If you are wondering how to change my website address in Hostinger, the process is fairly straightforward, but the exact steps depend on whether you want to replace your website's domain or simply point a new domain to the existing site. Hostinger currently provides a Change domain option directly from the Websites section of hPanel.
What to Do Before Changing Your Website Address
Before changing your domain, create a complete backup of your website. This gives you a recovery option if something goes wrong during the transition.
You should also make sure your new domain is registered and available to connect to your Hostinger hosting plan. If you are purchasing a new domain, remember that an existing registered domain cannot simply be renamed; you need to register another domain instead.
If your website uses email accounts or subdomains, check those first. Hostinger warns that changing a website's domain can affect existing email data and subdomains, which may need to be recreated.
How to Change Your Website Address in Hostinger
Step 1: Open Your Hostinger Dashboard
Log in to your Hostinger account and open hPanel. Go to Websites and find the website whose domain you want to change.
Step 2: Select Change Domain
Click the three-dot menu beside your website and select Change domain. Hostinger will guide you through the domain replacement process.
Step 3: Connect Your New Domain
Select or enter your new domain and follow the instructions shown in hPanel. If the domain is registered with another provider, you may need to update its DNS settings or nameservers so it points to Hostinger.
Step 4: Check Your Website
Once the new domain is connected, test your homepage, internal links, images, forms, SSL certificate, and important pages.
For WordPress websites, also update the WordPress Address (URL) and Site Address (URL) if required. A domain change should also include appropriate 301 redirects when replacing an established domain to help preserve SEO signals.
Does Changing Your Domain Affect SEO?
It can. Search engines need time to discover and process the new URLs. Keep the old domain available when possible and use permanent redirects to guide visitors and search engines to the new addresses.
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Final Thoughts
Changing your website address in Hostinger is manageable when you prepare properly. Back up your website, connect the new domain, check DNS and SSL settings, update website URLs, and handle redirects carefully.
FAQs
1. Can I change my domain name directly in Hostinger?
You can change the domain connected to your website through the Change domain option, but an already registered domain itself cannot simply be renamed.
2. Will my website content be deleted?
Changing domains can affect website data and backups depending on the process, so creating a complete backup beforehand is strongly recommended.
3. Can I use a domain purchased elsewhere?
Yes. External domains can be connected to Hostinger by configuring the appropriate DNS settings or nameservers.
4. Will changing my website address affect SEO?
It can temporarily affect rankings and traffic, so use 301 redirects and update important SEO and indexing settings.
5. Do I need to change my WordPress URL?
If you are moving WordPress to a new domain, update the WordPress and Site Address URLs to match the new domain.