Change Website URL in WordPress

  • I have a new url for my website which I’d prefer to use than what I currently have. At the moment, I have an auto-redirect so my new url points to the old url so people can access the site that way. However, I’d like to move past that and remove the need to have the redirect on.

    For some reason, my WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) fields in my General Settings are greyed out, meaning I can’t change them as I assume it was changed in the past? I’m not sure.

    Is there a way I can change that greyed out area so people access the site from my new URL rather than going to that then being redirected?

    At the moment my site is quite slow and I’m not sure if it’s because of the redirect or something else, but I figured I’d deal with the URL problem first then deal with the speed issue next.

    Thanks.

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  • Each domain will have their own directory in your hosting. Just move your wordpress files to your new domain directory and change the site url in your database.

    Read this guide
    https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL

    If the new domain is hosted in a different host, then you need to move your database too to your new hosting.

    Moderator Samuel Wood (Otto)

    (@otto42)

    www.ads-software.com Admin

    For some reason, my WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) fields in my General Settings are greyed out

    This happens when you have the WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL constants defined in the wp-config.php file.

    Thread Starter ABFilmReview

    (@abfilmreview)

    Thanks guys. I’ve got two domains set up with the same host and as mentioned, I’ve redirected my new domain to point to my old one. I’ll have a read through how to change the site url in the database.

    Samuel – how do I change that in the wp-config.php file?

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