Changed URL and Website Name

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  newplainsreview · Member · Aug 29, 2018 at 1:58 am

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  I attempted to change the URL and website name through the WP admin general settings tab. I changed the name, then clicked save. I tried loading the website with the new name and it wouldn’t load. I need to regain the website.

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  katiebethbrown · Staff · Aug 29, 2018 at 2:30 am

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  Hi @newplainsreview.

  It sounds like your site may be running the WordPress.org software and is hosted on a provider other than WordPress.com. If that’s the case you will need to ask your question over on the WordPress.org forums or talk to your hosting provider, as this forum supports sites that are hosted here at WordPress.com.

  You may find this support thread from the WordPress.org forum helpful:
  https://wordpress.org/support/topic/changed-url-in-general-settings-and-now-site-is-broken-and-i-cant-log-in/

  If you want to know more about the differences between WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress.org sites this article may be helpful:

  https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/