WordPress Multisite: delete plugin option when active in site

[JavierCasares]

Hello, team

Normally, when I use WordPress MultiSite I activate all plugins on all sites, and if the case may be, I activate some on the main site, but not on the network.

I have a case where there are plugins that go active on some subsites, not network, not on the main site. In these cases, if I go to the list of plugins in the network, I get the Delete button on that plugin.

As I say, I had not noticed until now, but in this case, it is possible to delete a plugin that is active in one of the sites and working correctly.

For example:

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example1.local/wp-admin/network/plugins.php

WordPress Importer
Activate for network | Delete

It is not active on the network.

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example1.local/wp-admin/plugins.php

WordPress Importer
Enable

Not active on site 1.

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example2.local/wp-admin/plugins.php

WordPress Importer
Disable | Troubleshoot problems

Yes, it is active on site 2

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Is that normal? Shouldn't be prevented from deleting a plugin if it is active on any of the sites on the network?

[SergeyBiryukov]

Hi there, thanks for the ticket!

It looks like this was previously raised in #53132, let's continue the discussion there.