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title: "Using the Site URL Tool in InMotion Central"
description: "When you're ready to change the URL of your WordPress website in InMotion Central, the Site URL tool makes it easy. All of the different tasks that are normally required, like setting up an SSL and..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/central/projects/site-url/
date: 2023-07-10
modified: 2025-05-28
author: "Jesse Owens"
categories: ["Projects"]
tags: ["Central Product Guide"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Using the Site URL Tool in InMotion Central

![Using the Site URL Tool in InMotion Central hero image](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Platform-i-Site-URL-Tool-1024x538.png)

When you’re ready to change the URL of your WordPress website in InMotion Central, the Site URL tool makes it easy. All of the different tasks that are normally required, like setting up an SSL and replacing entries in the database, are performed automatically by the tool.

## What Does the Site URL Tool Do?

When you update the Site URL using the tool, it triggers an Ansible Playbook that ensures your server and website are correctly configured to use the new URL.

- First, if the domain is managed by InMotion Central, the DNS is updated to point to the VPS.
- Next, the server’s configuration for Apache and NGINX are updated to add the new hostname.
- Then, the WordPress **Options** table is changed to set the **SiteURL** and **Home** options to match the new hostname.
- Next, the WordPress **Content** table is updated to replace the previous URL with the new one.
- Finally, an SSL certificate is assigned to the site using the free SSL service from Let’s Encrypt, and the previous steps are re-run to change the URL from http to https.

## How to Use the Site URL Tool

1. [](https://central.inmotionhosting.com/)[Log into InMotion Central](https://central.inmotionhosting.com/login), and click on the Project that you’d like to update.
2. Click **Manage** on the VPS environment hosting your site, then click **Configure**.
3. Open the drop-down list labelled **Select a Domain**.![screenshot featuring the siteurl tool and selecting a domain ](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/change-siteurl.png)
4. You’ll see all of the domains that your current team is able to use. If you don’t see the domain you’d like to use, add it in the **Domains** menu, or select **Enter Manually**. Click **Continue**.
5. Optionally, enter a **Subdomain**. Commonly, some website owners choose to use **www** for their primary website. Even if you don’t enter **www**, an SSL certificate will be generated for that subdomain.
6. Click **Continue**, and finally click **Apply Site URL**.
7. The process can take several minutes.

## Troubleshooting Common Issues

While updating the Site URL is generally a smooth process, there can occasionally be some issues that you can easily troubleshoot.

### I Don’t See My Domain Listed in the Drop-Down

If you don’t see the domain you want to use listed in the drop-down menu, there are a few things you can check.

1. The domain isn’t managed by InMotion Central.
   - If you’re managing your own DNS through a third-party system, make sure that your domain’s **A Record** is pointed to the correct IP address, and use the **Enter Manually** option.
   - If you’d prefer to manage your DNS with InMotion Central, make sure that your domain’s **Nameservers** are set according to the table below, then [add your domain to Central](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/product-guides/wordpress-hosting/central/domains/add-domain/). Data Center OriginHostnameIP AddressUnited Statesns1.inmotionhosting.com74.124.210.242United Statesns2.inmotionhosting.com70.39.150.2Netherlandsns3.inmotionhosting.com213.165.240.101Netherlandsns4.inmotionhosting.com213.165.240.102
2. The domain isn’t owned by the correct team.
   - Double-check that your project and your domain are owned by the same team.
   - You can check your project’s team by selecting **List View** on the **Projects** screen.
   - You can check your domain’s team on the **Domains** screen.
   - Delete the domain and re-add it with the correct team, or use the **Enter Manually** tool and update the **A Record** manually.

### I See an “Unsafe Site” SSL Warning in my Browser

This issue occurs when an SSL certificate failed to be issued during the URL update process.

**This error is usually resolved within a few minutes automatically.** The playbook will attempt to retrieve an SSL certificate several times, waiting a few minutes in between attempts.

1. Your [DNS may not have fully propagated](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/domain-names/dns-nameserver-changes/complete-guide-to-dns-records/#propagation) to the new IP address, causing Let’s Encrypt to attempt to use your old server to verify the domain.
2. Wait until your DNS has fully updated or [flush the DNS cache](https://developers.google.com/speed/public-dns/cache), then re-run the Site URL tool.