How to Create a Subdomain in SiteWorx?

Contents

    1. Log into your SiteWorx account. (eg: www.example.com:2443/siteworx/ )

     

    2. Under SiteWorx Menu, click the Hosting Features menu item if it is not already open.

    3. Click the Domain menu item and then click on the Subdomain option.

    4. Under the “Add a Subdomain” tab, enter your subdomain name in the Subdomain field.

    5. Click on the Add button.

     

    Updated on September 19, 2016
    Was this article helpful?

    243 responses to “How to Create a Subdomain in SiteWorx?”

    1. Danielbah Avatar

      Funny how a tiny setting opens up a whole new address.

    2. Clydegic Avatar

      Saved me a support ticket today.

    3. JoannBig Avatar

      Why is the subdomain screen never where you expect it?

    4. Robertknopy Avatar

      Good reminder that propagation takes a bit. Patience, folks.

    5. Jerrygrath Avatar

      Took me two minutes flat. My cat could follow this.

    6. DonaldQuirl Avatar

      Neat trick for keeping a staging site away from the main one.

    7. JavierPyday Avatar

      Is there a limit to how many you can add? Curious.

    8. WilliamUnema Avatar

      Subdomain, folder, done. Beats editing config files by hand.

    9. DonaldUnusy Avatar

      Honestly the wildcard DNS part tripped me up the first time.

    10. DavidJed Avatar

      Clear steps, no fluff. Three clicks and done.

    11. Charlesjourn Avatar

      Wish I’d found this before wrestling with DNS for an hour.

    12. Eugenesek Avatar

      Subdomain for the blog, subdomain for the shop. Tidy.

    13. Thomascourn Avatar

      Pointed a test subdomain at a blank folder and it worked first go.

    14. Davidped Avatar

      Did SiteWorx always bury this option so deep?

    15. Glennwaipt Avatar

      Short and sweet. Bookmarked for my next side project.

    16. Cliftonlurge Avatar

      Subdomains are like extra rooms in a house, and this shows where the door is.

    17. Robertjep Avatar

      Why does this even need a guide? Because the menu hides it, that’s why.

    18. Robertthype Avatar

      Never knew subdomains were this quick to set up. Handy.

    19. MichaelBit Avatar

      Subdomain up, coffee still warm.

    20. Charleshof Avatar

      I’d have guessed it was harder. Pleasant surprise.

    21. KennethBon Avatar

      Plain and useful. More like this.

    22. RobertVag Avatar

      Saved me a support ticket, thanks.

    23. Briandrora Avatar

      Why guide this? Because one typo in the folder path ruins the afternoon.

    24. Jimmyfup Avatar

      Clear, calm, no nonsense.

    25. WayneTef Avatar

      Handy reference when the client asks for blog.theirsite at 5pm.

    26. TerryOvese Avatar

      Subdomains: the gateway drug of server admin.

    27. WilliamRoB Avatar

      The screenshots-free style is oddly refreshing.

    28. Marvinketed Avatar

      Simple enough that I felt silly googling it.

    29. Nice. Wildcard subdomains next, please?

    30. JamesViopy Avatar

      Worked first try, which is rare for me.

    31. Claudecom Avatar

      Tidy steps. My future self says thanks.

    32. ThomasLorgo Avatar

      Why a guide for this? Because the first time, nobody knows where to click.

    33. Williamnig Avatar

      I keep forgetting where SiteWorx hides the DNS bit, so this helps.

    34. Jasonweili Avatar

      Could this be any more straightforward? Thanks.

    35. Jaredteess Avatar

      Subdomain created in under a minute. Suspiciously easy.

    36. Charlesgrack Avatar

      Lovely little tutorial, no fluff at all.

    37. CharlesWaich Avatar

      Neat. Staging.mysite here I come.

    38. Do people still set these up by hand? Apparently yes, and this makes it easy.

    39. JasonBurry Avatar

      Never knew the document root part mattered until my first subdomain 404’d.

    40. Short, clear, done.

    41. Why does SiteWorx bury this menu so deep? Glad someone mapped it out.

    42. DexterFlele Avatar

      Quick and painless. Bookmarked for the next client site.

    43. MichaelEromy Avatar

      Honestly, subdomains always seemed scarier than they are. Nice walkthrough.

    44. GregorySwemo Avatar

      Exactly the walkthrough I was hunting for this afternoon.

    45. WillieFut Avatar

      Does anything break if I delete the subdomain later?

    46. Jamescem Avatar

      Tiny guide, solid payoff.

    47. ZacharyMit Avatar

      Clear order of steps. That’s rarer than it should be.

