How to Change Your Site and Home URL in WordPress [Newer Video Available]

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Published Feb 16, 2025

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If you ever want to change your WordPress URL, or the location of your WordPress files, you will want to know about the Site URL and Home Settings in WordPress. Essentially, your WordPress address is where WordPress core files are located, and the Site address is the URL of your WordPress site.
There are several places you can change your Site URL and Home Setting in WordPress. I will go over 3 different methods.

00:00 Intro
00:40 Change your site URL and Home setting in the WordPress Dashboard.
01:43 Change your Site URL and Home settings in the wp-config file.
03:31 Changing the Site URL and Home setting directly in the Database.
04:40 Outro

Guides mentioned in video:
Find and Change Document Root
▶︎ https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/where-to-upload-files/

Code for wp-config.php file:
▶︎ https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-changing-the-site-url-and-home-settings/

Read our step by step guide for more information:
▶︎ https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/wordpress-changing-the-site-url-and-home-settings/

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