chuckingit

WOW – fascinating – the user_edit role not allowed on WP Multisite but only for Super Admins … yikes … certainly this is something the core WP team might want to re-evaluate but i digress … at least we now know where the culprit lies …

okay … a) i tried your new beta2 file on the original site i was working on and it works – meaning that when i log in as a site admin on that sub site, then yes, now your Cimy User Manager link appears in the User Menu … and i can see how you blocked out the upload option … and yes, when i log back into that site as Super Admin, i can also see the Cimy User Manager link in the User Menu plus when i click on that i do see the file import option …

b) import is important feature for me as that was purpose of installing your plugin for this particular site – in that i wanted to allow the Site Admins to upload csv files as they needed to … plus i am using the MultiSite User Management plugin ->
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/multisite-user-management/

thus have it configured so that when new users are created per your plugin’s upload on sub site, they automatically get added to all the other sub sites on network per the default roles set for those sub sites (which is mostly subscribers) …

c) your link to the StackExchange thread = genius … thank you as that thread also spiders off into a couple neat directions that confirm the WP Multisite issue with admins not being able to edit users … this thread in particular looks like a winner ->
http://thereforei.am/2011/03/15/how-to-allow-administrators-to-edit-users-in-a-wordpress-network/

accordingly, i’m thinking that i could add Brents’ solution via functions.php file and that should allow Site Admins edit user rights thus your original plugin would work (see function code below) … alternatively, maybe you want to include said function into your plugin thus allow for Site Admins to have full access to your plugin (import and export) ..??..

again, thank you very much for all your help and to be continued :>) cordially, chuck scott

Code Suggested to Allow Site Admins right to edit users – per Brents link above:

function mc_admin_users_caps( $caps, $cap, $user_id, $args ){

	foreach( $caps as $key => $capability ){

		if( $capability != 'do_not_allow' )
			continue;

		switch( $cap ) {
			case 'edit_user':
			case 'edit_users':
				$caps[$key] = 'edit_users';
				break;
			case 'delete_user':
			case 'delete_users':
				$caps[$key] = 'delete_users';
				break;
			case 'create_users':
				$caps[$key] = $cap;
				break;
		}
	}

	return $caps;
}
add_filter( 'map_meta_cap', 'mc_admin_users_caps', 10, 4 );

pss – i created a brand new WP Multisite network with other domain … no users … no other plugins … thus clean slate … i created a new sub site called “test” then created a new admin user for test site called “dude” … i log out from Super Admin … next i log in as dude into the test sub site … i activate the Cimy plugin and it activates but again, no Cimy link in the Users menu …

so then i log out, log back in as Super Admin, and voila – there is Cimy User Manager link in the Users menu .. but i log out, log back in as the dude admin and still no Cimy link in Users menu …

thus there must be something wierd about how WP Admins are treated on a Multisite network that is playing havoc with your plugin ..??..

okay – i went back and did as you outlined but still does not show up even when i activate the plugin at sub-site level as the admin for that sub site …

so in the plugins page it shows as active with option to “Deactivate” but in the menu Users there is no CIMY link – just -> All Users … Add New … Your Profile … Roles … Add New Role …

but when i log out as admin, and then log back into same sub site as Super Admin, then the Users menu shows the Cimy User Manager link (just under Your Profile and above User Role Editor …

accordingly the Site Admin is still not able to see the activated plugin … ugh …

as to Network Activation – i’m with you on this … i really don’t like to network activate most plugins on a WP Multisite Network as i prefer to activate each plugin at sub site level and then dial in any settings / tweaks that apply or are unique to that sub site but i digress …

Hi Marco – thanks for getting back to me and i did as you suggest but still does not work … i tried two roles plugins – first Justin Tadlocks Members plugin and then modified the editor role to include the following additional capabilities -> create_users, edit_users, delete_users, list_users, remove_users, import, and manage_network_users … but when i logged in as editor with these new capabilities, the CIMY User links in the Users left menu area was not present …

so then i activated the other plugin, User Role Editor by shinephp.com, and that had same options as Members but with addition of changing levels so i checked all levels (1-10) for editor and tried again but to no avail …

since your plugin was activated at the sub-site level, i thought i’d deactivate it, then network activate so it was available on all site but again, the menu does not appear …

forgetting about the editor role, even when i promote said user to sub-site admin, the plugin does not show – network activated nor at sub site activation … thus i’m pretty sure you would want your plugin to work for site admins yet i’m lost as to what next to try to get this to work as sub-site admin ..??..

part of me wonders if indeed the plugin is working but is not showing in the Users menu list per a WP thing and maybe if you put it in its own menu then it would appear vs trying to hook into the Users menu ..??..

very much appreciate your help with this … cordially, chuck scott

thanks for link and i put those files on site but the plugin is still broken per my example above – including even when i try to de-activate the plugin on one it takes me back to another site on network …

thus no way to activate or deactivate as it gets confused and keeps taking me back to Site-A regardless of what other site in trying to activate or deactivate it …

so i deleted the plugin and reinstalled thinking that might help but no … same result …

i’m wondering given some of the error messages that maybe the meta data got corrupted a bit but not sure what i should try to delete via phpMyAdmin and/or in what tables …

all of this is a bit wierd as i don’t recall having any issues within multisite network before so not sure if this is a 2.0.1 thing or perhaps was wierd before latest version ..??..

thanks again for any help you can provide … cordially, chuck scott