Title: Subfolder Multisite Dashboard not working Last modified: August 21, 2016 --- # Subfolder Multisite Dashboard not working * [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/) * I’ve been fighting with this for 2 days so hopefully someone can offer a suggestion or three. * I configured Multisite using subfolders. When I create a site the site is visible but the new site’s dashboard loses all formatting and I get a blank page when I click on any of the links in the dashboard. My primary site’s dashboard is still working. * I am using Network Solutions to host the site, but do not believe it is a hosting issue since the main page for the new site is working. Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) * Thread Starter [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569701) * After scouring this site a bit more I decided to reinstall WordPress with a new database. This time I configured sub-domains. I have wildcard DNS in place and can ping any host within my domain, yet the website is still not responding. * While I am no WordPress expert like some of you are I have run several sites on WordPress for approximately 5 years, so I am not a total rookie. * Any advice would be greatly appreciated! * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569866) * 1) What’s in your .htaccess ? * 2) Did you delete the theme Twenty Fourteen? (NOTE, I’m asking IF you deleted it, I’m not telling you TO delete it. Don’t delete it.) * Thread Starter [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569950) * Sorry to take so long to reply Ipstenu. It’s been a busy week! * After my last failure with Multisite I deleted the site and the database and built a new site. As yet I have not even tried to enable Multisite. * Before doing so I have a question. Does Multisite work when WordPress it not installed in the main directory? * I host several sites on Network Solutions and each of my sites is in a subdirectory under my hosting package. * BTW, I did not delete the 2014 theme. * Thank you in advance! * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569958) * > Does Multisite work when WordPress it not installed in the main directory? * Yes. * > I host several sites on Network Solutions and each of my sites is in a subdirectory > under my hosting package. * Separate domains? So they’re like /public_html/domain.com ? * That’s fine 🙂 * Thread Starter [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569973) * From a fresh install of WordPress here is what I have in my .htaccess file when I change to multi-site. * ``` RewriteEngine On RewriteBase / RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L] # add a trailing slash to /wp-admin RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?wp-admin$ $1wp-admin/ [R=301,L] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f [OR] RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -d RewriteRule ^ - [L] RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(wp-(content|admin|includes).*) $2 [L] RewriteRule ^([_0-9a-zA-Z-]+/)?(.*\.php)$ $2 [L] RewriteRule . index.php [L] ``` * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569976) * Okay, and you followed the rest of the directions? * Thread Starter [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569977) * Yes sir, sure did. * [neumannslounge](https://wordpress.org/support/users/neumannslounge/) * (@neumannslounge) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569994) * I feel like I’m in the exact same boat here. The sub-site dashboards appear to be un-styled (displaying all li’s) and links don’t work. * Thread Starter [awmiller](https://wordpress.org/support/users/awmiller/) * (@awmiller) * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569998) * Yep. That’s exactly what I get. * Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * (@ipstenu) * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist * [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569999) * Did you check your settings for vhosts and AllowOverride ? * [https://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Network_Administration#Apache_Virtual_Hosts_and_Mod_Rewrite](https://codex.wordpress.org/Multisite_Network_Administration#Apache_Virtual_Hosts_and_Mod_Rewrite) Viewing 10 replies - 1 through 10 (of 10 total) The topic ‘Subfolder Multisite Dashboard not working’ is closed to new replies. * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/) * 10 replies * 3 participants * Last reply from: [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/) * Last activity: [12 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/subfolder-multisite-dashboard-not-working/#post-4569999) * Status: not resolved ## Topics ### Topics with no replies ### Non-support topics ### Resolved topics ### Unresolved topics ### All topics