How to Set WordPress Home and Site URL Easily

Prerequisites

1. Have WordPress installed¹

Guide

There are two ways to set the WordPress Home and Site URL:

• Via the admin dashboard (recommended)
• By hardcoding the values in wp-config.php

Use the hardcoded method if:

• You can’t access the WordPress dashboard
• Your site is unreachable
• The WordPress Address and Site Address fields are greyed out

The preferred method (in the dashboard)

1. Log in to your WordPress dashboard.
2. Go to Settings → General.
3. Update both the WordPress Address and the Site Address.

The hardcoded way

sudo nano wp-config.php

sudo nano wp-config.php

3. Add the following lines just before
   /* That’s all, stop editing! Happy publishing. */

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

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

4. Save the file and restart the WordPress container.

1. To install wordpress you may use this guide ↩︎