move core files, change website url

  • bbear14

    (@bbear14)


    5 years, 6 months ago

    would like to move the core files of WordPress to a different folder/directory to lessen the mess and site burden, then change my site url to a straight https:// rather than http://www.ht….

    can I create another location and change the website without any other changes that need to be made? for example, does it affect permalinks/post names etc…?
    Thanks for any specific assistance replies

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  • Joy

    (@joyously)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    This page is linked from the Settings > General page:
    https://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory

    Read that and apply the section that fits your current setup.

    Thread Starter bbear14

    (@bbear14)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    appreciate the reply Joy, and I have read that and a few others referring to this topic.
    Would you know if any additional changes/modifications would need to be done to not break or make sections or all of the website disappear? I had wondered about permalinks, post naming, pages etc. Or is it just this simple?

    Joy

    (@joyously)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    That page describes what is needed to move your files. It includes logging in after the move and Saving Permalinks again. When the Permalinks are saved, the rewrite rules are regenerated.

    If you have a lot of internal links in your content, you will need to fix these to look like the new address. Other than that, everything will work fine.
    I have found the Search Regex plugin to work well for content changes, because you can see what will change before you tell it to actually change it.

    Thread Starter bbear14

    (@bbear14)

    5 years, 6 months ago

    thanks for your help

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