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 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [TOPIC TITLE: Broken Multisite after being taken down and partially recovered.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/topic-title-broken-multisite-after-being-taken-down-and-partially-recovered/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/topic-title-broken-multisite-after-being-taken-down-and-partially-recovered/#post-15428396)
 * Yes, you are right that I was missing many WordPress files, so I started over
   by deleting my site and also most files and folders under public_html
 * I had to do this because doing a restore using UpdraftPlus didn’t work. Maybe
   it will work now work because the WordPress files are now in working order.
 * I’ll update this message when I create my subsites, etc., do a full backup, and
   then try a restore again.
 * Thanks for your encouragement and advice.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [TOPIC TITLE: Broken Multisite after being taken down and partially recovered.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/topic-title-broken-multisite-after-being-taken-down-and-partially-recovered/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [4 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/topic-title-broken-multisite-after-being-taken-down-and-partially-recovered/#post-15417152)
 * Thanks for your suggestions. I don’t know what Bluehost tech support can do for
   a site they downgraded more than 2 years ago. I should have complained a lot 
   sooner. Also, they told me that they don’t keep backups longer than 1 month. 
   I think that’s kind of strange considering that memory is pretty cheap. However
   I do have a backup I’ll try loading again after I delete the entire subsite and
   start over again. There are many things to re-learn while I re-create the multisite,
   but I’m always up for learning new & old things.
 * Cheers!
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9754341)
 * Thank you for taking some time to investigate this matter further.
 * Yes, all of my recommended Commons-In-A-Box plugins were activated by default
   for my subdomain, including the BP Groupblog plugin. I haven’t changed them. 
   I also enabled bp_enable_multiblog in my wp-config.php file. So, I like the result
   of the subdomain group named “test” appearing as a WordPress site (subdomain 
   of a subdomain) at test.subdomain.domain.org where it can have its own group 
   blog and wiki within the menu at the top of the page, and I can have complete
   control over its menu items.
 * However, at the same time that I created the sudomain group called “test”, another
   subdomain group having the same name was created at subdomain.domain.org/groups/
   test/ which seems to be the commonly accepted and supported method for creating
   groups. But I don’t like this group structure for these 3 main reasons:
 * 1) Having two menus on the same page (i.e. the subdomain menu at the top of the
   page, and the group menu on the right side of the page in the widget area) can
   be confusing for new group members.
    2) I can’t find the page for controlling
   the particular widget for the group menu on the right side of the page (in the
   widget area). 3) There are no links on group menu that allow me to create a Group
   Wiki. There are, however, links to the following pages, some of which I may not
   need and would like the ability to delete (if I can find the page that shows 
   the control for this widget): a) Join Group b) Home c) Forum d) Announcements
   e) Blog f) Docs g) Members h) Manage
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9754035)
 * More . . . The group ends up being, in effect, a subdomain of a subdomain.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9754013)
 * OK, so far the responses to my posting are telling me that, for Buddypress:
 * “BuddyPress is an independent plugin, and I as far as know, it has never worked
   as you expect it to. Group URLs have always been example.com/groups/groupname—
   whether you’re using WordPress single site, or Multisite with sub-domain or sub-
   directly.”
 * and
 * “There is no setting for a subdomain group structure because it does not exist.”
 * So, how is it true that when I created a Group called “Test” by clicking the “
   Create a Group” link ( subdomain.domain.org/groups/create/ ), a subdomain group
   named “Test” ( test.subdomain.domain.org/wp-admin/ ) appears under my “My Sites”
   link at the top of my subdomain’s Home Page (and other subdomain “Test” pages
   too). At this link, I can select from a dropdown menu either, Dashboard, New 
   Post, Manage Comments, or Visit Site.” So, by creating a Group, I created a new
   subdomain that serves as the Group itself.
 * Hence, a subdomain group structure does indeed exist, by design, and was either
   intended but not advertised by the developers (of WordPress or Buddypress), or
   not intended but resulted from a programming loophole or error.
 * So, which is it? Can anyone else shed some light on this mystery?
    Is anyone 
   willing to try it, to verify that this does indeed work?
