Title: Different folder for admin
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Different folder for admin

 *  Resolved [Ramzijanati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramzijanati/)
 * (@ramzijanati)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/)
 * Hi,
    is it possible to have the admin folder renamed? how, any specific manipulations?
 * thanks

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 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641387)
 * You can, but you’d have to modify several core files, which is not recommended
   and will break the automatic updater and several plugins.
 * Changing the admin directory will be much easier in a future release of WordPress.
 *  Thread Starter [Ramzijanati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramzijanati/)
 * (@ramzijanati)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641392)
 * Thanks for your swift reply.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641393)
 * You’re welcome!
 *  [kels4paws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foodieescapadescom/)
 * (@foodieescapadescom)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641396)
 * I have a question along this topic as well. I downloaded wordpress from ipage
   to mydomain.com/wordpress and I have set up a theme that I want to show up on
   my actual blog site mydomain.com and I’m not sure how to get this to happen?
 * I already changed the settings under “General” so that the wordpress address 
   is the mydomain.com/wordpress and the site address is mydomain.com.
 * What else do I need to do so that my wordpress theme is showing on my actual 
   blog?
 * Thank you!
 *  Thread Starter [Ramzijanati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramzijanati/)
 * (@ramzijanati)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641397)
 * Forgive me but I’m a bit confused;
    Is worpress in your root folder or in yourdomain.
   com/wordpress? also, did you select the theme as your default theme?
 *  [kels4paws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foodieescapadescom/)
 * (@foodieescapadescom)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641398)
 * I’m a rookie so I hope I am explaining this correctly but I downloaded wordpress
   directly into a separate installation directory mydomain.com/wordpress from my
   actual blog which is mydomain.com ….I’m not sure which is technically called 
   the root folder.
 * Does this clarify my question at all?
 *  [kels4paws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foodieescapadescom/)
 * (@foodieescapadescom)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641399)
 * …and yes the theme I downloaded is showing as my “Current Theme” but when I got
   to the blog site it isn’t linking up
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641400)
 * You’ll have to move WordPress to the root directory following this guide:
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress#Moving_WordPress_Within_Your_Site)
 * Next time, please start your own topic instead of hijacking an unrelated one.
 *  Thread Starter [Ramzijanati](https://wordpress.org/support/users/ramzijanati/)
 * (@ramzijanati)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641402)
 * your root folder is yourdomain.com/ no folders after that
    now if you want to
   use wordpress to run your site you should install it in yourdomain.com/ through
   ipage panel when you’re asked to provide where wordpress should be installed 
   leave that field blank.
 * Let me know how you get on.
 *  [kels4paws](https://wordpress.org/support/users/foodieescapadescom/)
 * (@foodieescapadescom)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641404)
 * Thank you, I was trying to be polite and I thought this topic was along the same
   lines as my question. I will start my own next time but I was only trying not
   to clutter related topics if we were talking about the same thing. I’m new to
   this and was not trying to hijack anything.
 * Thank you Ramzijanati for your help even though I unintentionally crashed your
   thread.
 *  Moderator [James Huff](https://wordpress.org/support/users/macmanx/)
 * (@macmanx)
 * [15 years, 8 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-folder-for-admin/#post-1641406)
 * Don’t worry about it, everyone deserves a chance to make a mistake. 🙂
 * You are forgiven.

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