Subdomains
Subdomains allows users to setup there main categories as subdomains. It’s a lite and fast code that setup all main categories as subdomains.
Consider an alternative
Subdomains shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (70+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 10 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.4 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Subdomains stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| categories | >100 |
| subdomain | >100 |
| subdomains | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 2 reviews
About Subdomains
From the official readme · v2.0.1Description
Subdomains allows users to setup there main categories as subdomains. It’s a lite and fast code that setup all main categories as subdomains.
Please leave a commment at http://pankajanupam.in/wordpress-plugins/subdomains/ for any issue & help me to improve the plugin.
I will reply within 4 hours.
Note: Please set permalinks to /%postname%/
Installation
You can install Subdomains directly from the WordPress admin panel.
Visit the Plugins > Add New and search for 'Subdomains'.
Click to install.
Once installed, activate, setup wildcard subdomain and it is functional.
Finally to choose which categories should be a subdomains goto Settings > Subdomain Settings
Manual Installation Subdomains plugin:
Download and unzip the file
Upload the full extracted folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress and setup wildcard subdomain.
Please check FAQ to wildcard subdomain setup step.
You’re done! The Plugin ready to use according to the directions in the description.
Changelog
=2.0.1=
Update support tag
=2.0.0=
tested with wordpress > 4.0
=1.0.5=
Fix paging issue
1.0.4
Fix in array null value issue
1.0.3
Fix post name issue
1.0.2
update plugin setup steps
1.0.1
change post url to subdomain url
1.0.0
add admin panel option menu to select categories
0.5
add support for www versions urls
For developers
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FAQ
Subdomains: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 17, 2026
Is Subdomains free?
Yes. Subdomains is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Subdomains safe to use in 2026?
Subdomains shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 70+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Subdomains?
Subdomains is active on 70+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 20,629 times since it launched in December 2011. It was downloaded 112 times in the last 30 days.
Does Subdomains work with WordPress 7.1?
Subdomains is officially tested up to WordPress 4.4.34, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Subdomains last updated?
The latest version, 2.0.1, was released on February 18, 2016 (11 years ago).
Who makes Subdomains?
Subdomains is developed and maintained by Pankaj Anupam.
What are the best alternatives to Subdomains?
The most popular alternatives to Subdomains are List category posts (80K+ installs), Media Library Assistant (70K+ installs) and PublishPress Taxonomies (40K+ installs).
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