Wordpress site URL and home URL are both important to access your wordpress website.
Wordpress site URL : This is the address when visitor type in browser to access your website. For example: Your domain name is mydomain.com then your site URL is http://mydomain.com.
Wordpress URL : It is a address of your Wordpress core files, as if you have put your files in separate folder then you have to change Wordpress URL. For example: If you have install Wordpress in “website” folder then your URL will be http:// mydomain.com/website/wp-admin. And your Site URL is http:// mydomain.com/website.
Let’s see steps to change both URL in Wordpress if you need it:
You can also change both URL from database and wp-config.php file too. But this is the simplest option to change your Wordpress URL.
Wordpress site URL : This is the address when visitor type in browser to access your website. For example: Your domain name is mydomain.com then your site URL is http://mydomain.com.
Wordpress URL : It is a address of your Wordpress core files, as if you have put your files in separate folder then you have to change Wordpress URL. For example: If you have install Wordpress in “website” folder then your URL will be http:// mydomain.com/website/wp-admin. And your Site URL is http:// mydomain.com/website.
Let’s see steps to change both URL in Wordpress if you need it:
- Login to Wordpress admin panel.
- Click on “Settings” option in left side corner and then click on “General”.
- You can enter the new URL and then click on “Save changes”.
You can also change both URL from database and wp-config.php file too. But this is the simplest option to change your Wordpress URL.