Title: WordPress in its own folder
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# WordPress in its own folder

 *  [voddie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voddie/)
 * (@voddie)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-in-its-own-folder/)
 * Hi
 * I have read the codex about having all the wp files in a folder rather than in
   the root directory and its seems straightforward.
 * When the files have been moved do the permalinks stay the same?
 * I.e if in a folder called ‘wordpress’ will the pages show as – mysite.com/about/
   become mysite.com/wordpress/about/ ??
 * The reason I ask is that I have a site that is currently using the root for a
   traffic exchange – so I have mysite.com/members.php etc
 * I want to use wordpress for the home page and have wp in its own folder for blogging,
   extra pages etc.
 * Before I try on a live traffic exchange site – Will there be any conflicts such
   as wordpress not knowing that mysite.com/members.php is valid and not throw a
   404?
 * Any help and advice is most welcome please

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-in-its-own-folder/#post-3850646)
 * > I.e if in a folder called ‘wordpress’ will the pages show as – mysite.com/about/
   > become mysite.com/wordpress/about/ ??
 * No. Pages will retain the mysite.com/about/ syntax. However the urls of Posts
   will change to reflect the new /wordpress sub-folder.
 *  Thread Starter [voddie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voddie/)
 * (@voddie)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-in-its-own-folder/#post-3850648)
 * thanks for the quick reply esmi
 * So if I install in a folder /blog/ all pages will stay the same just the posts
   would have a prefix /blog/
 * So mysite.com/about/ would stay the same whereas mysite.com/2013/06/post
    would
   change to mysite.com/blog/2013/06/post?
 * How could I then access the blog posts? I couldn’t have a page called mysite.
   com/blog/ could I?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-in-its-own-folder/#post-3850715)
 * > So if I install in a folder /blog/ all pages will stay the same just the posts
   > would have a prefix /blog/
 * Yes.
 * > How could I then access the blog posts?
 * Not sure what you mean by “access”…
 * > I couldn’t have a page called mysite.com/blog/
 * Correct.
 *  Thread Starter [voddie](https://wordpress.org/support/users/voddie/)
 * (@voddie)
 * [12 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/wordpress-in-its-own-folder/#post-3850790)
 * Thanks for your help

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