Title: about plugins authorities for users
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# about plugins authorities for users

 *  [iceq](https://wordpress.org/support/users/iceq/)
 * (@iceq)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/questions-regarding-plugins-on-multisite/)
 * Hey
 * I noticed that if I activated the “Enable administration menus” for Plugins, 
   the site owners on my network will see the plugins menu.
 * Okay, I enabled it, but did not “network activate” any of the plugins. Still,
   the users can see the plugin’s list and activate whatever they want !
 * I thought they would be able to see only the plugins that I have “network activated”,
   and else, what is the point of this “network activate”?
 * Also, I enabled the plugins menu. One user saw the list and activated Akistmet.
   Then I disabled the plugins menu. He still can use the plugin and enter its setting
   page (through the link that appears in the head of the dashboard, informing that
   the user must input the API key). If any other plugin’s settings are located 
   in the “settings” menu and not under the “plugins”, he would see it and configure
   it, although the super-admin has disabled the plugins menu for the users.
 * Am I missing something here ?

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 *  [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * (@andrea_r)
 * [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/questions-regarding-plugins-on-multisite/#post-1591581)
 * Network activate means the plugin is activated across all the sites, for everyone.
 * You’re not missing anything – this is how it works. you as the super admin can
   hide the plugins menu for users and activate plugins for them as you see fit.
   yes, they will see the plugin settings pages for those plugins, if they are not
   under the Super Admin menu.

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 1 reply
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [Andrea Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/andrea_r/)
 * Last activity: [16 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/questions-regarding-plugins-on-multisite/#post-1591581)
 * Status: not resolved

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