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I am a moving wordpress installation from multi site back to single site … any help on an easy way to do this? Okay, if the main site in the network is the one you want to revert to, it should be as simple as removing the multi-site plug-in (sunrise.php) and lines of code in htaccess and wp-config, then resetting the permalink in the Dashboard. Remember, you now have all your media files being written to blogs.dir and not wp-content/uploads/YEAR/MONTH. That means, if you revert, you may have to go post those assets to the Media Library again, then re-add them in each post.
You would then access mySQL database, back it up, then remove the the main WordPress tables that make up the other sites in the network. They would generally start with wp_2_options, wp_2_post_meta, etc...
A multi-site install writes new tables for each site instance, so it shouldn't impact the main site. You should also remove any table referencing the multi site. And, if you've got domain mapping, then you want to delete that table as well.
Another way you can do it, is set up a new instance of WP in another directory on the server. Export your posts from OLD SITE using Dashboard - Tools - Export. Then, access Import through the Tools panel on NEW SITE and it will bring in all your posts from the old site. Check off the import media button, and it will bring over all your media as well.
Then, just move your old theme folder over to the new server.
If you were using plug-ins, you'll have to reinstall in NEW SITE, as the export doesn't bring over plug-in settings or widget placements. You may have to do a search and replace on your mySQL tables to ensure that your URL is consistence.
You could just move your files over from blogs.dir into uploads, then search and replace in wp-posts and change the path of your media files.
It's a good amount of work, which is why you may just want to simply export and import and start from scratch. Best blog web hosting provider.
How to Move Wordpress Installation From Multi Site to Single
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