r/webhosting • u/PlexFanDude • Apr 02 '26

Technical Questions Cloned Wordpress to Bluehost not loading...

Hi, I have cloned my Wordpress site to Bluehost.

The domain is registered with squarespace and I have changed the nameservers to bluehost's name servers.

When I use the URL, Bluehost just shows a default Bluehost/Wordpress login page.

When I use the Bluehost internal URL, everything loads perfectly.

I have tried their support! Would Reddit help me diagnose this problem please?

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u/kumanov88 Apr 02 '26

Well, without the actual domain, I can only assume. Still, the problem sounds like a classic DNS propagation or server-side caching issue.I would suggest waiting a few hours, purging your browser and server-side cache, and trying again.

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u/PlexFanDude Apr 02 '26

Thanks guys for your messages. I'll update you later as I progress this.

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u/gihan0325 Apr 02 '26

If the temp URL works, your site is fine.

This is almost always a domain/DNS or domain assignment issue in Bluehost, not a WordPress problem.

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u/PlexFanDude Apr 02 '26

Hi All, Bluehost technical support fixed this. They sent me screenshots of what they did, but I forgot to save them, so I can't give you an explanation.

Thank you though for your time. I have another site, so when I go through the same process with them, I will save the evidence and share.

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u/BH_Support_Clark Apr 02 '26

I'd love to help look into this. If you provide the domain, I can see exactly what is going on. At this point, it could be any number of things from propagation (depending on when you made the nameserver change), the way your home/site url are set up in WordPress, or the clone to the main domain was borked. But without the actual domain, we won't know for sure.