diff --git a/wordpress/compose.yaml b/wordpress/compose.yaml
index c79e2cc..84b54bb 100644
--- a/wordpress/compose.yaml
+++ b/wordpress/compose.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ services:
   wordpress:
     image: wordpress:php8.3-apache
     restart: unless-stopped
+    working_dir: /var/www/html/wordpress
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:${WORDPRESS_PORT:-18404}:80"
     environment:
@@ -9,10 +10,14 @@ services:
       WORDPRESS_DB_NAME: wordpress
       WORDPRESS_DB_USER: wordpress
       WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD: ${WORDPRESS_DB_PASSWORD:?Set a database password in the Stack secret bindings}
+      WORDPRESS_PUBLIC_URL: ${WORDPRESS_PUBLIC_URL:?Set the public HTTPS URL ending in /wordpress}
       WORDPRESS_CONFIG_EXTRA: |
         define('DISALLOW_FILE_EDIT', true);
+        define('WP_HOME', getenv('WORDPRESS_PUBLIC_URL'));
+        define('WP_SITEURL', getenv('WORDPRESS_PUBLIC_URL'));
+        define('FORCE_SSL_ADMIN', true);
     volumes:
-      - wordpress:/var/www/html
+      - wordpress:/var/www/html/wordpress
     depends_on:
       db:
         condition: service_healthy