How it works...
Plugins and themes in a multisite environment work differently from a single-site installation. First, we are going to look at the plugins in a multisite environment.
In a multisite, plugins are shared across all the sites. So, only the super administrator has permission to install new plugins. Once a plugin has been installed, the files will be located inside the common wp-content/plugins folder for the WordPress installation. It will be available for all the sites in the network.
Using the Network Activate option activates the plugin on all the sites in the network. So, the administrators of individual sites will not be able to activate/deactivate the plugin on their site. However, administrators of each site will be able ...
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