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How to Move WordPress From a Subfolder to the Root Directory

Log in to your CPanel yourdomainname.com/cpanel





Find File Manager in the Files section.




3 Go to the public_html folder or folder domain that you wanted to configure




Double click on wp folder




Once get in, click select all




Right click on any file and choose move




It will come out with this pop up. Change the path by delete the wp. example : /public_html/




Find wp-config.php, right click on it and choose view to see your database's name.




Find this section in wp-config.php file and remember your database name




Go to your home Cpanel dashboard and search for PhpMyAdmin




Find your database's name and look at options table. Click on it




Navigate to this section and change your url to main url, delete the subfolder's name. Example : https://yourdomain.com/




Once done, Go to Wordpress Manager






Find your domain with the subfolder url. Click the dropdown button on left




Click Remove




Then, import your WordPress back by click scan at the top of the list




Click Start scanning for installations


Updated on: 07/10/2021

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