    48. Clintontug Avatar

      This saved me a trip to support. Appreciated.

    49. KennethRolla Avatar

      Subdomains: the cheapest way to keep projects apart.

    50. Marcusrex Avatar

      Followed along and it just worked. Rare, honestly.

    51. DanielBus Avatar

      Why is it always the simplest settings that I forget? Thanks for the reminder.

    52. WilliamTut Avatar

      Good steps. A note about propagation time would be the cherry on top.

    53. Bruceboott Avatar

      Never realised how simple this was until now.

    54. Robertbiota Avatar

      Quick, painless, and no jargon. Thanks.

    55. StevenDax Avatar

      Does the new subdomain share the main domain’s email settings?

    56. ThomasCub Avatar

      Bookmarked for the next time my memory fails me.

    57. Danielurise Avatar

      A tidy little walkthrough. Subdomains make a site feel organised.

    58. KelvinaDopy Avatar

      Nice one. I’ll pass it to my teammate who keeps asking.

    59. Georgetef Avatar

      Why hide something this basic three menus deep?

    60. StevenDES Avatar

      Short, sharp and it worked on the first go.

    61. Dwightsof Avatar

      Is the subdomain folder created automatically, or do I need to make it first?

    62. Rolandswils Avatar

      Plain and useful, which is all a tutorial needs to be.

    63. Rolandswils Avatar

      Wish I’d read this before I made a mess of my DNS last month.

    64. Williamaminc Avatar

      Two clicks and a folder name. That’s the whole trick.

    65. RonaldHaism Avatar

      Handy. My staging site finally has a proper home.

    66. Timothypet Avatar

      Why does this need a guide? Because the menu label is never what you search for.

    67. ScottWah Avatar

      Subdomain first, coffee second. Order matters.

    68. BennyLeake Avatar

      Creating a subdomain really is that quick once you find the right spot in SiteWorx.

    69. Rafferty Lindqvist Avatar

      Tried it on a test domain first, worked fine.

    70. Imogen Skarsgaard Avatar

      Why not just use a folder? Your post answered it nicely.

    71. Thaddeus Marsh-Ioane Avatar

      Never knew it was this quick in SiteWorx.

    72. Cordelia Fenwright Avatar

      Straight to the point, appreciated.

    73. Alaric Pennywhistle Avatar

      Does deleting the subdomain also delete its files?

    74. Perpetua Wolcott Avatar

      A subdomain is just a nickname for a folder. Good explanation.

    75. Jorund Ashcombe Avatar

      Neat. Now my blog and shop live apart.

    76. Hesper Ollivander Avatar

      Why is the document root field so easy to overlook?

    77. Lysander Brook-Venn Avatar

      Saved my afternoon, truly.

    78. Delphine Hartnoll Avatar

      Could use a note on SSL for the new subdomain.

    79. Fenwick Adelaar Avatar

      Subdomain up and running. Cheers.

    80. Rosalind Pettigrew Avatar

      Why would anyone still do this by hand? Oh, because it is oddly satisfying.

    81. Tamsin Ellerby Avatar

      Is a wildcard subdomain possible here too?

    82. Caspian Merrow Avatar

      Bookmarked for the next client site.

    83. Sorrel Whitcombe Avatar

      I wondered why SiteWorx hides this under a menu I never open.

    84. Barnaby Ketteridge Avatar

      Subdomains: tiny addresses, big tidiness. Good write-up.

    85. Winnifred Aldous Avatar

      Clear steps, zero fluff. Thanks.

    86. Evander Lockhart Avatar

      Does the subdomain need DNS time to propagate before it shows up?

    87. Philippa Strand Avatar

      Handy screenshots, saved me a support ticket.

    88. Anselm Redgrave Avatar

      Worked first try on my SiteWorx panel.

    89. Marguerite Oyelaran Avatar

      Like adding a new door to the same house. Nice analogy for subdomains.

    90. Leopold Quimby Avatar

      Why do we even need a guide for this? Then I tried it and understood.

    91. Ottoline Frayne Avatar

      Short and sweet. Subdomain made in two minutes.

    92. Casimir Dunmore Avatar

      Is there a reason the subdomain has to point at a separate folder? Curious.

    93. Ingrid Valtteri Avatar

      Why does a subdomain need its own setup at all? Handy walkthrough anyway.

    94. Saved me a support ticket, honestly.

    95. RobertPlots Avatar

      Good primer. I’d add a note about wildcard records for the curious.

    96. Rupert Valdivieso Avatar

      Short answer: yes, it really is that easy.

