5. Getting Support
WPMU DEV has a solid team of support superheroes from around the world working together to help you resolve common and not-so-common WordPress issues, and help you to get WPMU DEV and 3rd-party products working for you. It’s important to first make the distinction between support and custom development.
WPMU DEV Support vs. Custom Development
WPMU DEV support will continue to assist members in resolving the issues by providing guidance. For example, if you encounter a problem, the support will guide you on how to resolve it, but they will not perform any custom development work on your behalf.
If you need any sort of custom development work, we offer a dedicated On-Demand Development service. You can use this service to request custom development work from our amazing team of in-house developers. Please do note that custom development of any size doesn’t fall under the WPMU DEV support.
If you’re looking for something more advanced and complex, we’re going to send you to another custom development source from our Agency Partners page. While we would love to have the time and resources to take up more full-fledged custom development projects, we can better serve all of our members by having this basic guideline in place.
5.1 Good Support Guide
Copy chapter anchor to clipboardIt’s always really easy to get support at WPMU DEV. If you follow the tips below, however, it becomes so easy it’s almost cheating.
Before Requesting Support
1. Follow Good Site Management Practices
- Before requesting support, be sure to back up your site if you anticipate the need to be making any big changes
- Use a staging site to test changes and updates BEFORE implementing on your live site. This will save a whole lotta hassle and stress; especially if you don’t want us troubleshooting on your live site. It is not our responsibility to set up a staging site for you.
- Be sure that you’re using the most recent supported version of WordPress, as well as all themes and plugins.
2. Troubleshoot the Issue
- Follow the Initial Troubleshooting guide below before starting a live chat session or opening a support ticket.
3. Suspend Location or IP Blocking
- Our support team is made up of an eclectic mix of wonderful people from around the globe. This means that any access restrictions based on geographical locations, countries or IP addresses may interfere when receiving help from one of our support superheroes. For this reason, we recommend temporarily lifting these restrictions during any troubleshooting that may require access to your site.
4. Support is Offered in English Only
- As noted in the previous point, our support people are located around the world and speak numerous languages. However, to ensure we reach the widest possible audience, our support services are offered in English only. This applies to both live chat and forum support, as well as email communications.
- When requesting support services that require access to your site admin, please be sure to temporarily set the language to English in your user profile before granting support access. Or, if you have created a new admin user for support staff, please ensure the language set in that user’s profile is English. Once troubleshooting by support staff is complete, you can of course switch the language back to whichever one you need.
When Requesting Support
1. Follow Live Chat Support Etiquette
- Only open one chat session at a time. Having multiple chat sessions simultaneously is not allowed as it unfairly monopolizes the support team and slows down their response time for other members’ issues.
- When starting a live chat session for any issue, detail how to recreate the issue and where/how it happens.
- Show the problem through illustrative screenshots where applicable.
- Inform us of any known conflicts with another plugin or theme (including the plugin/theme name and download link).
- Answer all questions to the best of your ability.
- Ask as many questions as you would like to better understand our recommendations
- Please be polite! No need to be rude or abusive. It won’t be tolerated.
- Don’t close your browser window! You’ll be disconnected from your chat session if you navigate away. Open a new window if you need to check something.
- Do not use Live Chat as a way to check on or “bump” your ticket. Please contact our Customer Service & Account Management team by using our contact form. Just select “I have a different question” as your reason, and your message will go to the right place.
- Please note that failure to comply with these guidelines and terms will result first in a warning. Continued infractions in live chats will result in being permanently banned from support chats. WPMU DEV reserves the right to ban without warning should we determine that the actions of the participant warrant this. This may be done at any time, by any staff member, at our discretion, on a permanent basis and will not be reviewed. This is for the good of both our members and our dedicated support staff.
2. Follow Support Ticket Etiquette
- If your issue is a complex one that gets escalated to the 2nd-level support team in a ticket, or if you open a ticket yourself, always follow up. Your involvement in this process is crucial!
- Don’t open more than one ticket for the same issue. That just delays the response time from support staff and more than likely confuses the issue.
- Answer all questions to the best of your ability, and ask as many questions as you would like to better understand our recommendations.
- When opening a ticket, follow the same basic guidelines as with live chats: detail how to recreate the issue and where/how it happens, show the problem through illustrative screenshots where applicable, and inform us of any known conflicts with another plugin or theme (including the plugin/theme name and download link).
