How to Transfer a WordPress Blog to a Different Directory
- 1). Transfer your WordPress files to a neutral location. In other words download your current installation to our hard drive or to a storage device. This will not only serve as a backup of your installation files, it makes it easier to upload the files to the new directory.
- 2). Sign into your Word press account and can navigate to the “Settings” section found under the “Design” heading.
- 3). Change the WordPress address (URL) to reflect the new location of your blog and modify the Blog address (URL) to reflect the new blog location and save your changes. WordPress kicks you out of your administrative account immediately after saving the new location information. The current installation no longer recognizes the old location address.
- 4). Upload the WordPress files to the new directory. Retain the same file structure
- 5). Sign into the new WordPress installation to ensure that all of the files transferred correctly. The fact that you can log into the new WordPress installation means that the transfer went as planned.
- 6). Check for broken links. Navigate throughout your blog to ensure the links and images display correctly.
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