How to replace a wordpress installation in root directory with another in a subdirectory?

Please refer to the official codex page: Moving WordPress within your site

Go to Admin Panel -> Settings -> General.

Change WordPress address (URI): (www.thess.com/welcome to www.thess.com)

Change Site Address address (URL): (www.thess.com/welcome to www.thess.com)

Move your files from subdirectory to root. That’s it.

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