Did you set the domain to redirect to the main site domain in either your DNS or in teh web server config?
Thanks for the reply Ron. Yes, I setup an A record pointing to the main site domain.
I’ve seen something people mentioning of using nameservers to park the domain instead and then adding the A record via the hosting panel.
Ok just tried the following alternative:
– Point domain using nameservers
– Adding the domain as a parked domain
Results are the same, what am I doing wrong? Maybe the subfolder intall is my issue?
@326 I am experiencing the same issue.
network is ABC.com
I point 123 to ABC.COM and park domain
I add 123 to the network(ABC.COM/123/) and map (123.COM to ABC.COM/123)
However, if I visit 123.COM it takes me to ABC.COM
What am I doing wrong?
I setup an A record pointing to the main site domain.
An A record is not a redirect. Check for a redirect in your webserver config.
“So my network is using sites.ABCXYZ.com I’ve setup a sub site which is sites.ABCXYZ.com/sitename” — this can work, I’ve done it.
You want sites.abcxyz.com as an actual subdomain, created in CPanel or whatever tool your account uses.
Then configure WordPress as Multi-Site in SubFolder mode (not subDomain mode, you can’t do subdomain of a subdomain).
Then otherdomain.com has to be an Add-on domain, not a Parked domain. It has to be configured at the server level to go to sites.abcxyz.com and then WordPress will take things from there.
You must have have wildcard DNS working, so WordPress can get all those “virtual subdomains” working.
Then you need the Domain Mapping plugin set up correctly and configured correctly, and the individual site mapped correctly. I cover all of this Domain Mapping plugin setup and configuration.
