{"id":3099,"date":"2025-07-04T12:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T12:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/?p=3099"},"modified":"2026-02-03T11:15:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T11:15:42","slug":"how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Subdomain in DirectAdmin for SitePad Builder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/#%EF%BB%BF\" >\ufeff<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/#Step_1_Log_in_to_DirectAdmin\" >Step 1: Log in to DirectAdmin<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/#Step_2_Locate_Subdomain_Management\" >Step 2: Locate Subdomain Management<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/#Step_3_Create_the_Subdomain\" >Step 3: Create the Subdomain<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-create-a-subdomain-in-directadmin-for-sitepad-builder\/#Step_4_Access_SitePad_to_Build_on_the_Subdomain\" >Step 4: Access SitePad to Build on the Subdomain<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"222\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%EF%BB%BF\"><\/span><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ggVBDvJL57I?rel=0;si=vHHcMUgZTUp84HTi\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 data-start=\"187\" data-end=\"222\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_Log_in_to_DirectAdmin\"><\/span>Step 1: <a href=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/how-to-access-your-directadmin-panel\/\">Log in to DirectAdmin<\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"316\">\n<li data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"281\">\n<p data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"281\">Go to your DirectAdmin URL (e.g., <code data-start=\"259\" data-end=\"280\">yourdomain.com:2222<\/code>)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"316\">\n<p data-start=\"284\" data-end=\"316\">Enter your username and password<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"368\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_Locate_Subdomain_Management\"><\/span>Step 2: Locate <strong data-start=\"344\" data-end=\"368\">Subdomain Management<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"485\">\n<li data-start=\"369\" data-end=\"449\">\n<p data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"449\">From the <strong data-start=\"381\" data-end=\"405\">User Level Dashboard<\/strong>, scroll to the <strong data-start=\"421\" data-end=\"440\">Account Manager<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"485\">\n<p data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"485\">Click <strong data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"485\">&#8220;Subdomain Management&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"eaebee\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #eaebee;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3102 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124123.859-e1751630629943-800x314.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124123.859-e1751630629943-800x314.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124123.859-e1751630629943-768x302.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124123.859-e1751630629943.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_Create_the_Subdomain\"><\/span>Step 3: Create the Subdomain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Click the \u201cAdd Subdomain\u201d button.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"fdfefd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #fdfefd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3103 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124313.230-e1751630686624-800x201.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124313.230-e1751630686624-800x201.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124313.230-e1751630686624-768x193.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124313.230-e1751630686624.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Subdomain field, type only the subdomain part.<\/p>\n<p>Example: If you want test.yourdomain.com, enter only test.<\/p>\n<p>When you type in your subdomain, there will be a dropdown option; select the second option if you are using it on SitePad.<\/p>\n<p>Click &#8220;Add Subdomain.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf89Done! The subdomain is now active and will create a folder like <em>domains\/yourdomain.com\/public_html\/test<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"b2b3b3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #b2b3b3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3104 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124524.229-e1751630730382-800x351.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124524.229-e1751630730382-800x351.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124524.229-e1751630730382-768x337.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124524.229-e1751630730382.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"fdfefd\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #fdfefd;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3105 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124644.907-e1751630787172-800x212.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124644.907-e1751630787172-800x212.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124644.907-e1751630787172-768x204.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124644.907-e1751630787172.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_Access_SitePad_to_Build_on_the_Subdomain\"><\/span>Step 4: Access SitePad to Build on the Subdomain<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Go back to your DirectAdmin dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>Look under Extra Features, then click SitePad Website Builder.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"ecedef\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #ecedef;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3106 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124837.616-e1751630823441-800x299.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"299\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124837.616-e1751630823441-800x299.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124837.616-e1751630823441-768x287.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124837.616-e1751630823441.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once SitePad loads:<\/p>\n<p>Click &#8221; Add New Site.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"c5c9ca\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #c5c9ca;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3107 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124953.429-e1751630880426-800x334.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"334\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124953.429-e1751630880426-800x334.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124953.429-e1751630880426-768x320.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T124953.429-e1751630880426.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select your full subdomain URL (e.g., blog.yourdomain.com)<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"fbfbfb\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #fbfbfb;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3108 size-medium aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125437.290-e1751630939485-800x349.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125437.290-e1751630939485-800x349.avif 800w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125437.290-e1751630939485-768x335.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125437.290-e1751630939485.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Choose a theme and start building.<\/p>\n<p><img data-dominant-color=\"d0d1d3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d0d1d3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3109 aligncenter not-transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125744.577-711x400.avif\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125744.577-711x400.avif 711w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125744.577-768x432.avif 768w, https:\/\/telahosting.com\/manual\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/telaHosting-Featured-image-template-2025-07-04T125744.577.avif 1366w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With this you can successfully create an active subdomain to be used on SitePad Builder. Happy Hosting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Step 1: Log in to DirectAdmin Go to your DirectAdmin URL (e.g., yourdomain.com:2222) Enter your username and password Step 2: Locate Subdomain Management From the User Level Dashboard, scroll to the Account Manager section. Click &#8220;Subdomain Management&#8221;\u00a0 Step 3: Create the Subdomain Click the \u201cAdd Subdomain\u201d button. 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