## **🗺️ Overview**

Website Studio lets you publish pages to a live domain directly from the platform. However, there are specific limitations on **where** a page can be published. Understanding these boundaries upfront will save you time and prevent configuration errors.

## **✅ Supported Publishing Configurations**

Website Studio supports the following domain publishing options:

- **Root domains** — for example, **10xsearch.com**
- **Subdomains** — for example, **clients.10xsearch.com** or **go.10xsearch.com**

These are the only two configurations that Website Studio currently supports for live publishing.

## **❌ Unsupported Publishing Configurations**

Website Studio **does not support publishing to subpaths** on an existing domain. A subpath is any URL that follows a root domain with a forward slash, such as:

- **10xsearch.com/dfyclients**
- **10xsearch.com/landing**
- **10xsearch.com/services/seo**

There is no setting, workaround, or advanced configuration inside Website Studio that enables subpath publishing. Attempting to map a Website Studio page to a subpath of an existing domain is not possible within the platform.

## **⚠️ Why This Matters for Existing Domains**

If you already have a live website — for example, a WordPress site at **10xsearch.com** — and you want to publish a Website Studio page at **10xsearch.com/dfyclients**, this workflow is not supported. Publishing a Website Studio page to your root domain (**10xsearch.com**) would also replace or conflict with your existing homepage, which is likely not your intention.

Attempting to configure subpath publishing will not produce the expected result and may cause confusion with your DNS or domain settings without achieving the goal.

## **🔀 Recommended Alternatives**

If you need to publish a Website Studio page alongside an existing website without disrupting it, consider one of these supported approaches:

1. **Use a subdomain** — Create a subdomain such as **clients.10xsearch.com** or **dfyclients.10xsearch.com** and point it to your Website Studio page. This keeps your existing root domain and homepage completely untouched.
2. **Use a separate root domain** — Register a new domain (for example, **10xsearchclients.com**) and publish your Website Studio page there as the root.
3. **Build the page inside WordPress** — If the subpath is important for branding or SEO, create the page directly within your existing WordPress installation at the desired URL path. You can still use Search Atlas tools such as **On-Page Audit** and **AI Content Templates** (found under **Content** in the left sidebar) to optimise the content on that page.

## **🛠️ How to Publish to a Subdomain in Website Studio**

1. Open **Website Studio** from the left sidebar (or navigate to **/website-studio**).
2. Open the page you want to publish.
3. Go to the **Publish** or **Domain Settings** option within the page editor.
4. Enter your subdomain — for example, **clients.10xsearch.com**.
5. Follow the DNS instructions provided by Website Studio to add a **CNAME record** pointing your subdomain to the platform. This does not affect your root domain or any existing DNS records tied to your homepage.
6. Save and publish. Your existing website at **10xsearch.com** remains fully intact.

Always confirm the CNAME record has propagated before testing the live URL. DNS changes can take up to 48 hours, though most propagate within a few hours.

## **📋 Quick Reference: What Is and Is Not Supported**

- ✅ Root domain — **yourdomain.com**
- ✅ Subdomain — **sub.yourdomain.com**
- ❌ Subpath on existing domain — **yourdomain.com/path**
- ❌ Nested subpath — **yourdomain.com/folder/page**

## **💬 Need More Help?**

If you need further assistance, open the chat widget in the bottom-right corner of the platform and type **human teammate** to be connected with a member of our team.