How to change primary domain (example.com -> example2.com)?

  • Hey guys and gals,

    I have a question that must have been asked quite a few times but I was not lucky enough to find a simple enough answer. Answers either concern certain major development techniques or multisite or something similar.

    I have a hosting account with Asmallorange where I installed wordpress. I set up my site and used a domain that I had lying arround with GoDaddy. All of the sites content, permalinks etc. are formed accordingly.

    Now however, I wish to purchase a new domain and replace this one with the new one and KEEP all permalinks and stuff on the site unbroken. I am not worried about outside links pointing to the site because nobody knows about it yet so I suppose there are none.

    My question:

    How do I change Example.com to Example1.com and not lose anything on the site? I am not an IT guy but a marketing man and beyond using cPanel, WordPress and basic FTP I know very little outside of this.

    Thank you in advance!
    Alex

    P.S. A colleague of mine who knows some IT stuff told me that if WordPress creates relative links I will be OK, but if it makes absolute links than Im screwed?

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  • Peter_L

    (@peter_l)

    Normally, WP builds it’s links based on the site url you entered in the general setting. A good theme will create links relative to that url.

    Links inside your content, I’m not sure about. I don’t think they will, so you’ll have to check and alter when necessary.

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