{"id":28012,"date":"2021-01-27T13:42:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-27T13:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"\/tutorials\/?p=28012"},"modified":"2026-03-09T19:19:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T19:19:18","slug":"how-to-migrate-a-wordpress-website-in-2-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/ng\/tutorials\/how-to-migrate-a-wordpress-website-in-2-steps","title":{"rendered":"How to migrate a WordPress website in 2 steps"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Migrating your WordPress website can seem like a daunting task. It&rsquo;s a risky and intimidating process, especially if you don&rsquo;t know what you&rsquo;re doing.<\/p><p>But it&rsquo;s actually not as difficult as it may seem. Especially if you follow this detailed guide and use an automatic migration tool.<\/p><p>In short, here&rsquo;s how you can migrate your WordPress website yourself in three simple steps:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to <a href=\"\/ng\/\">Hostinger<\/a> and choose a WordPress web hosting plan.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Login to your Hostinger account and use the automatic migration tool.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enjoy your newly migrated WordPress website!<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>To see this process in more detail, read the instructions below.<\/p><p>If something goes wrong and your website breaks, our customer support team will be able to help you 24\/7.<\/p><p>We also have a dedicated website migration team that can migrate your website for you. All you have to do is place a request and wait 24 hours.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-choose-a-new-wordpress-hosting-plan\">1. Choose a new WordPress Hosting Plan<\/h2><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/public\" alt=\"Promotional image for Hostinger&rsquo;s WordPress hosting plans and their prices\" class=\"wp-image-27997\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/WordPress-Hosting.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Hostinger&rsquo;s <a href=\"\/ng\/wordpress-hosting\">WordPress web hosting plans<\/a> will let you get the most out of your WordPress site.<\/p><p>Each plan includes lots of different features that all WordPress website owners need. However, here is what will truly change your experience of running a WordPress site when you chose Hostinger:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"\/ng\/tutorials\/litespeed-website-optimization-tool\/\">LiteSpeed Cache<\/a> plugin<\/strong>. Speed is crucial for WordPress websites, which is why we use LiteSpeed WebServer that&rsquo;s specially adapted for WordPress. We also provide the LiteSpeed Cache plugin, which shaves off the website&rsquo;s loading time down to the last possible millisecond.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Managed WordPress<\/strong>. You will get a collection of easy-to-use tools that will help you manage your WordPress website. This includes hundreds of written and video tutorials.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>24\/7 Customer Support<\/strong>. Accessible through a live chat, our customer support team are WordPress specialists that will answer your questions at any time of the day, any day of the year.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free Let&rsquo;s Encrypt SSL certificate<\/strong>. All WordPress hosting plans include a free SSL certificate that encrypts all sensitive data. Your visitors will be able to enter their contact and payment details without any risks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free email account<\/strong>. Having a professional email address that shows your company name will automatically build trust with your clients. All WP plans include at least one free email account with your domain name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>99.9% Uptime Guarantee<\/strong>. Hostinger is one of the very few hosting providers that can guarantee such a high uptime. It&rsquo;s also probably the only one that comes with such affordable price tags.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Free domain<\/strong>. Starter, Business, and Pro WordPress hosting plans come with a free domain name. This is guaranteed to save you money that you would inevitably spend on registering your domain name elsewhere.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>30-day money-back guarantee<\/strong>. If you try our WordPress hosting and decide it doesn&rsquo;t fulfill your needs, we&rsquo;ll return your money risk-free as long as it&rsquo;s within 30 days from signup.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-use-the-automatic-migration-tool\">2. Use The Automatic Migration Tool<\/h2><p>Log in to your new Hostinger account to access the hPanel.<\/p><p>Scroll down to <strong>Website<\/strong> and click <strong>Migrate Website<\/strong>.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/public\" alt=\"migrate website\" class=\"wp-image-28013\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><p>Press <strong>Request Hosting Migration<\/strong> to access the migration tool.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"463\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/public\" alt=\"request hosting migration\" class=\"wp-image-28014\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/migration-requests.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><p>Fill in the required information, click <strong>Submit<\/strong>, and begin the website migration process.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"856\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\/public\" alt=\"migration request\" class=\"wp-image-28015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/wp-migration.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-to-point-a-domain-name-to-hostinger\">How to Point a Domain Name to Hostinger<\/h2><p>Seeing as you&rsquo;re migrating your website to Hostinger, it only makes sense to point your domain to us too. Doing so will let you have all of your accounts in one place, simplifying the management by a mile.<\/p><p>Lucky for you, pointing a domain to Hostinger is simpler than you may think. You just need to change the domain nameservers and wait up to 24 hours for the changes to take effect.<\/p><p>Here&rsquo;s how you can do that in three steps:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to your Hostinger account to access the hPanel. Scroll down to <strong>Advanced<\/strong> and click <strong>DNS Zone Editor<\/strong>.<br><a href=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28016\" src=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced-1024x503.png\" alt=\"DNS zone editor\" width=\"640\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/hPanel-advanced.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Go to the search bar and type in <strong>NS<\/strong> to find the nameservers.<br><a href=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-28017\" src=\"\/tutorials\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS-1024x291.png\" alt=\"NS\" width=\"640\" height=\"182\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\/w=150,fit=scale-down 150w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/01\/NS.png\/w=1536,fit=scale-down 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br>The nameservers should read <strong>ns1.dns-parking.com<\/strong> and <strong>ns2.dns-parking.com<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in to your current domain registrar and locate the <strong>DNS editor<\/strong> (keep in mind that it could be named differently depending on the registrar). Replace the current nameservers with the new Hostinger ones and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Allow up to 24 hours for the changes to take place.<\/p><p>And in case anything breaks, you can always reach out to our customer support team &ndash; they&rsquo;re available 24\/7.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Migrating your WordPress website can seem like a daunting task. It&rsquo;s a risky and intimidating process, especially if you don&rsquo;t know what you&rsquo;re doing. But it&rsquo;s actually not as difficult as it may seem. Especially if you follow this detailed guide and use an automatic migration tool. 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