How to create and add a subdomain on Godaddy managed WordPress hosting (Step by Step)
Step 1: Login to your Godaddy Account
Step 2: Go to Account > My Products
Step 3: Managed WordPress section > Manage All
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 1. Manage All](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-1.-Manage-All-1024x231.png)
Step 4: Create a New Site. Click on Create Site button.
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 2 Create Site](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-2-Create-Site-1024x129.png)
Step 5: Create a Site window
- What would you like to do?: Build a brand new site
- WordPress username: your username
- WordPress password: your password
- Click on Create button
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 3 Build a brand new site](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-3-Build-a-brand-new-site.png)
Select a region and click on Continue button
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 4 Setting up your site](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-4-Setting-up-your-site.png)
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 5 temporaray domain](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-5-temporaray-domain.png)
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 6 installing wordpress](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-6-installing-wordpress.png)
Step 6: After completing your site setup. Click on Explore Hosting Dashboard
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 7 site setup](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-7-site-setup.png)
Step 7: From the Production Site section scroll down and look for IP address and copy the IP address (click on the copy text to copy the address) for later use.
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 10 copy IP address](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-10-copy-IP-address.png)
Step 8: Now we add a new subdomain name by adding a DNS record. From Domains section click Manage All
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 8 Manage All DNS](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-8-Manage-All-DNS-1024x276.png)
Step 9: Click on “…” button showing beside the domain name you want to create a subdomain for. It’ll show a submenu then click on Manage DNS
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 9 manage DNS](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-9-manage-DNS-1024x317.png)
Step 10: Add a new A-type DNS record by clicking the ADD button below.
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 11 add DNS record](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-11-add-DNS-record-1024x228.png)
Step 11: Add new DNS record form.
- Type: from Dropdown Select A
- Host: type the name you want to prefix your domain name.
For example, if you want to create a subdomain name dev.yourdomainname.com just put dev in the Host box no need to write the entire subdomain name. - Points to: paste the IP address you copied in step 7
- TTL: default value 1 Hour will be ok
- Click Save
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 12 save record](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-12-save-record.png)
Step 12: Now to goto Domain Overview page again (same page as step 7, from where you copied the IP address ). Click Attach Domain on Domains section.
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 13 Attach domain](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-13-Attach-domain.png)
Step 13: Attach Domain window
- Choose a domain: Add an external domain or subdomain
- Enter external domain: write your subdomain name, for example, dev.yourdomainname.com
- Make this the primary domain for your account: Check the box
- Click Attach button
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 14 attach domain](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-14-attach-domain.png)
Step 14: Type your subdomain name in a new browser tab and you should see the same website you have created in Step 6.
![Godaddy Managed WordPress - 15 Hello World](https://blog-tawfiq:8890/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Godaddy-Managed-Wordpress-15-Hello-World-1024x442.png)
Done, you have successfully added a subdomain in your Godaddy Managed WordPress Hosting.