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Hello! Hopefully this question gets to the right place–I am having a devil of a time finding a related topic that gets me to the correct WordPress Support page where I can post a question.
Some background: I am almost done building my site (pre-launch “Coming Soon” status), and would like to change my site URL.
Problem (WHY): my site address is too long (or at least I think it is). mindfuleatingandlivingwithlinda.com. I checked Bluehost and the site name mindfullivingeating.com is available. I thought it would be best to change my long Site URL to this shorter 3-word version, but I’m SO scared it will mess up my entire site.
It looks like the solution is to simply go to Settings > General in my Dashboard to change my Site URL address and WordPress address to this shorter version. However, from what I read in other forums I’ve googled, doing this can bring an onslaught of new problems to my site (URL will break, I would have to move site files, change phpadmin code, etc.) and require professional assistance that I cannot afford right now.
Is there a simple way to change my site URL (the public one people use to get to my site) without having to do a lot of work to move files and reconfigure my php and database settings?
Also–which address would I use when signing up for tools like Google Adsense, my site URL or WordPress address?
Any help/advice is so much appreciated! Thank you!:-)