Can a blog at a subdomain of main site, conflict with the main site?

[GordyParticipant Post count: 35]

I have a main site : www. bloomsmagazine.com  and am wondering if it is advisable to create a blog as http://www.bloomsmagazine.com/blog

1. Is that the best solution to have a blog along with a main site?

2. Can the blog slow down the performance or loading time of the main site? or could there be any form of other conflict?

 

Thanks.

• This topic was modified 5 months ago by  Gordy.

• This topic was modified 5 months ago by  Gordy.

[Susan NelsonParticipant Post count: 98]

Since your main site is already powered by WordPress and Genesis, I would just create a page named Blog and then select the Blog template before clicking Publish.   There’s really no reason to install your blog on a subdomain.

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[GordyParticipant Post count: 35]

Hi Susan,

But, what you suggested will just give me a blog page.

What I need is a full blog where bloggers would be able to log in and post and probably have different categories.

And I don’t want them to do that on my main site.

[anitacModerator Post count: 2685]

I agree with Susan. It won’t slow down your site at all.

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[Susan NelsonParticipant Post count: 98]

In that case, you could create a separate installation in a directory named blog.  It shouldn’t affect your main site at all.

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[GordyParticipant Post count: 35]

Ok. That sounds good if it won’t affect my main site incase bloggers make a mistage at the directory /blog

But, could there be any impact on the search engine?

Thanks.

[Susan NelsonParticipant Post count: 98]

No, there should be no impact on search results.

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[GordyParticipant Post count: 35]

Ok, thanks. I have now installed a new wordpress at the directory.

How can I achieve this:

On the admin area, I want each blogger to be able to log in separately in order to be able to post and for these posts to be filed so that a reader who visit the site would be able to see each blogger and their corresponding post filed under name of each of these bloggers.

 

[Susan NelsonParticipant Post count: 98]

You can just add each blogger as a new user and set them up as an editor.  Then you can create a page that lists your authors with a link to their posts or do something like this: http://codex.wordpress.org/Author_Templates

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