WordPress MU

i know this is a often found question, however i can't find a solution. i need a very simple thing. i have a header-element in a sidebar which links to my MAINBLOG via

echo '<li>'. '<a href=' . get_option('index.php') . '/>' .'blogname of mainblog' .'' . '</li>';

how can i get the blogname of the mainblog?

regards sepp88

We're doing something similar but getting the Site Name (overall wpmu install name) rather than the root blog name (blog id 1). So for us it would look something like:

echo '<li><a href="' . $current_site->path . '">' . $current_site->site_name .'</a></li>';

Dunno if site_name works for you though.

Or if you're in there editing anyway and not re-releasing the theme, just hardcode the actual URL. One (or two) less database calls.

first of all $current_site gets the CURRENT SITE, doesn't it. i don't want to get the current site, but want to get the name of the mainblog.

so i'm using this code in my sidebar, if i use current_site i always get the name of the blog i'm on. however i just want the name of the blog with the ID of 1 (my mainblog)...

and i don't want to hardcode it, because i think of releasing the theme sooner or later.

Apparently you there isn't a function for it. However, since the Main Blog will always be 1, you can use the get blog by id to get the url and name.

For example.

<a href="<?php _e(get_blogaddress_by_id('1')); ?>" title="<?php _e(get_blog_option(1,'blogname')); ?> Home" rel="home"><?php _e(get_blog_option(1,'blogname')); ?> Home</a>

thank you, that's exactly i was searching for!