How to put media in a folder ABOVE the WordPress folder?

  • Hello.

    We have our WP installed in:
    https://domain.com/wordpress/

    This plugin is of course inside that folder.
    https://domain.com/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/...

    But I’d like the media to be in our parent folder on the domain:
    https://domain.com/media/

    How can I set the path to be that, and not /wordpress/media/?

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  • Plugin Author RVOLA

    (@rvola)

    Hello @pkiula,
    unfortunately in this case it is not possible because WordPress uses the ABSPATH value to locate the child folders (wp-content, etc…)

    If you want to have the following config:
    Wordpress: https://domain.com/wordpress/
    and images: https://domain.com/media/

    you can do this:

    1. install WP directly at the root of domain.com OR in a folder named differently than “wordpress”. In my example, I’m going to use “hello”. So I have a WordPress install in the “hello” folder on my server.
      My access to the admin is therefore: https://domain.com/hello/wp-admin
    2. access the site settings and configure the fields:
      “WordPress Address (URL)”: https://domain.com/hello
      “Site Address (URL)”: https://domain.com/wordpress
    3. access the WP Original media Path releases and fill in the “Full URL path to files” field: https://domain.com/media

    This solution is not perfect but answers your question

    Thread Starter pkiula

    (@pkiula)

    Thanks. I already know this. But installing WP in the root folder is not an option for us.

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