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How do I remove /wordpress from my site URL?

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To remove /wordpress from your site URL there are two steps needed, the first of which is to change the site URL for the install. To do this login to the wp-admin backend for the site and then go to Settings > General:

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From the subsequent page you can then update the two URL's to remove /wordpress from the URL, once done and saved the site will cease to load in the short-term:

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To get the site back online you will then need to move all site files from the /wordpress folder directly into the public_html folder, this will then match the URL you have updated in the backend and the site will load by default on your domain.

*** This guide will work for changing the URL to remove any folder name, /wordpress is just the example chosen to illustrate the process. ***

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