Can I create a portfolio site on Webflow using subdomains for multiple example sites, and can they all be published under a single Website Site Plan or would I need separate plans for each site? Can I also export some of the example sites and host them outside of Webflow to save costs?
TL;DR
- Each Webflow subdomain (e.g.,
project1.yourdomain.com) requires a separate Site Plan. - A single Webflow project can host multiple sites using subdirectories (
yourdomain.com/project1). - Export static sites and host externally (e.g., Netlify, Vercel) to reduce costs, but CMS features won’t work.
You can create a portfolio site with multiple example sites using subdomains in Webflow, but each subdomain (e.g., project1.yourdomain.com, project2.yourdomain.com) would require its own Website Site Plan. Alternatively, you can export some example sites and host them elsewhere to reduce costs.
1. Using Subdomains in Webflow
- Webflow allows you to add custom domains and subdomains, but each published subdomain requires its own Website Site Plan.
- A single Website Site Plan applies only to one root domain (e.g.,
yourdomain.com) or a specific subdomain (e.g.,portfolio.yourdomain.com). - If you want multiple example sites under the same root domain using subdirectories (e.g.,
yourdomain.com/project1), you can achieve this within one Webflow project using folders or CMS collections.
2. Site Plans for Subdomains
- If you want to publish each example site as a separate subdomain (
example1.yourdomain.com,example2.yourdomain.com), each subdomain requires a separate Webflow project and a separate Site Plan. - There is no way to publish multiple Webflow projects under a single Site Plan unless they are contained within one project as pages or folders.
3. Exporting Sites for External Hosting
- Webflow’s code export feature allows you to download static HTML, CSS, and JS for external hosting.
- CMS and dynamic functionalities won’t work when exported since Webflow’s CMS only functions within its hosting environment.
- You can export simple static example sites to reduce Webflow hosting costs and host them on platforms like Netlify, Vercel, or regular web hosts.
Summary
- To use subdomains for different example sites, each subdomain requires a separate Webflow project and its own Site Plan.
- If budget is a concern, consider keeping all example sites within a single Webflow project using subdirectories instead of subdomains.
- You can export static example sites and host them externally to avoid multiple Webflow Site Plans, but CMS features won’t work outside Webflow.