Changing Site URL

  • Hi

    I’ve changes site/home settings before, but this is slightly different, as the client has his own server web team who have installed WordPress in their own way. Basically, the WordPress and site addresses both display the IP address of the site, so this appears in the address bar. Can I simply change the site address to the domain name (once it has been set to point to the IP address), and leave the other as is? I would try it, but if I lock myself out I’ll be stuck, as I don’t have access to the WP-config file.

    Thanks in advance

    Jez

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  • Moderator James Huff

    (@macmanx)

    If you’re absolutely sure that the domain is properly assigned to the IP address, then there’s no reason why just changing the URLs at Settings > General won’t work.

    You might want to test with a plain text file first, put it at [ip-address]/test.txt and see if you can also access it at [domain]/test.txt .

    If it all blows up after you change the URLs, you can change them back directly in the database following this guide: https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL#Changing_the_URL_directly_in_the_database (phpMyAdmin will be available in the hosting account’s control panel)

    Thread Starter jezbutler

    (@jezbutler)

    Thanks James – that sounds encouraging… will liaise with company hosting the site first re accessing database. The problem is that it’s not a commercial hosting package as such; someone’s workplace is hosting the site for the client and have their own idiosyncrasies ??

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