Transition from existing to a new website. Subfolder or Subdomain?

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    joyridecyclingcrete · Member ·

    Hi!
    I have an existing website, joyride.bike, installed on the root of server. I need to develop a new website, using a different theme but keeping the same domain, joyride.bike, on the same server, and make the transition as fast and seamlessly as possible. What would be the best practice without problems and minimal downtime?
    Should I make the new wordpress installation on a subfolder of the root or is it better to use a subdomain (new.joyride.bike) and then change it to joyride.bike when it’s ready to go live?
    How can I make this change without running into conflicts and problems with databases?
    I appreciate your help, thanks in advance!

    Manos.

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    shubhamgmath · Member ·

    Hi there

    Your site is using WordPress.org software which is hosted on another host. So WordPress.com forum is not the right place to get the solution for your question.
    You can post your question in WordPress.org forum:
    https://wordpress.org/support/forums/

    For more information here is the support documentation link below:
    https://codex.wordpress.org/

    WordPress.com forum helps the sites hosted on WordPress.com only
    WordPress.com and WordPress.org are both different platforms, you can find more information for this here:
    https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

    You’ll need a free WordPress.org account to post – if you don’t already have one, you can register here:

    https://wordpress.org/support/register.php

    Hope this helps you.

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