Subdomains Overview
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A subdomain is an extension of your domain name, displayed in front of your root domain in your web address (URL). It brings visitors to a particular page on your website. It is part of the main website, but it may be considered a separate entity by search engines.
For example, the address for a blog subdomain might look like this: www.blog.mysamplewebsite.com.
Benefits of Subdomains
Some benefits of using subdomains are:
- Subdomains can be used on websites to send traffic to a different IP address while still keeping visitors on the same main domain.
- Subdomains are useful for giving a webpage its own, separate identity in search engine results while also keeping it a part of the main website.
Ways of Setting up Subdomains in Your Wix Account
Method of Primary (Root) Domain Connection | Subdomain Destination | Action Required |
|---|---|---|
Wix domain, or a domain connected to Wix via name servers | An external (non-Wix) website, resource, or blog | Add the required DNS records in your Wix account. Learn how to connect a subdomain to a site in your Wix account |
Wix domain or domain connected to Wix via name servers | Wix site | Upgrade and add the subdomain to your Wix account. Learn how to connect a subdomain to a site in your Wix account |
Domain connected to Wix via pointing or not connected to Wix | Wix site | Make sure your site is a Premium plan and add the subdomain to your Wix account. Then, add the required DNS records with your domain host. Learn how to connect a subdomain to an external resource |
Note:
You can also connect a subdomain to your Album page (when using Wix Photo Albums) or Multilingual site.
FAQs
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Can I connect a subdomain to a specific page on my Wix site (other than the homepage)?
Can I connect a business email to a subdomain?
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