Multiple godaddy domains and wordpress sites

You only need two nameservers, and you’d allpy those to all of the domains.

The way that it works is that when you type in a domain name (like example.com) your computer looks for the nameserver records for that domain. The nameserver records tell it where to go and look for the domains hosting, and then it will find the site.

Further to what catacaustic mentions, you will change the nameservers for all three domains via your GD Domains manager to the values you see in your HG account:

https://support.godaddy.com/help/article/664/setting-nameservers-for-your-domain-names?pc_split_value=3

Use this option:

Setting Custom Nameservers for a Domain Name Registered with Us

Note, however, that this change is not immediately effective and can take upwards of 24 hours (or more) to be available to use; this is normal.

When you set up your HG account, you supplied one domain to be the primary domain for that account. To make life easier, especially for someone just starting out, I would suggest installing WP into the root of the hosting account.

I would also suggest, in your case, to use the QuickInstall option to install WP for all three domains. The thing to make note of with this method, is that the other two sites will be installed in sub folders in the root account. I generally create these ahead of time using the File Manager option in the HG cPanel.

To sum it up:

– change the nameservers at GD
– create two new folders in the root of your HG account, e.g. site2 and site3 (or whatever, just no spaces)
– use QuickInstall to install WP three times:

— first, to the root of the account (you will be presented a path suggestion of where to install; for the first, leave as-is
— for the second and third site, make SURE you add the folder name for each on in the space provided when asked where to install WP
— PLEASE note the credentials you use for each install and save them somewhere … you will be provided an email with them after the install as well as be shown them on the install completion screen ??

– use the Addon Domain option in the HG cPanel to set up the second and third domains to point to their respective folders.

Once that is all done (and the nameservers have become effective), you will access the three sites with:

https://www.primary_domain.com – public view
https://www.primary_domain.com/wp-admin – site log in

https://www.site1.com – public view
https://www.site1.com/wp-admin – site log in

https://www.site2.com – public view
https://www.site2.com/wp-admin – site log in

Repeat the steps for the second and third sites for any additional WP sites ??

Keep in mind, however, the the QuickInstall of WP from HG adds some additional plugins that are not part of the WP core:

– Jetpack
– Mojo Marketplace
– Sidekick
– WP Super Cache

I would suggest you deactivate at least WP Super Cache until the site is finished the initial stage of completion as changes may not be readily apparent from the public side, depending upon the plugin settings.

This is also a reason I prefer the manual install method; only the core gets installed and what is added later, I put there myself ??

Good luck! ??

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Awesome steps 2niner!

When applying the name servers to the domains, which one do I apply to the domain or do I apply both name serves to one domain?

Sorry I’m a noob so I’m not familiar with what name servers are. I’m good with computers but new to web hosting.

You apply both HG nameservers to each of the domains.

The HG nameservers are in the form:

nsXXX.hostgator.com
nsXXY.hostgator.com

These same two values are entered for each of the domains ??

The first is the Primary Nameserver and the second is the Secondary Nameserver.

What you are doing, as catacaustic pointed out, is telling the domains where to look for the sites. The location “address” are the nameservers where the site is hosted, in your case, your HG hosting account.

I’ve searched real quick for this but can’t find a clear article.

I know how to do the following:

Domain #1 linked to Website #1 (already done)

but how do I:

Domain #2 directs to a certain page on Website #1.

So when the visitor displays the page on the site it displays the different Domain #2 in the browser.

To clarify: ??

I have domain #1 already set up as my primary domain with hostgator.

I would like to do the following with the godaddy domains:

Domain #2 directs to a certain page

– or –

Domain #2 directs to the same main page as Domain #1.

Thanks,
Ricky

If you are just redirect/forwarding, I find it easier to do in godaddy than in hostgator, but either is fine for that. Just do it either in the godaddy account or in hostgator’s cpanel.

I want to link 3 godaddy domains to 3 separate WordPress sites.

Ok, so what you are now asking is not as per the original post ??

Yea forwarding would be best.

I’m impressed with how moderately easy this wordpress setup is. Especially how fast setup and domain linking is.

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“Enhancing” my original post. That sounds good. LOL

Thank you for these helpful tips. thanks