Title: Changing the wordpress folder
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# Changing the wordpress folder

 *  [dcneuro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcneuro/)
 * (@dcneuro)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/)
 * I currently have all of my wordpress files in a folder on my site called “wwordpress”
   and I would like to change the name of that folder. Except for the URL paths 
   of all internal links, what else needs to be changed for this to work? I believe
   data in the database needs to be altered as well?

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 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/#post-1344201)
 * You may have already looked through these…but I’d say scanning through these 
   links (I know its not exactly what you are doing…but similar enough) may help
   make sure you’ve covered your bases
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress)
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL](http://codex.wordpress.org/Changing_The_Site_URL)
 *  Thread Starter [dcneuro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcneuro/)
 * (@dcneuro)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/#post-1344219)
 * so how does this sound? I do a second install of wordpress to the folder I would
   like. I then copy the contents of the old wordpress folder into the new one. 
   Then I go in and edit all URL paths to maintain the links, and update the config
   files and .htaccesss files. This way, i can test the new site before altering
   the old one. Is there anything I am missing? Do you think the copy and paste 
   will work or will there be data paths that will screw everything up?
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/#post-1344227)
 * I would just pretty much create the new folder and follow the ‘moving wordpress
   within your site’ instructions.
 * You can’t really have the two working at the same time (easily)….as you have 
   to change the url in wordpress’ settings to the new url…..that setting is in 
   your DB, it can’t really point to both installs at the same time…. if you follow
   the moving instructions, you change your url before you move the files…
 * that should work…change url…copy files over rather than just move if you are 
   concerned (that way if something goes wrong on your new install, you can just
   change the url in the DB to pint back to the old install
 * (I hope I didn’t just confuse you…I rambled a bit I think)
 *  Thread Starter [dcneuro](https://wordpress.org/support/users/dcneuro/)
 * (@dcneuro)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/#post-1344238)
 * My concern doing it that way is that my site will be down for a good period of
   time, yes.
 *  [Rev. Voodoo](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rvoodoo/)
 * (@rvoodoo)
 * [16 years, 5 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changing-the-wordpress-folder-1/#post-1344245)
 * I wouldn’t think so. You should be able to implement the changes in 5 minutes
   at most (barring complications)
 * 1. make folder
    2. change blog address 3. move files 4. update permalinks
 * done.
 * (that’ll get the site working…..if you have any complications you may need to
   do a bit more….like with media files, etc…. instructions are in the moving WP
   instructions)

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