I’m afraid there is going to be a lot more to this solution than simply creating and configuring a subdomain.
To start with, how are you going about creating the Spanish-language content in WordPress? Are you using an automatic translation solution or storing content in both langauges?
Generally WordPress likes to be pointed at only one domain (subdomains included) and getting it to serve different content based on the subdomain is generally more complicated than creating the subdomain.
Thanks for your replay. I am using wpml plugging so within it i have the option to select the url of the localized version as folder or subdomain. If i select subdomain, even i had created it through cpannel, it tells me is not validated and if i type directly the subdomail there is only an error message page
I hope it makes sence my explanation. Thanks again
Mll
That actually makes all the difference in the world.
If the plugin is adjusting everything else that needs adjusting, all you need is to go into cPanel and make sure that the subdomain is pointing at the root directory (or wherever you have WordPress installed on this hosting package) instead of the new directory you specified. You may need to recreate the subdomain to accomplish this.
This assumes that your domain is registered through the same company that you are hosting with. If that is not the case you will need to go to the DNS zone editor at your registrar and create a new A record for the subdomain that points to the same IP as your current @ A record OR create a CNAME record for the subdomain pointing to the normal base domain name.
Also, depending on who your webhost/registrar is, what you are trying to do is usually within the realm of their free phone support, so if my instructions aren’t easy to follow they should be able to help on everything that is hosting and not WordPress configuration.
thanks a lot for your email. I did rpoint the subdomain to the root directoy where wordpress is installed and when i select on the plugging setup to choose a subdomain everything goes ok but typing the subdomain on the url only displaies the english version of the website.
I guess that the plugging support will be the one to answer to this issue.
thanks again
Actually, I can still help. You have the DNS misconfigured on the subdomain. Instead of spanish.littlewhizzkid.com having its own A Record or CNAME it is a 301 redirect to littlewhizzkid.com.
You can use this site as a diagnostic: http://www.internetofficer.com/seo-tool/redirect-check/
You need to go to GreenGeeks and remove the redirect then set an A record for spanish.littlewhizzkid.com pointing to IP address 184.154.90.58 for the plugin to work.
As I said before, you should be able to call their support, tell them that’s what you are trying to do and they should be able to assist you for free.
To clarify, a redirect pushes the traffic from spanish.littlewhizzkid.com to littlewhizzkid.com, meaning you lose your subdomain. When you create the second record (at both the DNS and hosting, so far you have only done this on hosting) it means that someone coming in on spanish.littlewhizzkid.com will stay on spanish.littlewhizzkid.com, and your plugin is going to require that to work.
thanks very much. It is working now, it is a great help. thanks