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9752758)
 * OOps, I screwed up my last post, and I’m not allowed to edit it. It should read:
 * I forgot to mention that when I created my subdomain “test”, the software automatically
   created a main menu at the top of the subdomain’s pages with links in this menu
   to the following pages:
 * a) Log in at subdomain.domain.org/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http://subdomain.domain.
   org/
    b) Register at subdomain.domain.org/register/ c) Home at subdomain.domain.
   org/ d) Activity at subdomain.domain.org/activity/ e) Members at subdomain.domain.
   org/members/ f) Admin’s Blog at subdomain.domain.org/blogs/ g) Related Sites 
   at subdomain.domain.org/sites/ h) Subdomain Groups at subdomain.domain.org/groups/
 * as well as information (created by a subdomain widget) at the bottom of this 
   subdomain’s pages to “Contact Us”, “About” information, as well as “Sitemap” 
   links.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9752721)
 * I forgot to mention that when I created my subdomain group “test”, the software
   automatically created a main menu at the top of the desired subdomain group’s
   pages with links in this menu to the following pages:
 * Log in at subdomain.domain.org/wp-login.php?redirect_to=http://subdomain.domain.
   org/
 * Home at subdomain.domain.org/
    Activity at subdomain.domain.org/activity/ Members
   at subdomain.domain.org/members/ Admin’s Blog at subdomain.domain.org/blogs/ 
   Related Sites at subdomain.domain.org/sites/ Subdomain Groups at subdomain.domain.
   org/groups/
 * as well as information (created by a subdomain widget) at the bottom of this 
   desired subdomain group’s pages to “Contact Us”, “About” information, as well
   as “Sitemap” links.
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Unexpected Subdirectory Structure for Subdomain Groups](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/)
 *  Thread Starter [stratact](https://wordpress.org/support/users/stratact/)
 * (@stratact)
 * [8 years, 4 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/unexpected-subdirectory-structure-for-subdomain-groups/#post-9751274)
 * My expectations have been met with Buddypress at each of my WordPress multisite
   subdomains, except that I’m also getting some strange and unwanted added effects
   that I would like to eliminate.
 * Here’s some additional information for what I’m trying to accomplish:
 * For all of my subdomains, I’m using the Commons-In-A-Box Plugin (commonsinabox.
   org) that comes complete with its required BuddyPress Plugin (provides the core
   functionality of Commons In A Box, including groups and user profiles) and many
   other Buddypress-compatible recommended plugins (installed automatically during
   initial Commons In A Box setup). I’m also using the Commons-In-A-Box Theme for
   all of my subdomains. In addition, and perhaps this is incorrect, I’ve enabled
   bp_enable_multiblog in my wp-config.php file. See [https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/customizing/bp_enable_multiblog/](https://codex.buddypress.org/getting-started/customizing/bp_enable_multiblog/)
 * When setting up my subsites as subdomains, I activated Buddypress at each subdomain,
   set up groups at each subdomain, then assumed that each group could have its 
   own blog and wiki. I found that to be true, but with some strange and unwanted
   added effects, as already mentioned.
 * Here’s my problem described again, as an example, but with some additional information:
 * When I create a group called “test” under a subdomain called “subdomain”, it 
   shows up as an independent subdomain at location test.subdomain.domain.org and
   has a link to it under My Sites (top of my Home Page,and other pages) at [http://subdomain.domain.org/wp-admin/my-sites.php](http://subdomain.domain.org/wp-admin/my-sites.php).
   This new subdomain group is very desireable because it looks like a regular subdomain
   and can have all the features of a regular subdomain.
 * However, what is really strange is that my subdomain’s “Groups” page at subdomain.
   domain.org/groups/ has a link to an undesireable “test” group that was created
   at location subdomain.domain.org/groups/test/ instead of a link to the desireable“
   test” group at location test.subdomain.domain.org.
 * What’s more, the undesireable “test” subdomain group at location subdomain.domain.
   org/groups/test/ has its menu on the right side of the page (in the widget area)
   and I can’t find a widget anywhere that allows me to create a subdomain group
   Wiki in that menu. However, the desireable “test” subdomain group at location
   test.subdomain.domain.org has a widget that allows me the option to create a 
   subdomain group wiki with a link to it on the subdomain group’s menu at the top
   of the subdomain group’s page (not on the right side of the page in the widget
   area).
 * I have two goals. My first and primary goal is to have the link on my subdomain’s“
   Groups” page at subdomain.domain.org/groups/ point to the desireable “test” group
   at location test.subdomain.domain.org instead of the undesireable “test” group
   at location subdomain.domain.org/groups/test/
 * My second goal is to eliminate the undesireable “test” group at location subdomain.
   domain.org/groups/test/
 * So, I would appreciate someone helping me accomplish these goals.

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