Wordpress

How to update WordPress site urls properly

Run the following SQL query to update your WordPress database with a new site url.

UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value, 'OLD_URL, 'NEW_URL') WHERE option_name = 'home' OR option_name = 'siteurl';
UPDATE wp_posts SET guid = replace(guid,  'OLD_URL, 'NEW_URL');
UPDATE wp_posts SET post_content = replace(post_content,  'OLD_URL, 'NEW_URL');
UPDATE wp_postmeta SET meta_value = replace(meta_value,  'OLD_URL, 'NEW_URL');
UPDATE wp_options SET option_value = replace(option_value,  'OLD_URL, 'NEW_URL');

It’s also possible to download a stand-alone project for this called Database Search and Replace.