Install in sub directoryI

  • I have a primary website and wish to add a WordPress theme on a sub domain. The WP would not be the primary domain, but an area for a WP podcast theme.

    Can I do this, or does the WP have to be the primary domain?

    I was going to use the WP base thru Softaculous.

    oz

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  • You’ve jumbled together many terms, making it difficult to follow what exactly you want to do ??

    For reference, sub.example.com is a subdomain, whereas example.com/sub is a subdirectory. Also, there can be only one WordPress theme on a WordPress site, and you can’t install a WordPress theme without an existing WordPress site.

    I’m going to assume:

    1) You have an existing site at the root of your domain (example.com) that’s not built with WordPress.

    2) You want to install a WordPress site in a subdomain (or subdirectory? You used both subdomain and subdirectory, so I’m not sure what you want).

    This is possible, and, in fact, very common.

    You may install the WordPress site manually, or use Softaculous — doesn’t matter, either one should work if done correctly.

    If you want further details on this, please clarify what exactly you want to do: confirm if my assumptions above are correct, and clarify if you want to use a subdomain or subdirectory.

    Standing by.

    My own problem is installing my subdomain, I am finding it hard @ expolegit.com

    Thread Starter ozrock

    (@ozrock)

    Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the mix-up, I was at first finding it hard to explain what I needed to know. I’ll explain..
    There is a Joomla site in the primary domain in root. (public_html)
    I want to add a Podcast area and it seems there are a few Podcast WPM sites available.
    My thoughts were to create a new sub directory say, /Podcasts then install WP there and add the Podcast theme.
    I wasn’t sure that when it installs that it offers an option for a sub dir install and didn’t need to be the primary index.php for the whole domain.
    If I can install it on sub directory, what if I want to later change the Joomla site to WP site, can I do this or can only one WP be on one domain?

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    Do you want to install WordPress in a subdirectory? Installing WordPress in a subdirectory allows you to run multiple WordPress instances under the same domain or even a subdomain name. In this article, we’ll show you how to easily install WordPress in a subdirectory without affecting the parent domain name.

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