Problem with the "Site Address (URL)" field in the General Settings Screen

[digical]

The instructions say "Enter the address here if you....." underneath the field. It's been like this for years. The keyword is "if". If my "Site Address" is the same as the "WordPress Address", this assumes I should leave this field blank. But it doesn't do that. It pops up with an error message (see screenshot)....

​https://www.screencast.com/t/i4Z1YaOWg

It's a required field - not a field based on a condition. I think the description should be changed to better instruct the site administrator on what to do and not popup an error message if Site Address is left blank.

[SergeyBiryukov]

Hi there, welcome to WordPress Trac! Thanks for the report.

Just linking to some related tickets here: #10970, #18769, #40353, #47954.

[sabernhardt]

small edit to description text

[sabernhardt]

Suggested revision for description text:

Enter the same address here unless you want your site home page to be different from your WordPress installation directory.

The text has had a few changes over the years, but "if" has been part of that since changeset:1203.

[SergeyBiryukov]

50629.diff​ seems like a nice improvement to avoid confusion.

[SergeyBiryukov]

In 54689:

Administration: Improve the wording of "Site Address" field description.

This aims to clarify that "Site Address (URL)" is a required field that should not be left blank, whether or not the site home page is intended to be different from the WordPress installation directory.

Follow-up to [1203], [3058], [5093], [5141], [13750], [41986].

Props digical, sabernhardt.
Fixes #50629.