Changing the website URL in WordPress

There are many reasons which warrant a change of WordPress site URL. Top reasons include:

• Moving WordPress site from HTTP to HTTPS

• Migrating WordPress site to a new domain

• Moving WordPress site from local site to a live site

• Moving WordPress site to a different directory.

There are three ways to change or update WordPress URLs; this article describes how to change WordPress site URLs using phpMyAdmin.

Changing the WordPress site URL

To change the website URL in WordPress, follow these steps:

1. Log in to cPanel.

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   Note

   If you do not know how to log in to your cPanel account, please see this article.

2. In the Databases section of the cPanel home screen, click phpMyAdmin:
   

3. In the left-hand pane of phpMyAdmin, click the WordPress database. A list of tables in the database appears:
   

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Tip

Typically, the WordPress database is
username_wpXXX or
username_a2wpXXX , where username represents your cPanel username, and XXX is a three-digit number.

4. Under the Table heading, click the wp_options table. A list of data rows appears:
   

5. Under the option_name heading, locate siteurl and home, and then click the pencil icon next to Edit the option value for each row:

6. Update the option_value field to the new site URL:

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Important

• Make sure you type the correct URL, or your WordPress installation will be inaccessible.

• Make sure the URL begins with http://.

• Make sure the URL does not end with a forward slash ( / ).

7. Under the option_name heading, locate home, and then click Edit:
   

8. Click Go. phpMyAdmin saves the changes in the table. WordPress should now function correctly using the new URL.

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