How to Rename a Blog URL in WordPress

Bloggers who use the WordPress blog platform have the option to set their blog URL to anything they want, even if the URL does not match the folder the blog is installed in on the Web server. Editing this setting, called the WordPress URL address, allows you to have a much cleaner-looking and more memorable URL for your blog users. You can learn how to change the WordPress blog URL in just a few steps.

Instructions

    • 1

      Sign in to your WordPress Dashboard page with your username and password. This page is usually located at www.yourURL.com/wp-admin/, where yourURL is the domain you've registered.

    • 2

      Scroll down the page until the Settings section is visible, then click on the "General" link under that section.

    • 3

      Edit the "WordPress address (URL)" field to reflect the blog URL you'd like to use for your WordPress installation.

    • 4

      Click the "Save Changes" button when finished.

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