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I have a custom domain, roguepriest.net, mapped to wordpress and I'm happy with it.
However, I'd like to add a subdomain, say xyz.roguepriest.net, and not map the subdomain to wordpress.
In other words I would like xyz.roguepriest.net to go to a self-hosted site while keeping roguepriest.net mapped to wordpress.
Is this possible? How do I do it?
The blog I need help with is roguepriest.net.
I'm not aware of this ever having been done. But until staff answer, you can always use a Custom Menu and just call the link whatever you want in your header.
One of my priorities is that I can design the subdomain page myself (not follow the theme of the rest of the site). I don't think a Custom Menu would let me do that, would it?
Yes, a custom menu will let you link to anything, including a self-hosted site.
Okay, but, if the menu points at xyz.roguepriest.net will the domain mapping cause it to redirect back to my WordPress site? Or are you saying I should creat a different, non-roguepriest.net site for the menu to point at? This is the part I'm not clear on.
The second: create an independent post/site and use the Custom Menu to link to that.
I'll consider that a fallback plan at best.
Does anyone know the answer to my original question - can I use a (ummapped) subdomain if my primary domain is mapped to WP?
I flagged this thread for a direct unequivocal answer from Staff.
Yes, you can create the CNAME record for the subdomain via your Custom DNS panel: http://en.support.wordpress.com/domain-mapping/custom-dns/
Thank you!
You're welcome!
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