .
       $head .
       " ' adblock=' " .
       php_function() .
       " ' ] ");
       ```
   
 * Just gotta make sure you don’t mess quotes and doublequotes and you’re fine.
 * I just added those 2 arguments adblock and noadblock to the shortcode and passed
   them to $ab and $noab disabling the db query. Works ok.
 *  [Protoss](https://wordpress.org/support/users/protoss/)
 * (@protoss)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874735)
 * Hello, I want to put a image that i uploaded in my site on the background, is
   possible?
 *  [John Morris](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jtmorris/)
 * (@jtmorris)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/multisite-support-75/#post-4874736)
 * Hi Protoss,
 * It is possible, but as the question is unrelated to this multisite topic, I have
   opened up a new support thread and copied over your question there. I will respond
   there so that threads stay on topic.
 * Here’s a link to the new thread: [https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-background-image-when-blocker-detected?replies=1#post-6575237](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/change-background-image-when-blocker-detected?replies=1#post-6575237)
 * It’s titled _Change Background Image When Blocker Detected_.

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