After changing one of the URLs in my website settings, a 404 error

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    jordandhipsher · Member ·

    After changing one of the URLs in my website settings. Immediately I was kicked out, met with a 404 error, as well as not able to log back into the admin settings.

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    bfernandessp · Member ·

    Hello Jordan,

    I’m sorry you got locked out. In WordPress, these two URLS settings must be correct and consistent. If either is wrong (wrong domain, missing www, wrong protocol http/https, typo), WordPress will redirect incorrectly → locking you out.

    To fix this you need to access your wp-config.php file and add these lines above: /* That’s all, stop editing! */

    define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://yourdomain.com’);
    define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://yourdomain.com’);

    Save the file and refresh you site.

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    jordandhipsher · Member ·

    Thank you for replying, can you please provide a step-by-step guide that I could go by?

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    bfernandessp · Member ·

    Sure. You need to access your cPanel at https://jordanhipsher.com:2083/

    Once you’re in go to File Manager and open public_html/wp-config.php.

    Add these lines above /* That’s all, stop editing! */

    define(‘WP_HOME’, ‘https://yourdomain.com’);
    define(‘WP_SITEURL’, ‘https://yourdomain.com’);

    Save file and refresh your site. That’s it.

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