WordPress localhost site always redirect to localhost dashboard

 

Step by step to fix this issue

1. Wp-config file

1. Edit your wp-config.php file
2. Search to see if WP_HOME or WP_SITEURL is present in this file
3. If they are, change the address listed to 'http://localhost/wordpress/'
4. If WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL aren't present in your wp-config.php file yet, add the following code to the file

define('WP_HOME', 'http://localhost/wordpress/');

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://localhost/wordpress/');

2. Check .htaccess file

Open .htaccess and look for the Wordpress section similar to the below, and add your-site-name/ where you see it below on the RewriteBase and RewriteRule lines:

# BEGIN WordPress

<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>

RewriteEngine On

RewriteBase /your-site-name/

RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f

RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d

RewriteRule . /wordpress/index.php [L]

</IfModule>

# END WordPress

3.  Open wp-admin of your local website

 

1. After login on site, navigate onto Settings -> Permalink page change the website URL with your local website URL.

4. Add www in the doamin url in domain settting

1. Edit your wp-config.php file
2. Search to see if WP_HOME or WP_SITEURL is present in this file
3. If they are, change the address listed to 'http://www.localhost/wordpress/'
4. If WP_HOME and WP_SITEURL aren't present in your wp-config.php file yet, add the following code to the file

define('WP_HOME', 'http://www.localhost/wordpress/');

define('WP_SITEURL', 'http://www.localhost/wordpress/');

These setups definately solves the issues, if you are still facing this issue , please let me know by sending me mail.