Title: www missing?
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# www missing?

 *  [emil33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emil33/)
 * (@emil33)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/)
 * I installed worddpress 3.0 today. when i go to the site there is no www prefix
   before the domain name. basically just [http://examplesite.com](http://examplesite.com)..
   is there a reason the www is missing?
 * thanks

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 *  [maoski](https://wordpress.org/support/users/maoski/)
 * (@maoski)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/#post-1570228)
 * Hi, check the wp dashboard > General Settings for (WordPress address (URL) and
   Site address (URL), do they have the www in the address field? If they do then
   i think your problem might be with your domain provider?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/#post-1570391)
 * The `www` isn’t actually necessary.
 *  Thread Starter [emil33](https://wordpress.org/support/users/emil33/)
 * (@emil33)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/#post-1570394)
 * So by default when you install WP the www is not included in the URL?
 *  [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * (@esmi)
 * [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/#post-1570396)
 * No. WordPress uses the url that you gave it when you ran the install.

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 * In: [Installing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/installation/)
 * 4 replies
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 * Last reply from: [esmi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/esmi/)
 * Last activity: [15 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/www-missing/#post-1570396)
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