- Avoid lumping several unrelated questions into a single ticket. Keep things focused and on-topic by opening a new Live Chat if you have a question that relates to another plugin or issue.
- Don’t hijack someone else’s ticket unless you’re able to help with the issue at hand. Remember they will receive post notifications too. Even if you have the same or similar issue it’s often best to open your own ticket to avoid any confusion or frustration for all members involved.
- Don’t bump your threads. We respond to tickets in order of oldest to newest, and bumping will only send your thread to the back of the queue.
- Please be polite! No need to be rude or abusive. It won’t be tolerated.
3. Good Questions vs Bad Questions
Whether in a live chat session or in a support ticket, the way you phrase your questions can make a big difference. Also try to avoid vague or ambiguous issue titles or descriptions. For example:
- Good: “Which WPMU DEV plugins could I use to monetize this blog https://myblog.tld ?”
Bad: “How do I set up a profitable web business?” - Good: “How do I configure my membership plugin to drip feed content over a period of weeks?”
Bad: “How do I configure my membership plugin to be exactly the same as the NY Times website?” - Good: “I need help configuring the SMTP module in Branda to work with the credentials from my host.”
Bad: “Branda not working.”
5.2 Initial Troubleshooting
Copy chapter anchor to clipboardTo help you resolve your problem even quicker, there are a lot of fast & easy things you can check on your own. You’ll then be able to provide our support team with more information about your situation when you do need to reach out to them for help.
1. Plugin/Theme Documentation
The first place to go would be the documentation for the plugin(s) or theme(s) that you are wondering about. This may seem basic, but a lot of people don’t know where to find this information or forget that it even exists when they have a question.
Each WPMU DEV plugin has its own Docs link at the bottom of its page. You can find all our plugins right here.
Documentation for plugins you may have installed from wordpress.org can be found by clicking the Details link for the plugin in your site’s wp-admin, under Plugins.
Documentation for your installed themes can be found by hovering your mouse over the theme in your site’s wp-admin under Appearance > Themes, and clicking the Details link. You’ll then see a link to the theme author’s site where you should find any provided support resources for that theme.
2. Updating WordPress, Plugins, & Themes
The next thing you will want to check is whether you are running the latest version not only of WordPress, but also of the plugins & themes you are using.
Many issues can be caused by running outdated versions of WordPress that are no longer compatible with new plugins or vice versa. Sometimes the issues are ones that have already been resolved with an update – and simply updating things will get you back where you need to be.
If there are any updates available to you, you can find them in your site’s wp-admin under Dashboard > Updates. Always create a backup your site before updating, and it’s advisable to test updates on a staging site first before updating your live site.
Updates for your WPMU DEV plugins can be found easily in your WPMU DEV Dashboard. You can also ensure everything is always up-to-date on your site by enabling Automate in your WPMU DEV Hub.
3. The Forums
It is highly likely that someone else has already experienced the same issue you are facing, or even asked the same questions you have!
Searching our Support Forums is a great way to see how others have resolved similar issues. Of course, not all situations are the same, so if you can’t find a solution that works for you – just move onto the next steps before opening your own support ticket.
4. The WPMU DEV Blog
The WPMU DEV Blog is another great resource for so many things. The writing team works hard to provide our readers with quality content such as recommendations of plugins & themes, guides for adding certain features to your site, extensive tutorials for getting the most out of WPMU DEV products, and so much more. This is a great place to start if you’re unsure whether you are experiencing an issue – or just need help to configure the existing settings.
5. Conflict Test
You’ve checked documentation, ensured everything is up-to-date and can’t find any help in the forums or the blog, yet the problem still persists? Then it’s time to move onto the next step: a conflict test.
Before starting the test, we highly recommend creating a complete backup of your site or performing this test on the staging site.
To begin, deactivate all of the plugins that you are using and leave only the one that is giving you the issue activated. Does the issue still exist?
If not, this means there is a conflict with another plugin that is preventing them both from performing as they should. Start reactivating your plugins one at a time, testing to see if the issue appears again after each activation. Eventually you’ll be able to identify the conflicting plugin.
If the problem persists even after you’ve turned off all of your other plugins, then it’s time to move to the next stage: testing themes.
Activate one of the default WordPress themes, like Twenty-Twenty or Twenty-Twenty-One. Is the issue still there?
If not, then it sounds like your plugin is conflicting with your theme.
But if it is still there, you’ll need to move on to more advanced stages of troubleshooting. If you aren’t comfortable doing that on your own, you can always reach out for help.
