Title: WordPress 404 page affects root ?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# WordPress 404 page affects root ?

 *  [friendlygiraffe](https://wordpress.org/support/users/friendlygiraffe/)
 * (@friendlygiraffe)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-404-page-affects-root-1/)
 * Hi I have my WordPress installed in a directory called ‘blog’ eg: mywebsite.com/
   blog
 * When a 404 is encountered on the root eg mywebsite.com/nothing/ it gives the 
   WordPress 404 page
 * Is there a way of disassociating wordpress from the root. I want to allow WordPress’s
   404 page to only affect the directory ‘blog’
 * Thanks
 * ps. I should mention that originally I had the blog installed at the root, but
   moved it to blog directory

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 *  [kim09](https://wordpress.org/support/users/kim09/)
 * (@kim09)
 * [16 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-404-page-affects-root-1/#post-1435853)
 * I think you should change the URL in general settings (Admin Page) and change
   some stuff in your database too.

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