domain name change

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  gnickson20 · Member · Dec 22, 2022 at 11:42 pm

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  Hello, i recently switched my domain name and now i cannot access my website on WordPress. The old domain name was giavonninickson.com and the new domain name is giavonnidowning.com

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  hostrings1 · Member · Dec 23, 2022 at 12:35 am

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  To change the domain name in a WordPress site from “abc.com” to “xyz.com”, you will need to follow these steps:

  1. Purchase and set up the new domain name “xyz.com” with your domain registrar or hosting provider.
  2. Back up your WordPress site. This is important to ensure that you have a copy of your site’s content and settings in case anything goes wrong during the process. You can use a plugin like UpdraftPlus to create a full backup of your site.
  3. Install and activate the WordPress plugin “Velvet Blues Update URLs”. This plugin allows you to easily update all the internal links and references on your site to the new domain name.
  4. Go to the plugin’s settings page and enter the old domain name “abc.com” in the “Old URL” field and the new domain name “xyz.com” in the “New URL” field.
  5. Click the “Update URLs Now” button to start the process. The plugin will update all the internal links and references on your site to the new domain name.
  6. Update your site’s WordPress and site URL settings. Go to the WordPress dashboard, click on “Settings” and then “General”. In the “WordPress Address (URL)” and “Site Address (URL)” fields, update the old domain name “abc.com” to the new domain name “xyz.com”.
  7. Clear your site’s cache. If you are using a caching plugin or your hosting provider has caching enabled, you will need to clear the cache to ensure that your site is using the new domain name.
  8. Test your site to make sure everything is working correctly. Visit your site using the new domain name “xyz.com” and make sure all the links and images are working properly.
  9. Update any external links or references to the new domain name. If you have any external links or references pointing to your old domain name “abc.com”, you will need to update them to the new domain name “xyz.com”.
  10. Redirect traffic from the old domain name to the new domain name. To ensure that users and search engines are directed to the new domain name, you will need to set up a 301 redirect from the old domain name “abc.com” to the new domain name “xyz.com”. You can do this using a plugin like Redirection or by adding a redirect rule to your .htaccess file.

  I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any questions.