Title: root directory
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# root directory

 *  [studyfic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/studyfic/)
 * (@studyfic)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-directory-2/)
 * I have currently a website. i’m keen to install wordpress to act as a blog for
   my website. Hence, im confuse whether to install it in a root directory? or its
   better to install it in likw [http://www.abc.com/blog](http://www.abc.com/blog).
   Which will be more SEO friendly? And if its installed in my root directory, will
   there be problem if i want to remove it later on?
 * Thanks in advance

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 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-directory-2/#post-1296697)
 * > Which will be more SEO friendly?
 * Depends upon the subject of your blog and the name of the folder that you install
   it in. For example, a cake-making blog at domain.com/widgets wouldn’t do as well
   as one at domain.com/cakes.
 * You can also install your blog in a sub-folder yet still have it running as if
   it was in your root folder.
 * [http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory](http://codex.wordpress.org/Giving_WordPress_Its_Own_Directory)
 *  [jdkwebconsultingcom](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jdkwebconsultingcom/)
 * (@jdkwebconsultingcom)
 * [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-directory-2/#post-1296766)
 * It sounds like you want to keep your existing site running not using wp to run
   your entire site.
 * If this is the case install wp in it’s own folder.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
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 * Last activity: [16 years, 6 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/root-directory-2/#post-1296766)
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