What if you installed WordPress® in the wrong directory? Don't worry—it happens all the time. Fortunately, moving it to the correct location is pretty simple.
If you're working with a fresh installation of WordPress — and you haven't added any content — you can simply uninstall and then reinstall the application in the right directory. For more information see Uninstalling Hosting Quick-Install Applications.
If you want to move your WordPress site to a different hosting account, see Moving Your WordPress Site to Us from Another Host.
If you're working with a fresh installation of WordPress — and you haven't added any content — you can simply uninstall and then reinstall the application in the right directory. For more information see Uninstalling Hosting Quick-Install Applications.
NOTE: This article refers to the root directory of your hosting account. This is just a fancy way of saying "the directory visitors see when they go to your main domain name."
To Move Your WordPress Site to a New Directory
- Log in to your Account Manager.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the hosting account you want to use, click Launch.
- Click Manage WordPress.
- Next to the WordPress account you want to manage, click Actions, and then select Move.
- To install WordPress at the root of your domain, select Use root of my domain (suggested). Otherwise, click Custom directory and enter a destination folder for your site.
If you want to move your WordPress site to a different hosting account, see Moving Your WordPress Site to Us from Another Host.
