Advice on Wordpress and subdomains

**MJ10** · 05-12-11, 03:12 PM

Hi Guys,

I have a pretty good domain that I want to make the most of. My plan is to have the home page as a blog and then create subdomains as product feature pages.

So for example:

home.com
iphone.home.com
xbox.home.com

---

[1]I am looking for advice on good templates and plugins that will make this look good, as well as any other advice you may have around the subject.

[2]I am also considering selling subdomains as websites (like moonfruit) to people... what sort of hosting or further knowledge do I need to do this?

Many thanks for any and all answers

John

**ryan1087** · 05-12-11, 03:34 PM

1. ) Not sure what your after here, just set up sub-domains like you would usually.

2. ) Possible for small additional websites however you would need a good hosting package to host webspace, bandwidth and to handle traffic.

Sufiyan · 05-12-11, 03:45 PM

If you're gonna use Wordpress on these sites, get the Metamorph template. I think it would be the best as it is a set of different coloured themes for Wordpress. Dunno if that's what you're exactly looking for. Didn't really get your post properly.

**the_icks** · 05-12-11, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MJ10

Hi Guys,

I have a pretty good domain that I want to make the most of. My plan is to have the home page as a blog and then create subdomains as product feature pages.

So for example:

home.com
iphone.home.com
xbox.home.com

---

[1]I am looking for advice on good templates and plugins that will make this look good, as well as any other advice you may have around the subject.

[2]I am also considering selling subdomains as websites (like moonfruit) to people... what sort of hosting or further knowledge do I need to do this?

Many thanks for any and all answers

John

just send redirects to the individual pages..... or clever use of permalinks.

**MJ10** · 05-12-11, 03:53 PM

OK I'll try and explain:

1) I'm doing something like FJ and Kudos do... have one "hub" domain with several regular normal subdomains (such as iphone. or xbox.)

I was just wondering if there were any WP plugins that made this easier, seo friendlier, etc etc

2) Well at the moment I host with an eXceem member, but if I was to do this I would move this site away from his hosting to... I'm not sure what! Do I need a reseller account? Do I need to buy something specific? Would it actually be popular?

Thanks

alexjames · 05-12-11, 04:12 PM

Sounds like you probably want to set up a network then:

Create A Network WordPress Codex

...this might also be of use:

WordPress › WP Subdomains WordPress Plugins

**the_icks** · 05-12-11, 05:09 PM

just set up a wordpress account on each subdomain..

I will give £10 to anyone who can add a self hosted wordpress onto my VPS!!!

ndev2k · 05-12-11, 06:50 PM

Mj10 you don't need to worry about the hosting unless you startedto get crazy amounts of traffic. The vps will cope now I have worked out what I am doing and have streamlined a lot of the processes.

cono1717 · 05-12-11, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_icks

I will give £10 to anyone who can add a self hosted wordpress onto my VPS!!!

For multiple domains or just one installation :S ?

That plugin is probably best for you MJ10 messing with redirects can make some issues later on in life.

Ilikefree · 05-12-11, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cono1717

For multiple domains or just one installation :S ?

That plugin is probably best for you MJ10 messing with redirects can make some issues later on in life.

it was just a single installation but after about an hour of trying i still couldn't work out why his windows server didn't want to accept a mySQL server...

05-12-11, 03:12 PM	#1
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	Advice on Wordpress and subdomains Hi Guys, I have a pretty good domain that I want to make the most of. My plan is to have the home page as a blog and then create subdomains as product feature pages. So for example: home.com iphone.home.com xbox.home.com --- [1]I am looking for advice on good templates and plugins that will make this look good, as well as any other advice you may have around the subject. [2]I am also considering selling subdomains as websites (like moonfruit) to people... what sort of hosting or further knowledge do I need to do this? Many thanks for any and all answers John __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20)

05-12-11, 03:34 PM	#2
ryan1087 What to put... Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9,073	1. ) Not sure what your after here, just set up sub-domains like you would usually. 2. ) Possible for small additional websites however you would need a good hosting package to host webspace, bandwidth and to handle traffic. __________________ free ipad 3

05-12-11, 03:45 PM	#3
Sufiyan free-gadgets.co.nr Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Mumbai, India Posts: 1,974	If you're gonna use Wordpress on these sites, get the Metamorph template. I think it would be the best as it is a set of different coloured themes for Wordpress. Dunno if that's what you're exactly looking for. Didn't really get your post properly. __________________ Spoiler My stats: Hope that number increases. Working on new site!

