# Remind Super Admins Which Site They Are Editing

> Shows a slim coloured bar at the top of every subsite dashboard for super admins with the site's name and address, so changes are never made on the wrong site by mistake.

- Type: PHP
- Runs: Admin only
- Category: [Multisite](https://wpide.com/library/category/multisite/)
- Tags: super-admin, admin, notices
- Author: WPIDE Team
- Installs: 0
- Updated: 2026-10-28
- Page: https://wpide.com/library/ms-super-admin-login-notice/

## Code

```php
if ( ! is_multisite() ) {
    return;
}

add_action( 'in_admin_header', function () {
    if ( ! is_super_admin() || is_network_admin() ) {
        return;
    }

    $main  = is_main_site();
    $color = $main ? '#d63638' : '#2271b1';

    printf(
        '<div class="wpide-site-reminder" style="background:%1$s;color:#fff;padding:4px 12px;margin:0 0 0 -20px;font-size:12px">%2$s <strong>%3$s</strong> &middot; %4$s</div>',
        esc_attr( $color ),
        esc_html( $main ? 'Main site:' : 'Site:' ),
        esc_html( get_bloginfo( 'name' ) ),
        esc_html( preg_replace( '#^https?://#', '', home_url() ) )
    );
} );
```

## Notes

The main site uses a different colour so it stands out.

## How to use it

Install the free WPIDE plugin (https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpide/), find "Remind Super Admins Which Site They Are Editing" in its snippet library and add it in one click; or create a new PHP snippet in WPIDE (or any code snippets plugin) and paste the code above. More snippets: https://wpide.com/library/