Title: map to root?
Last modified: February 15, 2018

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# map to root?

 *  [wiredpinecone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wiredpinecone/)
 * (@wiredpinecone)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/)
 * Hi, I’m wondering if I can use this tool to map to root.
 * We’ve redeveloped the root site, the redeveloped site is a subsite. I’d like 
   to leave the subsite where it is but have it take the url of root without affecting
   any of the other subsites.
 * Thank you!

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 *  Plugin Author [Ron Rennick](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wpmuguru/)
 * (@wpmuguru)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/#post-9975851)
 * I would expect you would have problems. For example, the network admin dashboard
   only runs on the main site. If you make the main site mapped to a sub site then
   you would get a redirect loop whenever you attempted to access network admin.
 *  Thread Starter [wiredpinecone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wiredpinecone/)
 * (@wiredpinecone)
 * [8 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/#post-9975882)
 * Hmm ok it looks like I should take the route in these instructions instead: [https://askwpgirl.com/move-wordpress-from-subdirectory-to-root-directory/](https://askwpgirl.com/move-wordpress-from-subdirectory-to-root-directory/)
 * The section called: “Displaying WordPress URLs from root directory when WordPress
   is installed in a sub directory” instead.
 * Hopefully it won’t create the same problem…
 *  [gpalz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/gpalz/)
 * (@gpalz)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/#post-10229005)
 * I’m about to follow the same instructions (moving index.php to root while leaving
   the WP sub-directory in place). How did these instructions work out for you? 
   My second option is using the Duplicator plugin, but the askwpgirl instructions
   look simple enough to employ. Thank you!
 *  [millend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/millend/)
 * (@millend)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/#post-10326657)
 * Any updates guys, how did the [https://askwpgirl.com/move-wordpress-from-subdirectory-to-root-directory/](https://askwpgirl.com/move-wordpress-from-subdirectory-to-root-directory/)
   process go? Having the same issue. Massive site which is better left in subdomain/
   folder. Any response and pointers are most appreciated. Thank you in advance!
    -  This reply was modified 8 years ago by [millend](https://wordpress.org/support/users/millend/).
      Reason: typo
 *  Thread Starter [wiredpinecone](https://wordpress.org/support/users/wiredpinecone/)
 * (@wiredpinecone)
 * [7 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/map-to-root/#post-10858376)
 * So if I remember correctly, this did work. I was actually working with a multisite
   so I cloned the dev site into a subsite of the main site. I followed the instructions,
   I just had to choose the new template files on the pages and clean up a few random
   odds and ends with the css or anything which didn’t fully import, check the urls,
   and it was all good.

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