    97. Anneliese Tobolowsky Avatar

      Followed along on a rainy afternoon, worked perfectly.

    98. Davidvew Avatar

      Why a guide? Because the menu labels are baffling. This helped.

    99. Hectornashy Avatar

      Subdomain up. Now to figure out what to put on it.

    100. Dashiell Pemberton-Wu Avatar

      Quick, clear, useful. More like this please.

    101. Ernestwen Avatar

      If it says ‘create’, why does the button say ‘add’? Tiny gripe, great guide.

    102. Perpetua Lindqvist Avatar

      Creative use of subdomains for staging sites, by the way.

    103. Terryquown Avatar

      Never knew I needed this until my blog wanted a shop.* subdomain.

    104. Fenwick Aldous Tran Avatar

      Handy reminder that DNS can take a while to catch up.

    105. Willismus Avatar

      Ran through this on a test domain first, just to be safe. All good.

    106. Lucinda Abernathy-Cho Avatar

      Three steps and done. Punchy guide.

    107. Caspian Ferreira-Lund Avatar

      Why do hosts hide this setting so deep? Glad someone wrote it down.

    108. Marisol Venkataraman Avatar

      Simple enough once you see it laid out. Thanks.

    109. Barnaby Okonkwo-Reyes Avatar

      Subdomain created, coffee still warm. Good guide.

    110. Thessaly Quimby Avatar

      Nice little walkthrough. The screenshots would help newbies even more.

    111. PedroZot Avatar

      Worked first try, which never happens to me with control panels.

    112. Lloydneepe Avatar

      Why is there a whole guide for this? Then I tried it myself and understood.

    113. Ingvar Delacroix-Moss Avatar

      Clear steps, no fluff. Bookmarked for the next client site.

    114. PedroZot Avatar

      Does anyone else forget the document root field every single time?

    115. MichaelInolo Avatar

      Subdomains: the part of hosting that sounds scarier than it is.

    116. Lloydneepe Avatar

      Wish I’d found this before I spent an evening poking around SiteWorx blindly.

    117. Barryham Avatar

      Short and sweet. Subdomain made in under a minute.

    118. Kevinmox Avatar

      Honestly, why does a subdomain need its own guide? Took me two clicks once I found the right menu.

    119. Evander Pike Avatar

      Short, sweet, and correct. More like this please.

    120. Yasmin Calloway Avatar

      Did exactly this today and it behaved. Thanks!

    121. Leopold Tanner Avatar

      Great for separating a blog from the main shop.

    122. Isolde Barrow Avatar

      Saved me a support ticket, thank you.

    123. Casimir Novak Avatar

      Why do hosts make this feel harder than it is? Good guide.

    124. Maeve Donnelly Avatar

      Three clicks and a name. That’s all it takes, apparently.

    125. Joaquin Delacroix-Hart Avatar

      Nice and tidy. The screenshots would have sealed it, though.

    126. Petra Lindgren Avatar

      Is there a reason to prefer a subdomain over a subfolder here? Curious about the SEO angle.

    127. Wendell Ashby Avatar

      Wish I’d found this before I did it the hard way last month.

    128. Soren Mallory Avatar

      Good reminder to double check the document root path.

    129. Bronwen Achterberg Avatar

      A subdomain a day keeps the folder clutter away.

    130. Akira Lindqvist Avatar

      Simple, and it just works. That’s the best compliment I’ve got.

    131. Tamsin Hollis Avatar

      Quick question: do I need to wait for DNS to propagate before testing?

    132. Gideon Marsh Avatar

      Handy for spinning up a staging area without touching the live site.

    133. Odalys Moreno Avatar

      Why is this buried so deep in the panel? Thanks for digging it out.

    134. Finn Albright Avatar

      Took me ten minutes start to finish, including the coffee break.

    135. Marisol Vega Avatar

      Clean instructions, no fluff. Appreciated.

    136. Elias Brandt Avatar

      Does the subdomain inherit the main site’s PHP version? Wondering before I try it.

    137. Rowan Pierce Avatar

      Subdomains are like spare rooms: easy to add, easy to forget about.

    138. Lucia Ferreira Avatar

      Would be nice to hear how this affects email routing on the new subdomain.

    139. Declan Foster Avatar

      Worked on the first try. Rare for me.

    140. Imogen Strand Avatar

      I always forget which menu SiteWorx hides this under. Thanks for mapping it out.

    141. Callum Rhodes Avatar

      Short and useful. Bookmarked for the next client site.