Check out this handy flowchart of the troubleshooting process detailed above.
5.3 Support Options
Copy chapter anchor to clipboardGetting support with WPMU DEV is really simple, and we provide you with several ways to contact and communicate with us.
Note that while full WPMU DEV members have no restrictions at all, support options are very limited for free Hub users. See Free Hub Restrictions for details.
5.3.1 Live Support Chat
Link to chapter 3If you’ve completed the basic troubleshooting steps above and are still unsure what the issue could be, or if you would simply like some assistance, then please do not hesitate to open a live chat and ask our awesome support team a question!
Did you know that you can now enable access to live chat support for your team members? See our Team documentation for details.
To open a live chat, head over to the Support tab in your Hub and click Open Live Chat.
Alternatively, click the help icon in the bottom-right corner of The Hub.
Click Technical Support.
Then, click Open Live Chat.
A window will pop up with a pre-screening survey that will better assist our team in helping you as quickly as possible.
Fill the survey in accordingly:
What area do you need support with?
Select the topic that most closely matches your issue: General WordPress, Plugins, The Hub, Hosting, Domains, Webmail or Other.
If you select either Plugins, The Hub or Hosting, you’ll also be prompted to specify the Product or Service you need help with.
If you select either Domains or Webmail, you’ll also be prompted to specify the Domain you need help with.
How can we help you?
Enter a short description of the issue you need help with.
Which website does this relate to?
Select the website this issue pertains to, or select “No specific website” if it’s a general question.
After you’ve filled out the pre-chat survey, click Start Chat.
Using Live Chat
Using chat itself is pretty straight forward and easy. Once you click Start Chat you’ll see the chat window pop up in the corner of your screen where you’re prompted to let us know if this is the 1st time you’ve contacted us for help with this same issue. Select Yes or No and click Start the Chat.
At the top you’ll see the name of the agent you are speaking with, and their profile photo. (Yes – all of our support staff are real people! We’re the same folks who answer your emails and your support tickets.)
Click the ellipsis icon ( … ) at the top to request a transcript that will be sent once the chat session has completed. This is definitely recommended if you’d like to be able to reference the conversation later. Click the plus icon at the bottom to attach an image or other document if needed.
In the middle is the message history where you’ll be able to read over what was sent to you, and the replies you’ve sent as well (in blue). And at the very bottom is the messaging area where you type your message.
When you’re done, just click the [X] at the top right of the chat window. This will end your chat and give you an opportunity to provide us with feedback regarding your experience.
We really love to hear from our members, so please take the time to fill out this quick survey! It’ll help us continue to improve our products and services, and make sure that your favorite support guys get the recognition they deserve.
Live Chat Transcripts
As noted above, a transcript of every live chat session is available once the chat has ended.
If you forgot to request the transcript of a chat at that time, or just need to download it again, you can find it at any time in the Live Chats section of your Hub support page.
Click the Download link for any chat to download its transcript as a PDF.
Use the Search box to locate a specific chat if needed. You can search for a specific chat ID, any text string in the chat title or content, or search for the month and/or day of a chat in 2-digit format (the chat timestamp is recorded as year-month-day).
For example, searching for just “08” would return results for all chats that occurred during the 8th month or on the 8th day of any month. Searching for “10-08” would return results for all chats that occurred on the 8th day of the 10th month.
Click the Chat Timestamp header to order the list in ascending or descending order.
5.3.2 Support Tickets
Link to chapter 3Sometimes the questions you have or the issues you are reporting are too complex for our first tier support team to handle in live chat. This can happen if the team needs to consult with a developer, or bring in the assistance of our second tier support experts. In these situations, our team will open a support ticket for you on our forums.
You can also open a support ticket yourself instead of starting a live chat session if you prefer. Head over to the Support tab in your Hub and click Create New Ticket.
Alternatively, click the help icon in the bottom-right corner of The Hub.
Click Technical Support.
Then, click Create New Ticket.
In the form that pops up, you’ll be prompted to enter your issue title & description, and answer a few questions.
Fill the survey in accordingly:
What area do you need support with?
Select the topic that most closely matches your issue: General WordPress, Plugins, The Hub, Hosting, Domains, Webmail or Other.
If you select either Plugins, The Hub or Hosting, you’ll also be prompted to specify the Product or Service you need help with.
If you select either Domains or Webmail, you’ll also be prompted to specify the Domain you need help with.
How can we help you?
Enter a short description of the issue you need help with.
