Why not allow automattic subdomains for websites?

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    dennisfrancisblewett · Member ·

    Hello,

    I’ve become interested in using the woocommerce plugin, but I do not like the garbled look at the subdomain that I would be offered (‘wpcomstaging’). Why does not Automattic just allow websites to use automattic as the subdomain?

    WP.com: Yes
    Correct account: Yes

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  • supernovia · Staff ·

    Hi @dennisfrancisblewett, thanks for the feedback!

    The simple answer is that free sites always have a free .wordpress.com subdomain under them, and any sites that have extra plugins and themes installed use the other type of subdomain for that different infrastructure.

    Will you be adding a custom domain to your site, such as dennisfrancisblewett.com? I ask because as soon as you connect a custom domain, the subdomain won’t be visible to your users. The business plan users tend to use a custom domain every time, and only use the staging address if they’re setting up a new site while keeping the old one live.

    If you’ll be adding a custom domain, you should be all set at that point, but if you won’t be adding one, let us know a bit more about your use case and we’ll help how we can.

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