How to make a subdomain redirect to an external site?

  • I’ve created a subdomain for my blog, like this:

    twitter.myblog.com

    I’d like it to redirect to a Twitter profile, e.g. twitter.com/me

    What’s the easiest way to accomplish this?

    • This topic was modified 3 years, 7 months ago by Jan Dembowski.
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  • If your WordPress blog is at myblog.com (and you’re not using Multisite), then the WordPress software has absolutely nothing to do with the sub-domain at twitter.myblog.com. So this re-direction can only be done at your domain registrar or hosting control panel, and not inside WordPress.

    There are several ways to do this, but impossible to know which would be the “easiest” way without knowing anything about your domain and hosting setup.

    1) Some domain DNS managers allow you to forward a sub-domain to any URL, like your Twitter profile.

    2) Your hosting control panel may have a way to redirect the subdomain to any URL. If you’re using a cPanel-based hosting, you should see the “Redirect” option when you open the subdomain in question in cPanel.

    3) You can have code in your webserver’s configuration file (eg .htaccess for Apache webservers) to do the redirect.

    That’s about as specific as I can be, without knowing anything about your domain and hosting environment. And as I said earlier, this has nothing to do with your WordPress site and the WordPress software.

    Good luck!

    Thread Starter jjiang1998

    (@jjiang1998)

    Hi George,

    Thanks for the clarification.

    Yes, in this case my WordPress blog is at myblog.com

    I created the subdomain twitter.myblog.com via WordPress using the method outlined by WordPress here.

    I’m not sure where to find info on my domain registrar or hosting controls, if not WordPress.

    That is WordPress.COM — your hosting company as I mentioned.

    You’re currently at www.remarpro.com, which is the website for the organization and community that builds the WordPress software. www.remarpro.com doesn’t host websites, doesn’t register domains, and doesn’t charge for anything,

    The two are totally separate entities. See: WordPress vs WordPress.com

    If you’re sure you made payment to WordPress.com, then please ask your question in your hosting provider WordPress.com’s support forum, or contact their support team directly for help: https://wordpress.com/support/

    If you’re unsure, please give your specific domain name, so I can check it and point you in the right direction.

    Good luck!

    Hi,I have solved this problem with the mapping plugin. You must use this plugin and park the desired domain in the path of the main domain to move the subdomain to the desired domain.

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