Which website does this relate to?
Select the website this issue pertains to, or select “No specific website” if it’s a general question.
Description
Add as much detail as you can to describe the issue and help the support team to better troubleshoot your issue. Include any additional materials that may help illustrate your issue, like screenshots, videos or documents. The allowed file types are gif, jpeg/jpg, png, pdf & txt, and may not exceed 3Mb each.
Please be sure you do not include any sensitive information in the ticket, like login credentials. If such information is required, the support team will request it and will enable a special Direct Contact Form in your ticket for that.
The options to Notify me by Email and Make my ticket private are enabled by default, but you can disable either or both if you prefer. You’ll also be prompted to confirm you’ve reviewed the Good Support Ticket guide above before submitting the form.
When you’re done filling in the form, click the Create Ticket button.
Once the ticket has been created, you’ll find it in the Tickets section of your Hub support page.
You can filter the list of tickets to show All tickets, or only Open, Feedback or Resolved tickets.
Dashboard Visibility
You can also hide your support tickets in the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin on all sites if you wish, and make them accessible in your Hub only. This can be handy if your business is nicely whitelabeled, or you simply don’t want your clients to see your support tickets in their site admins.
Click the Visibility Settings link at the top-right of the Tickets section.
That will pop open a modal window where you can toggle ticket visibility on or off.
Note that it can take up to 6 hours for this setting to be applied to all your sites. To apply the setting immediately to any site, go to that site’s WPMU DEV Dashboard and click the Check Again link at the bottom of any screen.
Replying to Your Tickets
Our team works in order from oldest to most recent, so no support tickets will be overlooked.
After our team has had a chance to review your ticket, they will reply to your ticket on the support forums and you will receive an email notification alerting you. To get back in touch with us, just follow the link to your support ticket and reply in the comment section beneath it. (Please do not reply to the email notification or we will not receive your response)
You can see in the screenshot above that there are several different options for formatting your reply, as well as including hyperlinks and even attaching certain types of files.
When you’re done, click Post and your support ticket will be added to the queue once more. If you do not need any further assistance, just select Mark as Resolved when replying.
Or click Mark as Resolved on the right-hand side navigation.
Sending Additional Details
In order to help troubleshoot complex issues, support staff may request additional information from you, like login credentials to your site, server or hosting account.
In such cases, do not post the information in the support ticket. Rather, a special Direct Contact Form button will be enabled for you. It will appear at the very top of the right-hand navigation in your ticket.
Click that button to pop open a modal window that will be pre-populated with some helpful hints on what information to include. Simply type or paste in the needed details, include links to additional files on file sharing services if needed, and click the Send Message button.
That will attach the information to your support ticket securely and behind the scenes, and email the support team to notify them that the requested information has been sent. As long as that button is still enabled by support staff on your ticket, you can click it again to send additional information if needed.
5.3.3 AI Search Assistant
Link to chapter 3The WPMU DEV AI Search Assistant is always available to help you find answers to questions about our products and services, without having to wait for a live-chat agent or a forum ticket reply.
And don’t worry, this robot will not replace our stellar live chat support team. Our members are human, and our support agents are too.
Please note that the AI Search Assistant is not accessible to Free Hub users.
Our AI Search Assistant is a Large language model (LLM) trained on all available WPMU DEV resources – our entire docs library, blog posts & tutorials – and it learns from all previous queries. Data relevant to your question is fed to a Generative pretrained transformer (GPT) which transforms the data into a human-readable conversational reply.
Note however that the AI Search Assistant is not designed for conversation. It can only provide a single best answer possible to a specific query. So if the information it provides in its answer is too broad, refine your query and ask again.
To obtain the most accurate and relevant answers, follow these simple guidelines when formulating your query:
- Avoid broad queries that don’t pertain to WPMU DEV products & services – For example, if you ask the AI Search Assistant “what are the best templates to use for my website?“, you likely won’t get any useful information at all. The AI does not know your website, and the query is not relevant to WPMU DEV products or services. This type of question would be best suited to a live chat with a human being.
- Avoid account-related questions – The AI Search Assistant does not have access to your sites, account or personal details. So it cannot answer questions like “why is my site down?”, “why was I charged $X this month?”, “why didn’t I get hero points for commenting on last week’s DOTW?”, etc. Please contact the tech support or accounts teams for such questions.
