Installing and configuring WordPress in a subdomain of your Hosting is a great alternative to generate separate websites, which may or may not be related to your main page, without having to use a new domain.
Generating a subdomain is a very practical and versatile tool that agrees to have the same server multiple times at no additional cost. It can be combined with cloning the website in WordPress in a subdomain and it is even possible to duplicate the website in WordPress without plugins.
This is a totally viable alternative in case you need to create a new website, mainly to avoid hiring an additional domain to the one we already use.
In turn, if your main database is the one that will help generate your new pages, it will allow you to make sure that the server is capable of executing all the changes.
Requirements to install and configure WordPress in a subdomain of your Hosting
In general, they are very similar to all those tools that you need to have to be able to add WordPress in the main domain that you will use.
This is why you simply have to check the following list to make sure you still have each of them at your disposal:
- Register the domain you will use and ensure that it is active to link to the new website.
- Make sure that this domain is the host and is responsible for pointing its DNS information to the Hosting you will be using.
- At the same time, check that the way in which this DNS information is propagated to the Hosting is correct.
- Finally, confirm that your Hosting has enough storage space to install your new WordPress site.
Pros and cons of using a subdomain
Like the factors that are carried out throughout life, making the decision to generate a subdomain will depend directly on the purpose for which it is being used.
Disadvantages
- Subdomains end up being alternate pages or related to the main domain, so their URLs tend to be long and difficult to memorize.
- Despite being based on the main page, they sometimes tend to lose the main theme when they are not centered based on the host domain.
- In the same way that has been said in the previous point, deviating from the main theme will cause the credibility of the content to be lost.
- The developer acquires more administrative work, based on the security and updates that he must perform in the subdomains as well as in the main one.
- In case of not renewing the contract with the main domain, automatically the subdomains subscribed to this will also stop working.
Advantage
- Although they are sites attached to a main domain or host, they are capable of behaving as completely separate and independent pages.
- There is no limit on the number of subdomains that can be created under the same domain.
- Although it directly affects the positioning of your domain, it has the ability to present itself and be shared as a totally separate site.
- Creating a high or low number of subdomains will not affect the cost of the main domain.
Procedure to install the subdomain to your Hosting
To install and configure WordPress in a subdomain of your Hosting you must access the Hosting control panel to find the option of ” domains and subdomains “.
At this point, you will have the option to ” create a subdomain ” that is associated or directly related to the main domain of your WordPress.
Now you must go to ” company web packs ” to be able to click on ” create in WordPress “so that it is directly related to the platform.
The option to choose the available pack file that you have previously downloaded will be displayed before you to ensure its availability so that you only have to click on the ” install ” button.
A configuration window will appear before you, asking you to establish the name of the site, the administrator, its email address and the folder assigned to the subdomain.
As soon as the installation takes its course, you will be able to see its details and the installations of the packs that will be installed in your Hosting.