{"id":137599,"date":"2015-02-15T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/premium.wpmudev.org\/blog\/?p=137599"},"modified":"2017-03-01T06:28:34","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T06:28:34","slug":"uninstall-multisite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/blog\/uninstall-multisite\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Uninstall WordPress Multisite"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Multisite is a powerful solution for launching several websites off of just one WordPress install.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s relatively straightforward to set up, uninstalling it can be a challenge for the uninitiated.<\/p>\n<p>So here&#8217;s a straightforward guide on how to uninstall Multisite and get your site back to running a single WordPress install.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: We originally published this post in 2015 but the steps haven&#8217;t changed so what follows is still relevant for 2017.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Uninstalling Multisite<\/h3>\n<p>Removing Multisite involves undoing all of the work you did to install it in the first place to set up your network. Let\u2019s go through it step by step:<\/p>\n<h4>Backup Your Site<\/h4>\n<p>It\u2019s always better to be safe than sorry. Check out our <a title=\"Snapshot\" href=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/project\/snapshot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Snapshot plugin<\/a> if you don\u2019t already have your own method of backing up.<\/p>\n<h4>Edit wp-config File<\/h4>\n<p>Login to your WordPress site via FTP or cPanel, whichever method you prefer. If you\u2019re using cPanel, go to <strong>File Manager<\/strong> to access your site\u2019s files.<\/p>\n<p>Open your <em>wp-config.php<\/em> file and delete the following code:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gist\" data-gist=\"b512b2724350a111bff82044f344e033\" data-gist-file=\"delete-multisite\"><a class=\"loading\" href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/b512b2724350a111bff82044f344e033.js?file=delete-multisite\">Loading gist b512b2724350a111bff82044f344e033<\/a><div class=\"gist-consent-notice\" style=\"display:none\"><p>Please <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">update your cookie preferences<\/a> to enable preference cookies to view this gist.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<p>You will also need to edit the following line in your wp-config.php file and set it to \u201cfalse\u201d:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gist\" data-gist=\"1f507b25cf2f815c5d0227b61d4443d9\" data-gist-file=\"allow-multisite\"><a class=\"loading\" href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/1f507b25cf2f815c5d0227b61d4443d9.js?file=allow-multisite\">Loading gist 1f507b25cf2f815c5d0227b61d4443d9<\/a><div class=\"gist-consent-notice\" style=\"display:none\"><p>Please <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">update your cookie preferences<\/a> to enable preference cookies to view this gist.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Edit .htaccess File<\/h4>\n<p>Next, you will need to edit your <em>.htaccess<\/em> file, which is in the root of your WordPress install. Replace the rules you added to create your Multisite install with the following new rules:<\/p>\n<div class=\"gist\" data-gist=\"13bf1d44ac52830b24a870e3806a90a7\" data-gist-file=\"edit-htaccess\"><a class=\"loading\" href=\"https:\/\/gist.github.com\/13bf1d44ac52830b24a870e3806a90a7.js?file=edit-htaccess\">Loading gist 13bf1d44ac52830b24a870e3806a90a7<\/a><div class=\"gist-consent-notice\" style=\"display:none\"><p>Please <a href=\"javascript:Cookiebot.renew()\">update your cookie preferences<\/a> to enable preference cookies to view this gist.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Drop Database Tables<\/h4>\n<p>Lastly, you will need to drop the following global tables in your database. phpMyAdmin is probably the easiest software to do this with if you use cPanel, though you can use whatever method you like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>wp_blogs<\/li>\n<li>wp_blog_versions<\/li>\n<li>wp_registration_log<\/li>\n<li>wp_signups<\/li>\n<li>wp_site<\/li>\n<li>wp_sitemeta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The next time you log in to your site Multisite should be gone from your WordPress install.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s all you need to do. If you run into any issues uninstalling Multisite, let us know! Our <a href=\"https:\/\/wpmudev.com\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\">support team<\/a> is filled with friendly folks who are waiting to help you out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WordPress Multisite is relatively straightforward to set up but uninstalling it can be a challenge for the uninitiated. 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