Changed WordPress URL and Got a 404

Third Party Applications WordPress
#1

Dear Support Staff,

from my admin panel, I changed my site URL. From that moment on, I’ve been receiving a 404 error, stating that “The requested URL was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.”

I’m afraid of losing all my content. What should I do?

Thank you for all your help. I look forward to hearing back from you.

All the best,

Norman

#2

Hi Norman!

Not to worry, your content should be safe and sound. This seemingly convenient change URL option in WordPress unfortunately doesn’t change things on the backend properly.

We have a guide here on how to fix this issue by editing the URL in two places within the database. From there, you may find this guide on cloning within Installatron a good way of moving a WordPress installation to the URL you would like it to be.

Let us know if you still have any trouble going forward!

#3

Hi Katie,

Thank you for your prompt answer. I followed the steps you indicated in your message. However, there are still a few things that are not working properly.

  1. I cannot access my wp-admin page (https://foodculture.normanrusin.org/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Ffoodculture.normanrusin.org%2Fblog%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1). When I try to do that, I still receive a 404 error.
  2. The whole layout / theme of the blog is missing.

I’m at a loss. Please, let me know how to fix it.

Thanks again, and I look forward to hearing back from you.

All the best,

Norman

#4

Norman,
It looks like the site was installed on foodculture.normanrusin.org/blog rather than foodculture.normanrusin.org. I’ve changed the SiteURL and homepageURL to foodculture.normanrusin.org/blog.

From here you can clone the site over to foodculture.normanrusin.org if you’d like! Let us know if you need anything else.