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Change the domain name of a WordPress site & Infomaniak Apps
This guide explains how to change the URL of your site containing a web application (such as Prestashop or Joomla) installed on your Infomaniak web hosting (via WordPress & Apps).
If the application in question is WordPress, please read this dedicated guide.
Prerequisites
- the domain name to use must first be added as an alias to the main domain on the concerned site
Change the address of a WordPress & Apps site
To change the address of the site created with an Infomaniak web application to another domain name already listed in the same Organization:
- log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) using a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- click on the icon at the top right of the interface (or navigate using the left sidebar menu)
- select Website (in the Web & Domain section)
- click on the name of the relevant item in the displayed table
- click on WordPress & Apps in the left sidebar menu
- click on the Configure button for the relevant application
- under Site URL, select the desired web address from the dropdown menu:
- if you have not followed the above prerequisites, the desired domain will not appear even if it is registered in the same organization:
- if you have added the domain as an alias to the site, the desired domain will appear and you can select it to replace the previous domain:
- if you have not followed the above prerequisites, the desired domain will not appear even if it is registered in the same organization:
- click the Save button
Note: among the URLs present in the dropdown menu, the preview URL allows you to access your site if the domain name is not yet correctly configured to point to your web application.
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