WordPress. How to get rid of /wordpress/ in your site URL

This video tutorial is going to show how to get rid of /wordpress/ in your WordPress site URL.

WordPress. How to get rid of /wordpress/ in your site URL

1. Log into WordPress admin panel, then go to Settings -> General:

   

2. You need to change the Site Address option to point to your root domain, e.g. http://www.example.com and leave WordPress Address option as it is:

   

3. Next, you need to open File Manager or FTP client. Once you are connected, go to the /wordpress/ directory and download the .htaccess and index.php files to your computer:

   

4. Open index.php file in the text editor like Notepad. You need to enter /wordpress before this line /wp-blog-header.php’ ):

   

5. Upload both index.php and .htaccess files from your computer to the root of your domain using FTP or File Manager:

   

6. You can now visit your website on your main domain, and everything will work fine:

   

Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:

WordPress. How to get rid of /wordpress/ in your site URL

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