    142. Nadia Okafor Avatar

      Why does a subdomain need its own setup at all? Genuinely curious, but the walkthrough is clear.

    143. Oswin Halvorsen Avatar

      Subdomain setup always trips me up on the DNS part, so seeing it done in SiteWorx step by step helps.

    144. Richarddop Avatar

      Short, practical and no detours. Thanks for posting.

    145. Aaron Whitfield Avatar

      Good refresher even for those who have done this before.

    146. Colin Marsh Avatar

      Subdomain setup in a few clicks. Love that.

    147. Sofia Marin Avatar

      Followed along and it worked first go. Nice.

    148. Ibrahim Yusuf Avatar

      Why a guide? Because nobody reads the docs. This is better.

    149. Thomasoxilm Avatar

      Clean and to the point. More of these, please.

    150. Hannah Cole Avatar

      Another SiteWorx guide that actually reads like a human wrote it.

    151. Tomas Reyes Avatar

      Honestly I did not know a subdomain was this easy until now.

    152. Ernestraf Avatar

      Worth a read before touching any hosting panel settings.

    153. Grace Ellison Avatar

      Great for beginners who just want a clean subdomain setup.

    154. RobertkaG Avatar

      Simple steps, and the subdomain actually worked. Cheers.

    155. DarrenDup Avatar

      Neat tutorial. DNS delay was the part that caught me out.

    156. Omar Haddad Avatar

      Bookmarked for the next time I forget where that button lives.

    157. Lena Fischer Avatar

      Quick, useful, no fluff. That is rare.

    158. KevinIntah Avatar

      Why does this need a guide? Because the menu names are baffling. Good post.

    159. Daniel Brooks Avatar

      Took me three tries last time. A guide like this is overdue.

    160. Vernonpions Avatar

      Subdomains in SiteWorx, finally explained without the jargon.

    161. Priya Nair Avatar

      Clear steps. Saved me a support ticket today.

    162. Michaelgoold Avatar

      Subdomains: tiny thing, huge headache until someone explains it. Thanks.

    163. Edgarded Avatar

      Handy walkthrough, the screenshots would be the cherry on top.

    164. Marcus Hale Avatar

      Why is a guide even needed? Because SiteWorx hides the option where nobody looks.

    165. CarlosPsype Avatar

      Short and sweet guide. Wish I had found this before I fumbled through it.

    166. Randyfar Avatar

      Does a guide really need a whole post? Fair enough, subdomains trip people up anyway.

    167. Never thought I would need a guide for subdomains, yet here I am. Thanks.

    168. Michaelwaddy Avatar

      Agency vetting is a topic that deserves its own guide, honestly. Subdomains are much simpler by comparison.

    169. Short, sharp, useful. Thanks.

    170. Beatrice Lang Avatar

      Clear and quick, exactly what a how-to should be.

    171. Rohan Desai Avatar

      Why do I always forget to wait for the DNS? Good tip.

    172. Lena Whitaker Avatar

      Followed along and it just worked. Rare joy.

    173. I’d skip the guide normally, but the panel layout here is odd.

    174. Dalton Pierce Avatar

      Subdomains: the cheap way to keep projects tidy.

    175. Mira Solano Avatar

      Nice walkthrough, especially the bit about the redirect.

    176. Callum Reeve Avatar

      Tried it on a test domain first, just in case. Worked fine.

    177. ErnieFaida Avatar

      Quick, tidy and to the point.

    178. Ivy Danforth Avatar

      Great for anyone moving a blog to blog.theirsite style setups.

    179. RobertTerve Avatar

      Why is this buried three menus deep? Thanks for the map.

    180. Williemef Avatar

      Good reminder that the folder name matters more than the label.

    181. ErnieFaida Avatar

      Simple enough. A subdomain for my staging site took one minute.

    182. Gareth Lowell Avatar

      Does the subdomain need its own SSL, or does the wildcard cover it?

    183. Sofia Marchetti Avatar

      Wish I had found this an hour earlier, before I poked around blindly.

    184. Felix Garner Avatar

      Punchy guide. No fluff, just the clicks.

    185. Hannah Pryce Avatar

      Worked on my reseller account without a hitch.

    186. Declan Moore Avatar

      Clean steps. Would love a note on document roots too.

    187. Priya Raman Avatar

      Subdomain created, folder mapped, coffee still hot. Nice.

    188. Owen Fitch Avatar

      Why do we need a walkthrough for this? Because the panel hides it, that’s why.

    189. Nina Calloway Avatar

      Handy. Bookmarking this before I break my next hosting setup.

