Jetpack Plugins: missing update icon for Multisite networks

[jeherve]

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install Plugin A on the main site of a Multisite network, and on a separate single site.
2. Connect both sites to WordPress.com.
3. When an update becomes available for that plugin, head over to wordpress.com/plugins
4. The available update is displayed. Click on the plugin's name to get to the plugin's detail page (https://wordpress.com/plugins/color-posts in my tests)
5. It mentions that the new version is available on 2 of my sites, but I only see one update icon in the site list:

I had to click on the multisite network's name to see a button to update. It seems that update icon is always missing for multisite networks.

[designsimply]

I don't see an option to install a plugin from /wp-admin/plugins.php in my multisite, but do see the "Add New" button for plugins in Network Admin at /wp-admin/network/plugins.php. Is that normal? For step 1, does it matter where the plugin is installed from or if it's network activated or not?

I went ahead and installed a plugin via Network Admin and now I can see it on /wp-admin/plugins.php for the main site and a separate single site on the network—now I just need to wait for an update to come through to finish testing.

[jeherve]

Is that normal?

Yes, that's the expected behaviour.

For step 1, does it matter where the plugin is installed from or if it's network activated or not?

It doesn't matter, and it doesn't matter if it's activated or not.

[kriskarkoski]

@designsimply Do you still have your testing setup for this issue? You mentioned waiting for an update to come through above, I wanted to see if you were able to repro.

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