{"id":1485,"date":"2019-02-08T10:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T10:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/02\/08\/1583424-what-are-the-differences-between-subdomain-parked-domain-and-add-on-domain\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T09:35:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T09:35:52","slug":"1583424-what-are-the-differences-between-subdomain-parked-domain-and-add-on-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583424-what-are-the-differences-between-subdomain-parked-domain-and-add-on-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"Difference between subdomains, parked domains and redirects in Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-path-to-node=\"2,1\"><span class=\"citation-152\">Understanding the difference between subdomains and parked domains helps you manage how visitors access your content<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,5\"><span class=\"citation-151\">This guide explains their unique purposes and use cases within your hosting plan<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"2,7\">.<\/span><\/p><h2 id=\"h_30ed086a8d\">Subdomains<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">A subdomain is an extension of your primary domain name. It allows you to organize your website into different sections under a single domain. For example, if your domain is <code>domain.tld<\/code>, you can create:<\/p><ul>\n<li class=\"no-margin\"><code>blog.domain.tld<\/code> for a WordPress blog.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\"><code>store.domain.tld<\/code> for an e-commerce shop.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Subdomains are ideal when you want to keep different types of content separate while maintaining a consistent brand name.<\/p><p>Here is a detailed guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583405-how-to-create-and-delete-subdomains-in-hostinger\/\">How to create a subdomain in Hostinger<\/a>.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_15c385b4ac\">Parked domains<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">A parked domain or alias domain is an additional domain that displays the exact same content from your primary domain. When to park a domain:<\/p><ul>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">You want one website to have multiple web addresses.<\/li>\n<li>The new domain will not have separate content.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">You want changes made on the primary domain to reflect on the parked domain immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>If you park <code>website.tld<\/code> to <code>domain.tld<\/code>, a visitor typing <code>website.tld<\/code> will see the content of <code>domain.tld<\/code>, but the address in their browser bar will remain <code>website.tld<\/code>. You can find more information here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583404-how-to-park-a-domain-at-hostinger\/\">How to park a domain on Hostinger<\/a>.<\/p><p>A subdomain creates a new, distinct site area, while a parked domain duplicates access to the same site under another domain name.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-redirects\">Redirects<\/h2><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583406-how-to-set-up-a-redirect-in-hostinger\/\">redirect<\/a> is a mechanism that automatically sends a user from one URL to another URL. When someone tries to access the original address, they are immediately forwarded to a different destination without needing to click anything. For example: visiting <code>domain.tld<\/code> takes you to <code>website.tld<\/code>.<\/p><p>Redirects can be temporary or permanent and are commonly used to:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Guide users to the correct or updated page<\/li>\n<li>Consolidate traffic under one domain<\/li>\n<li>Handle moved or deleted content<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p>By choosing correctly between subdomains, parked domains or redirects, you can effectively manage your online presence and ensure your visitors reach the right content under the address you prefer.<\/p><p><strong>NOTES<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>You must purchase and own a domain name before you can use it as a parked domain or redirect.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure your domain names are pointed to Hostinger nameservers for these features to function correctly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distinguish between subdomains and parked domains to choose structure for your websites<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[267],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1485","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-domains-hpanel"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583424-what-are-the-differences-between-subdomain-parked-domain-and-add-on-domain\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/1583424-cuales-son-las-diferencias-entre-subdominio-dominio-aparcado-y-dominio-adicional-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/1583424-quelles-sont-les-differences-entre-le-sous-domaine-le-domaine-gare-et-le-domaine-additionnel-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/1583424-perbedaan-subdomain-parked-domain-dan-add-on-domain-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/1583424-quais-sao-as-diferencas-entre-subdominio-dominio-estacionado-e-dominio-complementar-na-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/1583424------\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1485"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10250,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions\/10250"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1485"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1485"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1485"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}