• How to uninstall WordPress Multi-Site

    by  • March 22, 2011 • Multi-Site Enabler, Plugin Updates, Website Tips, Wordpress • 4 Comments

    Here are the instructions for uninstalling multi-site on WordPress 3.0+:

    1. Remove the constants from the wp-config.php file. (Should look similar to this if you used my plugin)
      • /* This site was made multi-site enabled by @link http://jgwebdevelopment.com */
      • define (‘MULTISITE’, ’1′);
      • define (‘SUBDOMAIN_INSTALL’, false);
      • define (‘DOMAIN_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘localhost’);
      • define (‘PATH_CURRENT_SITE’, ‘/wp-multi/’);
      • define (‘SITE_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1);
      • define (‘BLOG_ID_CURRENT_SITE’, 1);
      • $base = ‘/wp-multi/’;
    2. Delete the htaccess and let WP create a fresh single-site one.
      • You can have it create a new one by simply going to your permalink settings page and click save again.
    3. Remove the extra tables from the database. (The “wp_” will be replaced with whichever prefix you made during installation”)
      1. wp_blogs
      2. wp_blog_versions
      3. wp_registration_log
      4. wp_signups
      5. wp_site
      6. wp_sitemeta
    4. Remove the two extra fields added to the users table.
      1. spam
      2. deleted

    4 Responses to How to uninstall WordPress Multi-Site

    1. Judith from United States
      January 20, 2012 at 3:35 pm

      The WordPress web developer who designed my website skipped town. He was the superadmin on my WordPress website. I want to download plugins for my website, but my administrative capabilities has been restricted. How can I uninstall the Multi-site when I don’t have access to my permalink settings page?

      Reply
    2. Lou from Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
      March 17, 2012 at 2:25 pm

      Hi, I have followed your instructions but it seems not working as expected, my site does not show up now, instead it shows this error message:

      “No site defined on this host. If you are the owner of this site, please check Debugging a WordPress Network for help.”

      Can you tell me which part is wrong and how to fix it?

      My site is jualbluray.com (please check it, I really need help)

      Reply
    3. Qasim Yad from Islamabad, Islāmābād, Pakistan
      June 26, 2012 at 4:08 pm

      very helpful tips ……… i have installed mu but i was uncomfortable with installation in WP 3.4. so i have to deleted MU and reinstalled. thank you for your good lines …………. ;)

      Reply
    4. Beto Guerra from Estado de Goiás, Brazil
      February 27, 2013 at 7:23 pm

      Hey, Thanks. I did everything you said and … … come back to work!!

      Nice post.

      Reply

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