{"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":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:17","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":"What Are the Differences Between Subdomain, Parked Domain, and Add-On Domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">This article will help you to better understand and distinguish such terms as a <b><a href=\"#h_30ed086a8d\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">subdomain<\/a><\/b>,<b> <a href=\"#h_c7fd780a4b\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">add-on domain<\/a><\/b>, and <b><a href=\"#h_15c385b4ac\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">parked domain<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_30ed086a8d\">Subdomain<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Let&rsquo;s say your domain is <b>domain.tld<\/b>,<b> <\/b>and<b> <\/b>you want to install a message board. There are generally 2 options on how to make it visible: <\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">domain.tld\/<b>board <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>board<\/b>.domain.tld and domain.tld\/<b>board <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">The second option can be done with the help of subdomains &mdash; check <a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/domains\/how-can-i-create-a-subdomain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> on how to create them. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_c7fd780a4b\">Add-On Domain<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">When activating a hosting plan, you use a domain name. That will be your main domain name. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">An add-on domain is a domain added to the existing hosting plan. While it  shares the same resources as the main domain and other add-ons, it has a separate name. For example, while your main domain is <b>domain.tld<\/b>, your add-on can be <b>website.tld<\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_15619b9ff2\"><b>When to Use Add-On Domains? <\/b><\/h3><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you want to create a new website not related to an already existing one.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you want to create a redirect from one domain to another.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">If this way of adding a domain suits you, check <a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/hpanel\/how-can-i-create-an-add-on-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> on how to create an add-on domain.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h2 id=\"h_15c385b4ac\">Parked Domain<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">A parked domain is a domain that shows exactly the same content as another domain (to which this domain is parked). Same as an add-on domain, it can be a completely different domain name. A parked domain can also be called a &ldquo;mirror&rdquo;. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_28fd8aa482\">When to Park a Domain? <\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If you want one website to have several addresses and changes made on one of them to be reflected on the other one momentarily, then you need to park a domain. <\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><h3 id=\"h_87a0519b35\">What Is the Difference Between Redirecting and Parking? <\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If your website is <b>domain.tld<\/b>: <\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you add an <b>add-on domain<\/b> website.tld, and create a <b>redirect <\/b>to domain.tld, then the visitor, when looking for &ldquo;website.tld&rdquo;, will be <i>fully redirected <\/i>to a different address (and see this address in the browser)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you <b>park domain <\/b>website.tld to domain.tld, then the visitor of the website.tld will see <i>exactly the same website <\/i>as domain.tld (with all the latest changes), but in the address bar, they will see website.tld<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">If parking suits your needs, make sure to check <a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/domains\/how-can-i-park-a-domain\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">this article<\/a> on how to park a domain.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Both parking a domain and adding a domain as an add-on require you to purchase this new domain name.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Differences between subdomain, parked domain and add-on domain<\/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":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1485\/revisions"}],"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}]}}