How To Move WordPress To Another Directory Or Folder
By Don Campbell
Expert Author
Article Date: 2011-03-07
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
Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below!
Comments About the Author:
Don is President and founder of Expand2Web.com, which provides WordPress Websites and Local Search Marketing solutions and training for small business owners and consultants.
Don is a veteran of Silicon Valley Startup Interwoven, where he was created a $5M product line and Microsoft where he was technical evangelist for Office and Office Live. Check out his blog at http://www.expand2web.com/blog.
