It seems I can only install plugins from the Network Admin panel
that’s correct. Because they are installed on the *entire network*, not just one blog.
Network activation will cause them to *not* show on the plugins list on sub sites.
(Did you upgrade recently?)
I used to be able to be in the plugin panel of any of my sites and add/remove plugins, logged in as my admin account of course. Now there’s no add/remove option except on the super admin plugin panel. Is this something new to 3.1.1?
I have discovered that the plugin I installed that’s not showing up even when it’s not network activated seems to be an issue with that specific plugin. I installed another and it shows up fine. But I’m still baffled why suddenly I cannot add plugins from the sites plugin panels when just yesterday I could. *shrug*
Thanks for the response 🙂
Oh, I upgraded to 3.1.1 from 3.0.4 a few days ago, but was able to add plugins no problem since then.
I used to be able to be in the plugin panel of any of my sites and add/remove plugins, logged in as my admin account of course. Now there’s no add/remove option except on the super admin plugin panel. Is this something new to 3.1.1?
Yes, this is new in 3.1. With MultiSite, installing plugins is considered a Network-wide thing. So it’s restricted to Network Admin.
Bummer, don’t think I like that, since now it makes all my users have to contact me to install plugins. Woulda been nice of they make it a configurable option rather than mandating it, but I guess that’s a comment for another board 😉
Thanks for clearing that up 🙂
Yes, this is new in 3.1. With MultiSite, installing plugins is considered a Network-wide thing. So it’s restricted to Network Admin.
Sorry kind of new to WP. What about the use-case where you want to configure a plugin specifically for a site, where each site may use a plugin that other sites do not or use/configure it differently than another site?
since now it makes all my users have to contact me to install plugins.
The installing new plugins has *always* been a Super Admin only kind of deal.
If you had site admins installing new plugins on their own… then you had something custom.