Confused about subsites' directory menus

You’re not missing anything. Only the admin of the main site can modify the Directory, so the Sites menu is only shown in the main site’s admin. That’s by design, not a mistake.

You can still display the Directory on a subsite, but edits can only be made by the admin of the main site.

I understand the logic of the edit limit.

On the subsides you can display a list of sites that are links, but no descriptions? And they aren’t in the menu at all?

(Sorry if that’s documented, I missed it or got myself confused)

Thank you!

You didn’t miss anything, I have failed to document the shortcode options. ??

You’re correct, there is no way to use the [site-directory] shortcode to show site directory entry descriptions. Maybe there should be?

The descriptions of a site entry in the directory can be exposed to users, but at the moment you need to use a theme that displays post content in its archive listing templates.

You can get a bit more information about this from the FAQ page entry headlined “How do I customize the directory?”