{"id":28144,"date":"2025-07-01T12:44:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/?p=28144"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T10:44:02","slug":"a-guide-to-managing-domains-and-subdomains-in-plesk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/a-guide-to-managing-domains-and-subdomains-in-plesk\/","title":{"rendered":"A guide to managing domains and subdomains in Plesk"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h2>How to Manage Domains and Subdomains in Plesk<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Log in to Your Plesk Panel<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Open your browser and enter your Plesk login URL (e.g., <code>yourdomain.com:8443<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Enter your username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>2. Adding a New Domain<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Go to Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>From the left sidebar, click <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Domain<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Add Domain<\/strong> (or sometimes <strong>Add Domain Name<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enter Domain Details<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Type your new domain name.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your hosting type (usually \u201cWebsite hosting\u201d).<\/li>\n<li>Set the document root if you want a custom folder (optional).<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> or <strong>Add Domain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update DNS Settings<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure your domain\u2019s DNS records point to your Plesk server (you may need to update these with your domain registrar).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>3. Adding a Subdomain<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Go to Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Stay in the <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong> section.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Subdomain<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Click <strong>Add Subdomain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Enter Subdomain Details<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Type your desired subdomain (e.g., <code>blog<\/code> for <code>blog.yourdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Select the parent domain.<\/li>\n<li>Set the document root folder (by default, Plesk suggests one for you).<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>OK<\/strong> or <strong>Add Subdomain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>4. Managing Existing Domains and Subdomains<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>In <strong>Websites &amp; Domains<\/strong>, you\u2019ll see a list of all your domains and subdomains.<\/li>\n<li>For each, you can:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Manage Hosting Settings:<\/strong> Change root directories, enable\/disable SSL, set PHP versions, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Access File Manager:<\/strong> Upload or edit website files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Manage DNS Settings:<\/strong> Edit DNS records.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remove Domains\/Subdomains:<\/strong> Click \u201cRemove\u201d if you no longer need a domain or subdomain (be careful\u2014this deletes related files!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>5. Editing DNS Settings<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Click on <strong>DNS Settings<\/strong> for the domain\/subdomain.<\/li>\n<li>Add, remove, or edit DNS records as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Update<\/strong> and <strong>Apply Changes<\/strong> when done.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Subdomains<\/strong> are great for creating separate sections of your site (like <code>shop.yourdomain.com<\/code> or <code>support.yourdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li>Always back up important data before deleting any domains or subdomains.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure DNS changes can take some time to propagate (anywhere from a few minutes to 24 hours).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Manage Domains and Subdomains in Plesk 1. Log in to Your Plesk Panel Open your browser and enter your Plesk login URL (e.g., yourdomain.com:8443). Enter your username and password. 2. Adding a New Domain Go to Websites &amp; Domains From the left sidebar, click Websites &amp; Domains. Add Domain Click Add Domain (or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":226,"featured_media":28145,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[49],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28144","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tips"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28144","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28144"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28144\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28147,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28144\/revisions\/28147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28145"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}