@jac said in WordPress site:
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac you shouldn’t use different domains in the root sense. Get a domain you want to use, then create subdomains within that structure so, for example, forum.stockportcounty.fans for the forums (obviously), leave the root domain for the WordPress site, then use other subdomains depending on their content, for example, news.stockportcounty.fans etc.
Keep the same domain for SEO purposes. There’s no limit to how many domains you can have on VirtualMin, although disk space, processor and memory obviously play a part in overall performance.
Thanks for the advice mate, I was just thinking of a domain change to something shorter like or this or.
I’d love to add this to the site too because it’s something no other site has and I think it could become a popular feature and bring people back especially if there’s a prize involved! Prediction plugin
@jac the domain of countyfans.com seems to be for sale - currently $198, but I’m guessing the price will go up once you show an interest
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac the domain of countyfans.com seems to be for sale - currently $198, but I’m guessing the price will go up once you show an interest
Yes mate, scrap that one. I used to own it and didn’t renew it. 
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@jac I’ve done that before - and typically regretted it. Getting a decent domain name these days is increasingly difficult. Especially one that is easy to remember, and pronounce.
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac I’ve done that before - and typically regretted it. Getting a decent domain name these days is increasingly difficult. Especially one that is easy to remember, and pronounce.
Absolutely Mark, you’re right it’s becoming a big struggle. That’s why I was very happy to secure this but it’s generally too long having thought about it etc. People like something that’s easy to remember like you say and something that rolls off the tongue easily.
@jac the “killer” domain name is extremely hard to come by these days. Generally, my advice is for something that’s easy to pronounce, no longer than 15 characters (ideally much less, and not including the domain suffix). Getting something easy to remember is the hard part.
Don’t make the mistake of dropping letters out of a word in an effort to make it look and sound “trendy” either. This just makes it actually much harder to find.
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac the “killer” domain name is extremely hard to come by these days. Generally, my advice is for something that’s easy to pronounce, no longer than 15 characters (ideally much less, and not including the domain suffix). Getting something easy to remember is the hard part.
Don’t make the mistake of dropping letters out of a word in an effort to make it look and sound “trendy” either. This just makes it actually much harder to find.
I’d agree with that mate.
It’s a tough one because there’s plenty of teams with ‘County’ in the name but that’s what we’re known as to the fans that will be using the product so it’s important to finally get it right and like you say something short enough.
This is the one that’s cropping up as short and sweet but you know 
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@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac Well, the below domains are also available
countycrazy.com countynuts.comFood for thought
I need something that sounds good enough to get people’s attention just off the name.
Most football sites have mad, news, fans or something along them lines that I know of.
so for example it could be this , this or the shortest one yet
@jac said in WordPress site:
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac Well, the below domains are also available
countycrazy.com countynuts.comFood for thought
I need something that sounds good enough to get people’s attention just off the name.
Most football sites have mad, news, fans or something along them lines that I know of.
Thank you for your input as always Mark 
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@jac and there’s this
https://leandomainsearch.com/search/?q=county
@phenomlab said in WordPress site:
@jac and there’s this
https://leandomainsearch.com/search/?q=county
I see this one in the list .
@jac worth a thought.
@phenomlab Absolutely!
@jac said in WordPress site:
I think generally I want a sort of hub site, so news, videos, podcasts, links etc. Always liked the idea of a social site a facebook / twitter type purely for County fans.
@jac said in WordPress site:
@jac said in WordPress site:
I think generally I want a sort of hub site, so news, videos, podcasts, links etc. Always liked the idea of a social site a facebook / twitter type purely for County fans.
What’s your thoughts on something like this Mark? As suggested above this is something around the idea. Or it could be one to miss.
@phenomlab of course there is the issue that comes with them sort of scripts. Probably one to avoid. I know WordPress do a community feature that you’ll be used to called Buddy Press.
I’ve always found it never quite links in with the theme . Something to look in to.
@jac @phenomlab something like this may be more achievable, like I said above I’ve always struggled with the theme when using Buddy press in the past.
@jac It looks very “Facebook” to me, and personally, not something I’d use. You have to remember that the whole social media experience has been “done to death” and unless it’s Facebook or Twitter, it’s not going to get much traction. The trouble with Forums is that they have to offer something unique to that user that they cannot get anywhere else.
If you consider what Sudonix offers, this is niche, and not an everyday service you can get anywhere. This makes it appealing to members and visitors alike as it addresses a shortfall they have in the sense that they are looking for help, and can easily get it. I don’t know of any other platform that does this - except for the obvious such as Reddit or Stack Overflow, but both of those won’t offer the level of service that this one does.