    190. Tobias Wren Avatar

      I always forget the DNS part. Does it propagate right away for you?

    191. Lindsaysyday Avatar

      Short and clear. Subdomain done in two minutes.

    192. Marcus Hale Avatar

      Why does this even need a guide? Then I tried it myself and understood.

    193. LeonardEtese Avatar

      Subdomains in SiteWorx are easier than I expected once you find the right menu.

    194. Handy one. Subdomains for the win.

    195. Finally, a SiteWorx tip that does not need a support ticket.

    196. Victor E. Avatar

      Does the new subdomain get its own email options too?

    197. Clara N. Avatar

      Setting up a staging site this way is a lifesaver.

    198. Sandynof Avatar

      Short, sweet, and it works. Cheers.

    199. RichardZOX Avatar

      Great reminder to double check the document root path.

    200. Sandynof Avatar

      Good read. Is there any downside to using lots of subdomains?

    201. Clear screenshots-in-words. Nailed it.

    202. Michaeldioma Avatar

      Worked for my staging site. Thanks for sharing.

    203. Why not just use a folder? Curious when a subdomain actually wins.

    204. Oscar J. Avatar

      Never thought a subdomain would be this quick to set up.

    205. Michaeldioma Avatar

      Finally it clicked. Why do hosting panels hide this stuff?

    206. Subdomain created and live in minutes. Thanks!

    207. RussellMit Avatar

      Clear steps, no guesswork. Appreciate it.

    208. Do I need to touch the nameservers at all, or does SiteWorx handle it?

    209. Hannah D. Avatar

      Simple, no fluff. More of this please.

    210. Bradleymox Avatar

      Nice one! Can I redirect a subdomain to another site afterwards?

    211. Pointing a subdomain at a test folder is my favourite trick now.

    212. Bradleymox Avatar

      Love how short this is. Done in two minutes.

    213. Bradleymox Avatar

      Handy. Do you need to wait for propagation before testing it?

    214. JamesGroup Avatar

      Short, sweet, and it works. What more could you want?

    215. Kevinbrews Avatar

      Why do guides like this skip the DNS propagation wait? Otherwise perfect.

    216. Tiny guide, big payoff. Exactly what I needed.

    217. PeterNoita Avatar

      Is there a limit on how many subdomains SiteWorx lets you create?

    218. NathansnilK Avatar

      I’d missed that folder-path field before. Good catch.

    219. ThomasPow Avatar

      Subdomains confuse me less now. Cheers!

    220. Charlescex Avatar

      Straight to the point. More guides like this please.

    221. Quick question: does the subdomain get its own SSL, or share the main one?

    222. WilliamTendy Avatar

      Worked like a charm, thank you.

    223. Funny how a subdomain can organize a whole site. Clean steps here.

    224. Matthewtag Avatar

      Neat. Is there a way to set this up from the command line too?

    225. NathansnilK Avatar

      Thanks! Does the wildcard option change anything here?

    226. Rudolfnus Avatar

      Simple, no jargon. Exactly what I needed today.

    227. Bookmarked. SiteWorx menus are never where I expect them.

    228. NathansnilK Avatar

      Good one. Can the same steps be used for add-on domains too?

    229. Danielveimi Avatar

      Honestly never knew you could do this in two clicks. Thanks for the guide.

    230. Howardpaurn Avatar

      Ha, I always overthink this step. It really is just a couple of clicks.

    231. Nice and punchy. Saved me twenty minutes of poking around menus.

    232. Bookmarked. Subdomains feel like magic when they finally resolve.

    233. Olivia B. Avatar

      Does the subdomain pick up the main SSL cert, or is that a separate step?

    234. Clean and quick. Saved me a support ticket.

    235. Efrainemips Avatar

      Great tip on the naming. Any limit on how many subdomains a plan allows?

    236. Daniel R. Avatar

      Worked first try. Wish every panel guide was this tidy.

    237. Priya S. Avatar

      Short and clear. I was dreading SiteWorx but this made it painless.

    238. RichardSwisk Avatar

      Nice steps. What happens to the subdomain if I delete the parent domain later?

    239. Finally a guide that skips the fluff. Worked first try for me.

    240. Short and clear. Does SiteWorx let you point a subdomain at a different folder?

    241. Miguelriz Avatar

      Handy walkthrough. Did the subdomain show up right away, or did DNS take a while?

    242. Marcus T. Avatar

      Quick question: why does a subdomain need its own docroot? Good to see it explained.

    243. Karen W. Avatar

      Subdomains are the easy part once you know where the DNS zone lives. Handy walkthrough.

    Leave a Reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *