How to move the website to the root

https://codex.www.ads-software.com/Changing_The_Site_URL

@rajesh Soni: No – that will not work.

@massy74: Please see Allow WordPress to take over the root domain.

Hi Esmi,

The info are a little bit confusing. At the end, it says to log in with the new address https://www.example.com/wordpress/wp-admin but that is the actual login page.

Please clarify.
Thanks

I’m sorry? What is there to clarify? Your login page remains unchanged.

OK – sorry I did not read properly. I will try and let you know.

I have all contents and pages. Shall I do any particular step in order not to lose anything? Do I need to do anything at the database?

I found the following:
“If you already have content in your site, see when your domain name or URLs change for how to deal with references to the old URL that will remain in the database”. I went to the pointed url and I found that I need to take either the following steps:
1.Only perform a search and replace on the wp_posts table.
2.Use the Search and Replace for WordPress Databases Script to safely change all instances. ( If you are a developer, use this option. It is a one step process as opposed to the 15-step procedure below )

What do above options mean?

Why are you reading Moving_WordPress? No one suggested that.

Taking the url you suggested, which one of the options below do I need to read?
1) Moving a Root install to its own directory
2) Using a pre-existing subdirectory install

Thanks

See Using_a_pre-existing_subdirectory_install.

Yes that’s what I got. At the end there is the following:
“If you already have content in your site, see when your domain name or URLs change for how to deal with references to the old URL that will remain in the database.”

That shouldn’t be necessary in most situations.