id summary reporter owner description type status priority milestone component version severity resolution keywords cc focuses 44575 Network administrators are allowed to register sites with hyphens, but wpmu_validate_blog_signup disallows hyphens greatislander "As a network administrator, I can register a site with a hyphen in the URL from `/wp-admin/network/site-new.php` (see here: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-admin/network/site-new.php#L237). The guide text says: > Only lowercase letters (a-z), numbers, and hyphens are allowed. However, as a user on `wp-signup.php`, I can only use lowercase letters and numbers and this is enforced by `wpmu_validate_blog_signup()` (see here: https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress/blob/master/wp-admin/network/site-new.php#L237). The error message says: > Site names can only contain lowercase letters (a-z) and numbers. Is there a reason for this discrepancy? As a network admin, it means that I have different URL options depending on where I register a site, which is counterintuitive. Ideally the same URL options would be available for site registration wherever it happens." defect (bug) closed normal Networks and Sites 3.0 normal duplicate needs-patch multisite