Installing themes and plugins

Just as themes and plugins can be used to enhance our own site, they can add value to sites across our network. As the network administrator, we have control over which themes and plugins our users can enable.

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The ability to determine the available plugins and themes is one of the key advantages of running a WordPress network. The site administrator can preselect the themes and plugins that will be most useful to network users. This is significantly different from a standalone WordPress installation, where the user has total control over themes and plugins.

Network enabled themes

Network users will not be able to search and install their own themes. Instead, network administrators will need to install a selection ...

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