Title: Super Admin deleted
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Super Admin deleted

 *  [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * (@darroosh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/)
 * Hi all,
 * I’m now responsible for an already installed wordpress version 3.6
    I updated
   it to be 4.1
 * But I noticed that the super admin user doesn’t exist ( before I perform my update).
 * Now the new version contains only some users of the group administrator ( not
   super admins ) lacking some important privileges such as installing new plugins.
 * In the DB, I found the table users starting from the user.ID=9
 * How can I add a new super admin?? I want to install plugins!
 * Regards,

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 *  [petercralen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petercralen/)
 * (@petercralen)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737549)
 * Hi,
 * Try temporary add new admin with this
    [http://stephanis.info/2011/08/11/create-new-admin-account-in-wordpress-via-ftp/](http://stephanis.info/2011/08/11/create-new-admin-account-in-wordpress-via-ftp/)
 * Then create admin from Dashboard and delete that from function.php
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737650)
 * Peter, you’re in the _multisite_ section. Answers are different.
 * Read [http://halfelf.org/2013/recovering-your-cape/](http://halfelf.org/2013/recovering-your-cape/)
 *  Thread Starter [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * (@darroosh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737666)
 * Sorry, It’s not mutisite, how can I transfer it to another section?
 * I tried adding this admin, but it comes lacing some priviledges such as installing
   new plugins because his role is administrator and not super admin
 * What should I do?
 * Regards,
 *  [petercralen](https://wordpress.org/support/users/petercralen/)
 * (@petercralen)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737677)
 * darroosh if you have super admin it means that you probably use multisite, otherwise
   single WordPress does not have super admin, just admin role. So maybe your site
   is just part of multisite and your post is in correct section 🙂
 *  Moderator [Ipstenu (Mika Epstein)](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ipstenu/)
 * (@ipstenu)
 * 🏳️‍🌈 Advisor and Activist
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737696)
 * Perhaps the question is … why do you think the super admin is deleted? What error
   are you having?
 *  Thread Starter [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * (@darroosh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737697)
 * How to know if it’s multisite or no ?
 *  Thread Starter [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * (@darroosh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737699)
 * I confirmed now that it’s not multsite useing this code :
 *     ```
       if ( is_multisite() )
       {
        echo 'Multisite is enabled'; }
       else{
        echo 'no';
       }
       ```
   
 * It outputted : no.
 * So now, As you said, I must not be having a superadmin, but why my administrator
   accounts lacking some privileges although they are set as administrators?
 *  Thread Starter [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * (@darroosh)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737700)
 * Or I can ask the question better, How to give full privileges to an admin ( programatically)?

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 * In: [Networking WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/multisite/)
 * 8 replies
 * 3 participants
 * Last reply from: [darroosh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/darroosh/)
 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/super-admin-deleted/#post-5737700)
 * Status: not resolved

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