change URL for my site

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  gharbijohnny · Member · Oct 21, 2020 at 2:09 am

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  I tried to change the site name and the URL for my site http://johnnydesign.net From johnnydesign to johnnynews and afterwards I couldn’t access the site. Please Help

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  kokkieh · Staff · Oct 21, 2020 at 6:30 am

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  Hi there,

  Your site is not hosted with us on WordPress.com, but using the open source WordPress.org software at another host.

  Changing the domain on a stand-alone WordPress site like yours has to follow a specific process. You can find the documentation for that process here, though many hosting providers have their own process for this via their hosting control panel.

  https://wordpress.org/support/article/changing-the-site-url/

  Depending on your setup, you might be able to fix this yourself using those instructions. If not, please contact your hosting provider directly for help.