Title: Changing my WordPress folder
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing my WordPress folder

 *  [johncsnider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johncsnider/)
 * (@johncsnider)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/)
 * I started managing a podcast as a subset of my site [http://www.SciFiDimensions.com](http://www.SciFiDimensions.com).
   WordPress is installed in a folder called “podcast” (It’s at [http://www.SciFiDimensions.com/podcast](http://www.SciFiDimensions.com/podcast)).
   Now I’d like to use WordPress as my main content manager, and I’d like to have
   that “podcast” folder be named “main”.
 * If I just go in and change that folder name, will it screw up the existing blog/
   podcast entries? What’s the best way to make the transition?
 * Thanks!

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 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-865753)
 * _If I just go in and change that folder name, will it screw up the existing blog/_
 * Yes! Big time.
 * 1. admin > Settings > General
    2. Change the two URL values to the folder name
   you want 3. Save and disregard the error message! 4. Don’t try to see your blog
   in a browser! 5. Via FTP move rename the podcast folder to what you changed it
   in settings 6. Should work
 *  Thread Starter [johncsnider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johncsnider/)
 * (@johncsnider)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-865755)
 * Thanks I will give it a shot.
 * Now…I assume this means that anyone who’s hardlinked to a specific article from
   the outside will lose that link, yes?
 * Thanks again!
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-865761)
 * Yes, but you can use a 301 permanent redirect for that in a htaccess file.
 *  Thread Starter [johncsnider](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johncsnider/)
 * (@johncsnider)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-865762)
 * Is that a tutorial for that? Thanks again!
 *  [moshu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/moshu/)
 * (@moshu)
 * [17 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-865765)
 * Google, there are many sites explaining it – it is NOT a WP issue.
 *  [Corey McKrill](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jupiterwise/)
 * (@jupiterwise)
 * [16 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-my-wordpress-folder/#post-866059)
 * Another step:
    2a. Admin > Settings > Miscellaneous Update the path to the uploads
   folder

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