- Be as specific as possible – For example, if you enter something like “I want to create a site“, you’ll likely get a confusing reply containing information related both to creating a new site in the Hub and creating a new site in an existing multisite installation. But if you enter “how to create a new hosted site in the Hub“, the reply will likely be much more relevant.
To access the AI Search Assistant, click the Help bubble anywhere in your Hub.
Then click the AI Search Assistant option in the chat window.
Enter your question in the textarea field, and click the Submit button.
The AI Search Assistant will scour all available resources and reply within a few seconds. If you need more details, click the Answer Sources link to expand the list of docs & articles it used to formulate its reply.
You can rate the answer Helpful or Not Helpful by clicking the thumbs up or thumbs down icons. If you rate an answer as Not Helpful, you’ll be given the option to start a live chat with a support agent instead.
You’ll also find the AI Search Assistant right at the top of the Support page in your Hub.
Unfortunately, our AI Assistant is currently unavailable in the following countries. You can choose one of our other available support options.
- Curaçao
- Faroe Islands
- Gibraltar
- Hong Kong
- Jersey
- Kosovo
- New Caledonia
- Puerto Rico
- Russia
- Réunion
- U.S. Virgin Islands
- Ukraine
- Venezuela
5.3.4 Members Forum
Link to chapter 3The Members Forum is a private forum only accessible to logged-in WPMU DEV members. While the topics posted in this forum don’t necessarily require WPMU DEV staff involvement, you’ll find that staff often does get involved anyway. We’re just helpful like that.
To access it, simply select it from the forum switcher at the top-right of any forum screen.
You’ll find the members forum is divided into several subforums where you can post and participate in discussions on a variety of topics.
- Favorites – View a list of your favorited topics.
- The Hub 2.0 – Hub 2.0 feedback forum.
- DOTW – Discussion of the Week – Earn Hero Points!
- Business & Marketing – Online Marketing, SEO, Growth Hacking, Biz Dev.
- Web Development & Coding – WordPress development discussions with experienced co-members.
- Hosting & Infrastructure – Hosting, the good, the bad and the ugly.
- Portfolio Showcase – Share what you’ve made with other members.
- Other Stuff – Everything & anything else private member chat.
- Test Center – Test our latest creations and updates to earn Hero Points.
You can also access the members forum form by clicking the Help bubble in your Hub and selecting the Ask the Members option.
In the modal that opens up, enter the Subject of the discussion, and from the drop-down select the topic you want to discuss and enter your question or query in the Discussion field. Select if you want to be notified about the discussion via email and click Submit to post to the members forum.
Your query will then be posted to the members forum where you can monitor it for any updates. It’ll also appear in the Tickets section of the Support page in your Hub.
Please note that member forums are accessible to logged-in WPMU DEV members. So it’s important not to post sensitive information like passwords or other data you don’t want others to see.
5.3.5 Features & Feedback
Link to chapter 3We take member requests to heart and much of our development time & effort is prioritized based on your input.
The Features & Feedback forum is where you can post, review and vote on suggestions or requests for new features, or improvements to existing ones.
Use the Search field at the top to search for any existing feature request, or select a specific product to display results for only that product.
Sort the list of feature requests by Most Voted, New Requests or Latest Update. You can also select to show only Closed or Inactive feature requests instead of currently active ones (default).
To add your vote to an existing feature request, simply click the up or down arrow next to it.
You can also vote on a feature request when viewing it in the forum.
Making a New Feature Request
To post a new feature request, click the Request a Feature link near the top.
That will take you to the Support page in your Hub where the New feature request form will be automatically opened for you. Enter the name of the feature you’d like us to develop for you, select the product it relates to, and describe the feature in as much detail as you can. Then click the Submit button.
Note that you can also access the New feature request form by clicking the Help bubble when in your Hub, and selecting the Feature Request option.
Your feature request will then be posted to the Features & Feedback forum where you can monitor it for any updates. You’ll also see it appear in the Tickets section of the Support page in your Hub.
Please note that feature requests are publicly accessible. So it’s important to not post any sensitive information like passwords or other data that you don’t want others to see.
5.3.6 Using the Contact Form
Link to chapter 3To make it easy for you to get in touch with us, you’ll find a Contact link at the bottom of every page on our site.
Select from among the available options to get the type of help that suits your needs, and to ensure your form submission goes to the correct inbox.
General enquiry
If you find that the contact options below just aren’t a match for a situation, this option will pop open our basic contact form where you can freely fire away!