05-12-11, 03:53 PM	#5
MJ10 Currently: Moderating! Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thatcham, Reading Posts: 15,787	OK I'll try and explain: 1) I'm doing something like FJ and Kudos do... have one "hub" domain with several regular normal subdomains (such as iphone. or xbox.) I was just wondering if there were any WP plugins that made this easier, seo friendlier, etc etc 2) Well at the moment I host with an eXceem member, but if I was to do this I would move this site away from his hosting to... I'm not sure what! Do I need a reseller account? Do I need to buy something specific? Would it actually be popular? Thanks __________________ Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £4,280.76 Spoiler Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) \| Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) \| 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) \| BT (£1,302) \| BT (£663) \| BT (£238) \| 500GB Wifi HDD (£103.98) \| Philips iPad Speaker (£99.99) \| Sgt.PepperMill (£10.47) \| Car iPhone/Tape (£9.29) Received from KUDOS: £2,652.50 Spoiler Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) \| Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) \| Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) \| Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) \| Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) \| Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) \| 32GB iPad 3 4G (£579) \| BT (£153) Received from Xpango: £250.14 Spoiler Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Received from other affiliates: £263.20 Spoiler Amazon Affiliate Voucher (£263.20) 2011 Winner of Best Site Award and Grammanazi Award. Runner up for Member of the Year 2011 Free iPhone \| Free iPhone \| Free iPad 3 \| Sign Define App \| Freebie Proof Photo Blog Total Received: £7,446.87 plus Current Stats: 0 green 12 pending WIN an iPod Shuffle, XBox Live, Amazon or iTunes vouchers >> Free competition entry here << Spoiler Spoiler Ed's status Spoiler Received from FreebieJeebies: £1,854.03 Amazon Vouchers (£275) \| Wii Black & Game (£200) \| Textbooks (£40) \| Samsung T220HD (£200) \| WiFi Printer (£38) Samsung R580 (£689) \| Belkin Case (£15) \| Catlike Whisper Plus (£102) \| JVC Hi-Fi (144) \| Kenwood Microwave (£62) 2xHDMI (£5.03) \| Omron Scales (£30) \| 2xBluRay (£10) \| Kitchen Crockery (£44) Received from KUDOS: £1,920.50 Philips Hi-Fi (£138) \| iPhone 4 Case (£4) \| SEO Book (£13) \| Russell Hobbs Kettle (£40) \| 3D HDMI Cable (£11.99) Samsung UE40D6530 3DHDTV - BD-D6500 3D BluRay Player - Skype Camera - 2x3D Glasses and BluRay Film (£946) Wireless Headphones (£55) \| 1TB HDD (£55) \| IceAge DVD Box Set (£10) \| BluRay Blank Disk Package (£26.48) Harry Potter 1-8 BluRay (£32.30) \| Nike+ Running Package (£35) \| HDMI Cable (£5) \| Extension Lead (£18) Russel Hobbs Iron (£20) \| Brabantia Ironing Board (£55) \| Just Dance 3 (£23) \| TV Aerial Cable (£2) Samsung UE32D5520 HDTV (£380) \| Amazon Voucher (£51) Received from Xpango: £250.14 (others: £263.20) Apple TV (£99) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£32.20) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£49.74) \| Affiliate Bank Transfer (£69.20) Amazon: Affiliate Voucher (£263.20)

05-12-11, 04:12 PM	#6
alexjames iPaidNothing Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: London, UK Posts: 1,092	Sounds like you probably want to set up a network then: Create A Network WordPress Codex ...this might also be of use: WordPress › WP Subdomains WordPress Plugins __________________ Free iPad 2 \| Free iPhone 4S \| Free iPhone 4

05-12-11, 05:09 PM	#7
the_icks Mr Baldy Chicken Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 14,487	just set up a wordpress account on each subdomain.. I will give £10 to anyone who can add a self hosted wordpress onto my VPS!!!

05-12-11, 06:50 PM	#8
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