If you installed WordPress in a sub-folder or sub-directory under your domain, and want to move it to the root of the domain, there are a few things you need to be aware of.
For example, what if you installed WordPress in: http://www.yourdomain.com/wordpress/
but you want to move it to to top level of the domain like this: http://www.yourdomain.com/
Well, its not hard if you know what to look for. In this video, I’ll show you how to move your WordPress installation to another directory and how to make sure that all of your content and images are moved over properly too.
Here’s a quick summary of the steps in the video:
- Update the WordPress address and site address in the WordPress database
- Move the files to the new location
- Fix up the URLs to any files or images you have uploaded via WordPress
Note: Make sure you back everything up before moving things!
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below.
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Thank you very much, this is much appreciated!
Thank you for this tutorial.
Worked like a prayer for our client’s site. We’ve happy campers.
How about the opposite, where the current 2012 site files need to be moved to a file named 2012 in the directory, and accessible by a link (named 2012) on the 2013 site?
Basically they want to archive the whole 2012 site content, keep it accessible via a link on the 2013 site, and build the 2013 site pages fresh.
Thanks you for your help.
WOW! I am so glad I found this video! Brilliantly done, easy to follow, and I loved how you explained the “why” behind all the steps.
Have followed your instructions and moved our site and updated images, BUT… all except the Home page are giving error messages. What happened.
Ignore my previous message. It’s all working perfectly now. Just needed to wait a bit for some reason.
you just saved me 2 weeks of work .. thanks ..
For anyone who has an image uploaded for their custom logo and fav Icon, make sure you change the url as well. its not changed by the change URL plugin.
thanks
Many thanks for this video. In my case, I want to move my site laterally to another directory, from /public_html/k7tfc/wp . . . to /public_html/rvarc/ . . . . The k7tfc/ directory has its own WP installation. I have a few other WP installs in other directories. I think I did this so each would have its own database. If I go through the steps you’ve indicated here, and if I simply move (or copy?) everything beyond . . . /k7tfc/ to . . . /rvarc/ will that work? I guess I’m wondering if this will break the link with the database, or does the procedure you demonstrated take care of that?
Thanks so much!!!
Though it might appears easy, you will be amazed how many clients have problems with this, this is very easy to read.
very usefull topic ! Thanks !!
What is the FTP Client are you using in your demo ? (Because mine don’t manage the “move to parent” and it could save me a lot of time !
Thanks in advance !!
” Brilliant ” – Thanks ever so much Don Campbell.. (‘ ‘,)
Loved the video. Thanks!
Nice video.
Clear, useful. Thanks!
Just for information : actually there is a newer version of the plugin “update urls” that you are showing in the video. Now, there are some options to choose wich kind of data you want to move on…
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