{"id":6310,"date":"2019-01-30T08:58:41","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T08:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?p=6310"},"modified":"2019-01-30T09:13:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T09:13:55","slug":"configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/","title":{"rendered":"Configure WordPress with a New Domain in Easy Steps for Better Working"},"content":{"rendered":"

Let\u2019s assume you were using abc.com domain for your blog and later you decide to change it to xyz.com. Because of reasons like low traffic, not related to your niche, already purchased by someone but the extension is different, domain is blacklisted but after buying you came to know, etc.<\/p>\n

So, you might get stuck how to replace the old domain name with the new domain name. Not to worry, if you are planning to use WordPress on a new domain then you need to follow a few steps for the smooth working of your new domain in WordPress. Those steps are mentioned below:<\/p>\n

First Step: Using the WordPress Dashboard<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Being a WordPress site owner, this step is easy for you to follow and implement. Go to setting > General and replace WordPress Address and Site Address with the new domain that you want to utilize for your WordPress website.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The \u201cSite Address (URL)\u201d in the setting is the address that you want people to type or browse to land on your WordPress blog.<\/p>\n

\u2022 The \u201cSite Address (URL)\u201d in the setting is the address that comprises of WordPress core files reside.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/h3>\n

Second Step: Via FTP<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can also add the new domain in your WordPress site via FTP. This method is useful, if you have the right to access your website via FTP. Moreover, this will easily help you to get a website back up and run the same, if values are entered incorrectly in the dashboard.<\/p>\n

Edit wp-config.php<\/strong><\/h3>\n

You can also place the site URL manually in the wp-config.php file.<\/p>\n

To follow the same insert these two lines to your wp-config.php, where \u201cyourdomainname\u201d is the right location of your WordPress site.<\/p>\n

define('WP_HOME','http:\/\/yourdomainname.com');<\/pre>\n
define('WP_SITEURL','http:\/\/yourdomainname.com');<\/pre>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
This may not be the best fix because it\u2019s a hardcoding of the values into the website source code and you can\u2019t do the same in the general settings page.<\/p>\n
Edit functions.php<\/strong><\/h3>\n
1. You need to download a copy of the active theme\u2019s function.php file. Edit that downloaded a copy in a simple text editor and upload that edited copy again on the website.<\/p>\n
2. Insert these two lines to the file, next after the initial \u201c<?php\u201d line.<\/p>\n
update_option( 'siteurl', 'http:\/\/yourdomainname.com' );\r\n\r\n<\/pre>\n
update_option( 'home', 'http:\/\/yourdomainname.com' );<\/pre>\n
\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n
3. Upload the edited file again on the website without changing the location.<\/p>\n
4. Refresh the login or admin page multiple times, to get the same site again with the backup.<\/p>\n
\n
Note:<\/strong><\/p>\n
i) Don\u2019t leave those lines in the function.php file. Remove the lines once the site is live.<\/p>\n
ii) In case, your theme is not supporting a function.php file then you can create a new file known as function.php in a text editor and implement the above-mentioned steps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Third Step: Using phpMyAdmin<\/strong><\/h3>\n
You are required to change the website URL and home options in your WordPress database. You can do this into the cPanel > phpMyAdmin.<\/p>\n
In phpMyAdmin, choose your WordPress database and browse the table wp_options. Search the alternatives siteurl and home and replace their values to the new domain that you want to display publicly.<\/p>\n
Last but not least don’t forgot to clear the cache of your browser and check whether your website is working or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let\u2019s assume you were using abc.com domain for your blog and later you decide to change it to xyz.com. Because of reasons like low traffic, not related to your niche, already purchased by someone but the extension is different, domain is blacklisted but after buying you came to know, etc. So, you might get stuck […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","placeholder-for-hentry","category-wordpress-faq"],"yoast_head":"\nFollow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Follow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Web Hosting FAQs by MilesWeb\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Ekta Tripathi\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Ekta Tripathi\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Ekta Tripathi\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b\"},\"headline\":\"Configure WordPress with a New Domain in Easy Steps for Better Working\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\"},\"wordCount\":546,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"WordPress FAQ\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\",\"name\":\"Follow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b\"},\"description\":\"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Configure WordPress with a New Domain in Easy Steps for Better Working\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/\",\"name\":\"Web Hosting FAQs by MilesWeb\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b\",\"name\":\"Ekta Tripathi\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4fd414765a3f8abf8badf20b23fd3d055baab26c4f236d580f5d7d5526519bc?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4fd414765a3f8abf8badf20b23fd3d055baab26c4f236d580f5d7d5526519bc?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Ekta Tripathi\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/author\/ekta\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Follow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website","description":"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Follow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website","og_description":"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/","og_site_name":"Web Hosting FAQs by MilesWeb","article_published_time":"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Ekta Tripathi","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Ekta Tripathi","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/"},"author":{"name":"Ekta Tripathi","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b"},"headline":"Configure WordPress with a New Domain in Easy Steps for Better Working","datePublished":"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/"},"wordCount":546,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png","articleSection":["WordPress FAQ"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/","url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/","name":"Follow these steps to configure a new domain in WordPress website","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png","datePublished":"2019-01-30T08:58:41+00:00","dateModified":"2019-01-30T09:13:55+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b"},"description":"Check this article that consists of easy steps to configure a new domain in your WordPress website for smooth working.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/using-WordPress-dashboard-3.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/configure-wordpress-with-a-new-domain-in-easy-steps-for-better-working\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Configure WordPress with a New Domain in Easy Steps for Better Working"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/","name":"Web Hosting FAQs by MilesWeb","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/02e949f6217865f90c972ade0b9a8e1b","name":"Ekta Tripathi","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4fd414765a3f8abf8badf20b23fd3d055baab26c4f236d580f5d7d5526519bc?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a4fd414765a3f8abf8badf20b23fd3d055baab26c4f236d580f5d7d5526519bc?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Ekta Tripathi"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.milesweb.com\/"],"url":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/author\/ekta\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6310"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6331,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6310\/revisions\/6331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.in\/hosting-faqs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}