Re-Addressing WP Site

  • electroncricket

    (@electroncricket)


    14 years ago

    In WordPress, under Settings/General, there are fields for WP Address and Site address. Can I use this to change the entire site addressing, every file, for a WP site that is already build on another address? Long story, but, yes, it’s a transfer and that what I want to do. If not, is there another way to quickly re-address an entire site? Thanks a ton! –Colin

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  • esmi

    (@esmi)

    Can I use this to change the entire site addressing, every file, for a WP site that is already build on another address?

    No!

    See Moving_WordPress

    bleeber

    (@bleeber)

    Add the following to your themes functions.php

    update_option('siteurl','https://newdomain.com');
update_option('home','https://newdomain.com');
    Thread Starter electroncricket

    (@electroncricket)

    What will update-option do specifically?

    …Starting to regret choosing WP to receive a site transfer. I have to keep the address live on the web while I rebuild the site on a new host with WP. With straight HTML, I’d just build the site in a DRAFT folder and address the files the live broadcast. Then, when it comes time to go live with the site, I just copy the files to public_html folder. With WP, I’m wasting all this time trying to figure out this simple addressing juggle. Is there no straight forward way to execute this move with WP?

    esmi

    (@esmi)

    I have to keep the address live on the web while I rebuild the site on a new host with WP

    Build the new site in a sub-folder than then use this technique to allow WP to take over the root domain.

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