Title: rename wordpress subfolder
Last modified: August 18, 2016

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# rename wordpress subfolder

 *  [scurran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scurran/)
 * (@scurran)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-wordpress-subfolder/)
 * Hello – I installed wordpress and it was running just fine. I then renamed the
   directory it is installed in. The main blog page will load but I am unable to
   log in or access any subpages. Thanks for your help…
 * Stacey

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 *  [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/)
 * (@skippy)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-wordpress-subfolder/#post-231155)
 * Rename the WordPress folder back to what you originally used.
 * Log in.
 * Go to Options->General. Set the two URI fields to what you will use as the new
   directory. Save the changes.
 * Rename the WordPress folder to what you want it to be.
 * Done.
 *  Thread Starter [scurran](https://wordpress.org/support/users/scurran/)
 * (@scurran)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-wordpress-subfolder/#post-231160)
 * Thank you. That has worked except for the following oddity: when I load the blog
   there is only the text, no colors or formatting or layout. If I click back to
   the previous brower window, then forward to return to my blog, then the page 
   appears correctly but I cannot login or load any subpages.
 * (it worked perfectly before I renamed the WordPress folder)
 *  [skippy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/skippy/)
 * (@skippy)
 * [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-wordpress-subfolder/#post-231164)
 * Renaming a folder is the same as moving the folder.
 * The [Moving WordPress](http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress) instructions
   should tell you everything you need to know. Please report back and let us know
   if that works!

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 * [rename](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/rename/)

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 * Last activity: [20 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/rename-wordpress-subfolder/#post-231164)
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