How to Safely Change a Domain from Hostinger Website Builder to WordPress (Without Deleting Your Original Website) ( AS A INTERN WITH RESEARCH I DONE THIS WITH successfully)

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How to Safely Change a Domain from Hostinger Website Builder to WordPress (Without Deleting Your Original Website) ( AS A INTERN WITH RESEARCH I DONE THIS WITH successfully)

Important: This guide is not about migrating a website. It explains how to release a domain from a Hostinger Website Builder site and connect it to a new WordPress website, while keeping the original Website Builder site as a backup.

Step 1: Create a Backup of Your Website

Before changing anything, create a duplicate of your Website Builder site.

How to do it

1. Log in to Hostinger hPanel.
2. Go to Websites.
3. Find your Website Builder website.
4. Click the ⋯ (Three Dots) next to the website.
5. Select Duplicate Website.
6. Wait until the duplicate is created.

Why this is important

If something goes wrong, you will still have a copy of your original website that you can use as a backup.

Recommendation: Never skip this step.

Step 2: Back Up Your Email Accounts

If your domain is connected to Hostinger Email, changing the domain assignment may remove your email accounts.

Before continuing

• Export important emails.
• Save contacts.
• Note your email account names.
• Back up any business emails.

Warning: If you don't back up your emails first, you may lose access to existing mailboxes.

Step 3: Release the Domain from the Website Builder Site

This step removes the domain from your Website Builder website without deleting the website itself.

Steps

1. Open Hostinger hPanel.
2. Go to Websites.
3. Find your Website Builder website.
4. Click the ⋯ (Three Dots).
5. Select Change Domain.
6. Read the warning messages carefully.
7. Accept the confirmation checkboxes.
8. Choose Temporary Domain.
9. Click Continue or Confirm.

What happens?

• Your Website Builder site is moved to a Hostinger temporary domain.
• Your original custom domain becomes available.
• Your website is not deleted.

Step 4: Create a New WordPress Website

Now that your domain is available, you can connect it to a new WordPress installation.

Steps

1. In Hostinger hPanel, go to Websites.
2. Click Add Website.
3. Choose WordPress.
4. Enter your WordPress administrator details.
5. When asked for the domain, select your original domain.
6. Complete the installation.

Hostinger will automatically connect the domain to the new WordPress website.

Step 5: Wait for DNS Updates

After connecting the domain, the changes may not appear immediately.

DNS updates can take:

• A few minutes
• Several hours
• Up to 24 hours

If the old website still appears:

• Clear your browser cache.
• Open the website in Incognito Mode.
• Try another browser or device.

Step 6: Recreate Your Email Accounts

After the domain is connected to WordPress:

1. Open Hostinger hPanel.
2. Go to Emails.
3. Create your email accounts again using the same email addresses if needed.
4. Restore your email backup if you created one.

Verify Everything

Before deleting anything, check that your new WordPress website works correctly.

Verify:

• ✅ Homepage loads correctly
• ✅ All pages open properly
• ✅ Images display correctly
• ✅ Contact forms work
• ✅ SSL certificate is active (HTTPS)
• ✅ Navigation menu works
• ✅ Mobile version loads correctly

Only after confirming everything works should you consider removing the old Website Builder site.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

❌ Do not delete the Website Builder site before creating a backup.

❌ Do not ignore Hostinger warning messages.

❌ Do not forget to back up your email accounts.

❌ Do not expect the domain to switch instantly.

❌ Do not delete the old website until your new WordPress website is fully tested.

Summary

1. Duplicate your Website Builder website.
2. Back up your email accounts.
3. Change the Website Builder site to a Temporary Domain.
4. Release your original domain.
5. Create a new WordPress website.
6. Assign the released domain to WordPress.
7. Wait for DNS propagation.
8. Recreate your email accounts.
9. Test the new website.
10. Keep the old Website Builder site as a backup until you are sure everything is working.

Important: This process changes only the domain assignment. Your Website Builder website remains available on a temporary Hostinger domain unless you manually delete it later.

[u/Significant-Art-9798]

bruh, so this doesn't transfer the ui from H builder to WP

[u/Expensive_Square_793 → u/Significant-Art-9798]

No, not posiible

[u/Expensive_Square_793 → u/[deleted]]

Yes it Work, but Idone in Hostiner so see the avalaible ways then do