Title: Domain Question
Last modified: August 20, 2016

---

# Domain Question

 *  [David Hartman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/documentaries/)
 * (@documentaries)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/)
 * Hi,
    I’m wondering what the domain preference should be – or benefit / difference
   in running a WordPress blog as a subdomain or subcategory.
 * For example: Our site is: [http://refugemediaproject.org/](http://refugemediaproject.org/)
 * Is it better to run the wordpress blog on a subdomain: [http://blog.refugemediaproject.org](http://blog.refugemediaproject.org)
 * OR
 * subcategory: [http://refugemediaproject.org/blog](http://refugemediaproject.org/blog)
 * Does it make a difference in terms of analytics or SEO?
 * Thank You, David

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152368)
 * It does not make difference how you use your domain name but once you have decided
   on the how you use you will need stick to it as each of examples above are different
   name for search engines
 *  Thread Starter [David Hartman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/documentaries/)
 * (@documentaries)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152372)
 * I understand that..
 * Considering we have a standard website at [http://refugemediaproject.org/](http://refugemediaproject.org/)–
   does this make a difference in analytics or tracking pages? Would I still need
   two different analytics / Webmaster tools for the sites?
 * Thanks, David
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152454)
 * No you can track all pages just using your domain name.
 *  Thread Starter [David Hartman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/documentaries/)
 * (@documentaries)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152526)
 * Thanks govpatel,
 * I already have analytics on the website
    If I use the subdomain for the wp blog-
   how would I add the sitemap with webmaster tools- would I redo the sitemap?
 * Also the Google analytics tracking would still have to read in wordpress somehow-
   my development site is already on the subdomain and there is no information on
   its traffic showing up in analytics..
 * Thanks, David
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152543)
 * If you install another wordpress in a sub domain name then that is new website
   install so you will add your analytics and sitemap for that as well
 *  Thread Starter [David Hartman](https://wordpress.org/support/users/documentaries/)
 * (@documentaries)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152544)
 * Thanks.
 * What about if I need to install on a sub-directory. WordPress is on the subdirectory
   of a standard website with the sitemap and anlaytics already installed.
 * Thank You, David
 *  [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * (@govpatel)
 * [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152547)
 * As I said above no matter where you install wordpress a domain name subdomain
   name or directory they are all separate installs and for search engines they 
   three different urls

Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total)

The topic ‘Domain Question’ is closed to new replies.

## Tags

 * [subcategory](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subcategory/)
 * [subdomain](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/subdomain/)

 * In: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
 * 7 replies
 * 2 participants
 * Last reply from: [govpatel](https://wordpress.org/support/users/govpatel/)
 * Last activity: [14 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/domain-question-3/#post-2152547)
 * Status: not resolved

## Topics

### Topics with no replies

### Non-support topics

### Resolved topics

### Unresolved topics

### All topics