What Is A Subdomain? | GoDaddy

What Is A Subdomain? | GoDaddy

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What is a subdomain? How is a subdomain different from a domain? Take a moment to learn about the subdomains from GoDaddy. For more details about subdomains visit https://www.godaddy.com/help/what-is-a-subdomain-296?cvosrc=video.youtube_organic.us_how-to&cvo_creative=Ae00NNuB8CEisc=ythowto

Hi there. In this video, you’ll learn what a subdomain is and how they’re used.

A subdomain is a subset, or a smaller part of a larger domain.

To better understand the concept of subdomains, let’s dissect a domain name from the top down.

A complete domain name includes a Top-level Domain or TLD, and a Second-level Domain, or SLD.

The TLD is the part that occurs right after the last dot in the domain name; this is why TLDs are sometimes called domain extensions. In this example .com is the TLD. While there are several types of TLDs, the most common are .com, .org, and net.

The SLD, or second level domain, is the part that occurs immediately in front of the last dot in the domain name. In this example, it’s the name of the business. The SLD is what makes a domain name unique.

Now this part… right here… that displays before first dot in the domain name – it’s the subdomain. That’s right… fun fact: WWW is actually a subdomain.

The good news is you don’t have to use WWW for your subdomain; instead, you can replace it with almost any word to create a subdomain with a unique web address, without having to purchase a new domain name.

Subdomains function as an extension of a registered domain name, allowing you to send visitors to a different web address, or allowing you to point to specific IP addresses or directories in your hosting account.The most common use for a subdomain is organizing or dividing website content into distinct sections.

If your website has a substantial amount of content on a given topic, or there’s content on your website that you want to draw attention to, say for marketing purposes, you can create a subdomain for it. A subdomain sets this content apart from the main site and gives it a unique web address, without having to register a new domain name.

Consider the dog-friendly winery, Molly’s Bark and Wine.

During her first year of business, the owner has amassed a large online photo collection of dogs who’ve visited the winery.

To highlight the business’ unique dog-friendly atmosphere and provide a dedicated space for her expanding photo gallery, she creates the subdomain, ‘dogs’, under her registered domain name, mollysbarkandwine.com.

The WWW in her domain name is replaced with the word ‘dogs’ and the new web address for the dedicated photo gallery is dogs.mollysbarkandwine.com.

As an added bonus, this subdomain is treated as a unique website address and in turn, may drive new customers to her website.

Subdomains also offer a great way to create language-specific versions of websites or to accommodate information that may not be critical to the primary website, such as an events page, blog or store.

To recap, a subdomain is a subset of a registered domain name. Subdomains are most commonly used to divide websites into distinct sections that have unique web addresses.

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50 Comments

  1. Randomperson1508 on February 18, 2021 at 10:05 pm

    how to add a subdomain?



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  3. Embassy Beats on February 18, 2021 at 10:09 pm

    ok so whats a subdomian?



  4. Einars Dandens on February 18, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    Hello what open wrong internet adres edandens@mail.com



  5. slayerx2c25 on February 18, 2021 at 10:11 pm

    thank you



  6. Robert Gress on February 18, 2021 at 10:12 pm

    Thanks



  7. Jay M on February 18, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    What page on the server is opened when user types in an web address with subdomain like jcpennies.mall.com ?



  8. Jimish George on February 18, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    Perfect!



  9. Chethan Prabhu on February 18, 2021 at 10:14 pm

    http://www.abc.com/info
    here can /info be called as subdomain?



  10. Gagan Gupta on February 18, 2021 at 10:15 pm

    One of the most crisp and awesome video



  11. Parveen Kumar on February 18, 2021 at 10:17 pm

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  12. data king on February 18, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    thank u GoDaddy. great explanation



  13. SH Friends on February 18, 2021 at 10:18 pm

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  14. Rameces Magsisi on February 18, 2021 at 10:18 pm

    now i know. thank go daddy



  15. The How To Channel on February 18, 2021 at 10:20 pm

    great video! thanks!



  16. UAM Beats on February 18, 2021 at 10:24 pm

    So if your domain is not verified yet you cannot do this yes..???



  17. dasd blian on February 18, 2021 at 10:28 pm

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  18. Just Genius on February 18, 2021 at 10:28 pm

    *Clearly explained, one of the best video on Subdomain*



  19. N vw on February 18, 2021 at 10:30 pm

    Nice and clear explanation



  20. Tatyana Fittipaldi on February 18, 2021 at 10:34 pm

    This was an awesome explanation. Thanks for putting it out there.



  21. Supportgin on February 18, 2021 at 10:35 pm

    amazing bro



  22. Yoga Dhio on February 18, 2021 at 10:36 pm

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  23. GoDaddy on February 18, 2021 at 10:40 pm

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  24. डोन्या भाऊ on February 18, 2021 at 10:41 pm

    Do I need to pay extra if I want to use subdomain
    And how many subdomain I can use



  25. TAPASYA MISHRA on February 18, 2021 at 10:41 pm

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  26. Xan on February 18, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    can i use a different subdomain and www?



  27. Ten Pen on February 18, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    Then why in the world do you have the option of forward subdomain on godaddy… why isn’t there separate section to create subdomain?



  28. lilddaprince on February 18, 2021 at 10:42 pm

    Great video explanation.



  29. Ashwini Abhishek on February 18, 2021 at 10:43 pm

    excellent and short video on the topic, deserves anything except dislikes I don’t know why people disliked it



  30. Kerry Hopkins on February 18, 2021 at 10:44 pm

    Very well explained, and quick. Thanks



  31. Mike Pawlik on February 18, 2021 at 10:45 pm

    This is the most pleasing and pleasant voice I’ve ever heard. Great job!



  32. ranjit simkhada on February 18, 2021 at 10:46 pm

    #urgent
    I mistakenly buy a domain with the wrong spelling. How can I change the spelling?
    for example, http://www.faceboak.com which should be http://www.facebook.com



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  35. Pat Butler on February 18, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    Hoffman. Estates. Ill.



  36. Tom Forrest on February 18, 2021 at 10:48 pm

    This is an excellent educational video.



  37. Nate on February 18, 2021 at 10:49 pm

    Bad for SEO



  38. mk sadhotra on February 18, 2021 at 10:49 pm

    I have a subdomain on my blog I want a top level domain what should I do ??



  39. Aida Pascual on February 18, 2021 at 10:50 pm

    I Like IT so much fun



  40. Sudip Bhandari on February 18, 2021 at 10:51 pm

    DNS providers often have limitation on how many subdomains you can have and how many levels of subbing you can do. What actually determines that limit? (Basically why is there a limit at all?)



  41. AMAZING WEBSITE DESIGNER on February 18, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    Very well explained. Youtube was created for such content .Useful.



  42. Pawan Pandey on February 18, 2021 at 10:54 pm

    Bro, RedServerHost is providing unlimited email accounts, and unlimited subdomain anyone can explain to me means of that. They are providing hosting services only Rs. 345 INR/ yearly.



  43. J on February 18, 2021 at 10:55 pm

    thank you!



  44. jack sparow on February 18, 2021 at 10:55 pm

    Good keep going…



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  46. The Beg on February 18, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    *Thanks that cleared my ideas.*



  47. Jason Siadek on February 18, 2021 at 10:59 pm

    Are subdomains protected by the host site’s SSL?



  48. Seán O'Nilbud on February 18, 2021 at 11:01 pm

    A subdomain is when a women dressed in leather… Ohh a _sub_ domain.



  49. Maher Riyadh on February 18, 2021 at 11:02 pm

    how to get this female voice over ?



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