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I just re-read marsevs recent post and realised that we’re talking about the same thing:
The way WP-Piwik currently uses the “network activate” feature is different from how any other plugin uses that feature.
The mu-plugins dir would _definitely_ be the correct place to store the centrally managed variant.
If WP-Piwik would follow that concept like other plugins do, the need to grant all site-admins plugin management rights would be avoided.
@braekling would it be an option for you to go the mu-plugins path with WP-Piwik?
Okay that seems different than the usual approach then. Normally I enable a plugin “network wide” which then allows admins site-specific configuration of the plugins functionality.
@braekling: Yes, the mapped domain issue still exists (in 0.9.5).
How can one configure 0.9.5 individually on a per-blog basis, as you pointed out:
2. You can add the plugin to your WordPress multisite, activate it on each blog and configure it individually.
I’ve tried to figure out how, but unlike any other plugin, WP-Piwik is missing in the “Plugins” section of the individual blogs.
From the install notes:
Just add WP-Piwik to your /wp-content/plugins folder and enable the Plugins page for individual site administrators.
What does “enable the Plugins page for individual site administrators” mean?
Cheers
Sorry for being misleading. I had noticed that it was tagged ‘experimental for multisite’ for a longer period already.
However, ‘multisite support’ breaks down to using the correct functions for e.g. accessing the database. If a developer does this, then the plugin _will_ simply work in a multisite environment. You had done that correctly.
It’s only about a good coding style. A multisite user who knows that will accept what you say about the state of the “normal” plugin as the state of your multisite support too — there is basically no difference.
Now with 0.9.0 you changed the whole approach and, in essence, _removed_ true multisite support, _replacing_ it with a central-managed configuration.
Note that I like this new approach, as it fits _my_ use case well. Still, people who like to use different Piwik installations for tracking different blogs (of the same network) will loose that option in 0.9.0.
That’s why I consider it a change that’s simply too big for just calling it an ‘update’.
As the whole approach changed it’s rather a new plugin. Maybe it’d be good to offer the new way as an option instead.Sorry for being harsh & thanks for developing the plugin in the first place!