Sales question
Each of our plugins has its own project page with fantastic information about its features and functionality. Perhaps you have read through this information and still have questions. Selecting this option will ensure your inquiry is directed to our Pre-Sales team who will be happy to fill you in on what you’d like to know.
Billing question
Select this option if you have any questions or concerns about WPMU DEV billing. Here are some quick tips when it comes to payments:
Charges made by our WPMU DEV will appear on your statement as our parent company- INCSUB, LLC. More information at https://incsub.com/charge/
Update your payment method or billing information or download an invoice at any time! Simply log in and visit your account page. https://wpmudev.com/hub2/account/
Technical support
You were happily humming along working with your WordPress site when everything suddenly burst in figurative flames. Or maybe you just have a technical question you’d like some help sorting through. Don’t worry! Either way, our team of support heroes is ready to save the day!
Selecting this option will take you to the Support page in your Hub where the Create a Ticket form will pop open. You can ask our experts any questions about using our products, services, or anything related to WordPress. A support thread will be created in our forums where the team will respond directly with super helpful information.
Hosting Migration
Select this option if you wish to bulk migrate several sites to WPMU DEV hosting. And if you still have contracts with your existing third-party hosting companies, we offer to buy out the remaining time on those contracts. See details in our Hosting Buyout documentation.
Domain Transfer
If you wish to bulk transfer multiple domains to WPMU DEV, select this option. You can of course use the feature in your Hub to transfer domains individually. See Transfer a Domain in our Domains document for details.
Feature request
If you have an awesome idea for a new feature, or an enhancement to an existing one, please don’t hesitate to let us know by selecting this option.
Become an Agency Partner
If you’re running a web development or digital marketing agency and want to promote your services to thousands of members and site visitors, select this option to become a WPMU DEV partner.
Once you’ve completed and submitted the form, we’ll get back to you to confirm your details. Your agency profile will then be listed on our Agency Partners page.
5.4 Enabling Support Access
Copy chapter anchor to clipboardThe WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin enables you to grant our team of support heroes secure access to the backend of your site without releasing your confidential login information.
You Have Full Control
Log in to the WordPress Admin Panel for your site (go to the Network Admin dashboard if on Multisite), and then navigate to the Support page from the WPMU DEV menu item, where you’ll also see your support tickets.
Click Support Access.
Click Grant Support Access in the Support Access panel.
You’ve now successfully granted support access! Access will remain open for the next 5 days, or until you choose to end or extend it (extending access will add another 3 days).
Click End Session or Extend to close or extend access through your current security token.
Once support Access has been enabled on your site, let our support staff know and we’ll be able to get things all fixed up.
Awesome! But is it really secure?
When you click Grant Access, a random 64 character access token is generated that is valid for 5 days and saved in your Database. This token is sent to the WPMU DEV API over an SSL encrypted connection to prevent eavesdropping and stored on our secure servers. This access token is in no way related to your password, and can only be used from our closed WPMU DEV API system for temporary access to this site.
Only current WPMU DEV support staff can use this token to login as your user account by submitting a special form that only they have access to. This will give them 1 hour of admin access to this site before their login cookie expires. Every support staff login during the 5 day period is logged locally and you can view the details on this page.
You may revoke this access at any time, which invalidates the token and makes it unusable.
If you have special security concerns and you would like to disable the support access tab and functionality completely and permanently for whatever reason, you may do so by adding this line to your wp-config.php file (just above the “That’s all, stop editing!” line):
define('WPMUDEV_DISABLE_REMOTE_ACCESS', true);
Can’t View the WPMU DEV Dashboard Plugin
Please note that you won’t be able to view or access the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin if you aren’t the administrator user who authenticated it. In this case, ask your site administrator to give you permission to access the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin.
You can also view and access the WPMU DEV Dashboard plugin by adding this line to your wp-config.php file, before the line that says “That’s all, stop editing”. You can add it via SFTP, or through the File Manager:
define( 'WPMUDEV_LIMIT_TO_USER', '1' );
Replace “1” with your user ID. You can add multiple user IDs separated by commas.
To find your user ID, create a new post and save it as a draft. Then, on the Posts screen, click your username link under the Author column corresponding to the draft post you have created.
You will find your user ID in the address bar.
You can now delete the draft post that you have created.
5.5 Get Support
Copy chapter anchor to clipboardIf you still have questions or need assistance after reading this document, please don’t hesitate to contact our support superheroes using the available options under the Support tab in your Hub or via the Support tab in your WPMU DEV Dashboard.
