How do I create a subdomain for WordPress?”

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  williamsmithh383 · Member · Dec 9, 2025 at 8:52 am

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  I run my website usadraftsman.com and I’m thinking about creating a subdomain, like blog.usadraftsman.com, to organize content separately.

  I’m not sure about the best way to set it up on WordPress. Should I create a new WordPress installation for the subdomain, or can I manage it from my current site? Are there any important things I should know about subdomains on WordPress?

  Any advice or step-by-step guidance would be really appreciated!

  Thanks in advance

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  staff-augustuswp · Staff · Dec 15, 2025 at 6:43 am

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  Hello there,
  At this moment, WordPress.com does not support subdomains of this type. I see that your site though is on a self-hosted WordPress installation. You can read about the difference here: https://wordpress.com/support/com-vs-org/
  
  I’d suggest you ask for more info on the WordPress support forums here: https://wordpress.org/support/forums/
  
  To get you started though, you have 2 options:
  1- You can create literally two separate sites with 2 separate WordPress installlations
  2- You can use WordPress multisites: https://learn.wordpress.org/lesson/setting-up-a-wordpress-multisite-network/
  
  For more info on this, please refer to the WordPress.org documentation: https://wordpress.org/documentation/