Title: Customizing WordPress Domain
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Customizing WordPress Domain

 *  [jbsh](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jbsh/)
 * (@jbsh)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-wordpress-domain/)
 * I have a web site hosted through godaddy.com.
 * I recently added a data base and did a manual install of wordpress.
 * I have nothing posted on my site right now. But say my website is [http://www.coolstuff.com](http://www.coolstuff.com).
   My wordpress site shows up as [http://www.coolstuff.com/wordpress](http://www.coolstuff.com/wordpress).
   Is there a way of changing my wordpress files so that wordpress site shows up
   when visitors type [http://www.coolstuff.com](http://www.coolstuff.com) without
   them having to add in the /wordpress as well?

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 *  [MichaelH](https://wordpress.org/support/users/michaelh/)
 * (@michaelh)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-wordpress-domain/#post-1263333)
 * To make WordPress available at [http://mydomain.com](http://mydomain.com) just
   change in Settings->General, the Blog address (URL) to [http://mydomain.com](http://mydomain.com)
   and put this index.php file in your web-root folder (it is the same folder that
   contains the wordpress folder)
 *     ```
       <?php
       /* Short and sweet */
       define('WP_USE_THEMES', true);
       require('./wordpress/wp-blog-header.php');
       ?>
       ```
   
 * Then update your permalinks in Settings->Permalinks.
 *  [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * (@shane-g)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-wordpress-domain/#post-1263355)
 * Hi,
 * Refer this article:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL)
 * Thanks,
 * Shane G.

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## Tags

 * [changing domain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/changing-domain/)
 * [domain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/domain/)
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 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 2 replies
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 * Last reply from: [shane-g](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shane-g/)
 * Last activity: [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/customizing-wordpress-domain/#post-1263355)
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