{"id":734,"date":"2022-12-08T10:04:10","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T10:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/12\/08\/6807580-connecting-a-different-domain-to-your-existing-website-at-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:04","slug":"6807580-connecting-a-different-domain-to-your-existing-website-at-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6807580-connecting-a-different-domain-to-your-existing-website-at-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecting a Different Domain to Your Existing Website at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;ve already built your website but want to use a different domain name for it you can easily change the domain name of your site in just a few steps.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_5d932ca9a8\">Website Builder<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">If you use Hostinger Website Builder and want to connect a different domain to your site, you can do it in just a few clicks.<\/p><h3 id=\"h_4d149dddf6\">Before You Begin<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;ve recently switched from another CMS to Hostinger Website Builder, you may not be able to change the domain yet.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you switch from another platform to the builder, you have 14 days to restore the original website built on another platform. During that time, you can&rsquo;t change the domain or delete the website. Instead, you may either:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Wait for the 14 days to be over, or<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Click on <b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6747761-how-to-switch-to-hostinger-website-builder#h_7daf7b2e47\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Restore previous website<\/a><\/b>, and you&rsquo;ll be able to change the domain right away<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">Also, note that by changing the domain of a website created with the builder, you&rsquo;ll lose all email data related to that domain, and your email plan will reset &#128260; To avoid the emails getting deleted, you can backup your emails.<\/p><h3 id=\"h_ce24c2ddf1\">Changing the Domain<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">Find the website in question in the Websites section. Then, click on the ellipsis &#8943; button and select Change domain:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/52859d58-f86f-4e11-9b1c-e5fe26e9ede5.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Confirm you understand that all email data related to the domain will be deleted and that the DNS records will be reset, and click on Change:<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/b63996c0-538c-425d-b41f-e145d2651f9c.jpg\"><\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">Finally, choose the preferred domain to connect, and click on Change again. After changing the domain, your website will be up and running <b>within 24 hours<\/b> &#10024;<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Once a domain itself is registered, it cannot be directly changed or swapped with another domain. This means that you cannot simply replace an existing domain with a new one. To use a different domain, you would need to register a new domain separately.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_d4572cc04c\">WordPress, Hostinger Horizons or Other Types of Website<\/h2><h3 id=\"h_e36edbd47a\">Before You Begin<\/h3><p class=\"no-margin\">By changing the domain of a website, you&rsquo;ll lose all email data related to that domain, and your email plan will reset. Email inboxes will not be automatically changed and will need to be re-created by following the guide below:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583217-how-to-create-and-manage-email-accounts-for-hostinger-email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create and Manage Email Accounts (Hostinger Email)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/6281443-how-to-create-and-manage-email-accounts-with-titan-email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to Create and Manage Email Accounts (Titan Email)<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">If there are any subdomains, they will also have to be re-created:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b><a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/1583405-how-to-create-and-delete-subdomains\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to create and delete subdomains<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">The subdomain files will remain intact; they should be recreated in the hPanel Subdomain Tool as described in the guide above.<\/p><p id=\"to-change-the-domain\">To change the domain locate the website in the Websites section. Then, click on the ellipsis button and select Change domain:<\/p><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5827 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/changedomain1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1400\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/changedomain1.png 1400w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/changedomain1-300x110.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/changedomain1-1024x375.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/changedomain1-768x281.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-container\"><\/div><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Generally, once registered, a domain itself can&rsquo;t be changed or edited. In other words, you wouldn&rsquo;t be able to give up an already registered domain and register another one instead of that one. As an alternative, you may register a new domain separately.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"change-domain-name-to-a-temporary-domain\" data-start=\"887\" data-end=\"929\">Change domain name to temporary domain<\/h2><p data-start=\"931\" data-end=\"1144\">If you need to temporarily change your website&rsquo;s domain, Hostinger now allows you to switch to a temporary domain from an actual domain name.<\/p><p data-start=\"618\" data-end=\"662\">To switch your domain to a temporary domain:<\/p><ol data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"1291\">\n<li data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"748\">\n<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"748\">Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> &gt; Websites List and navigate to Change Domain<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1877\" height=\"745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain.png 1877w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain-300x119.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain-1024x406.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain-768x305.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-domain-1536x610.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1877px) 100vw, 1877px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"748\">Confirm that you understand all email data associated with the domain will be deleted including your subdomains and existing website backups will be lost, then click on <strong>Confirm.<\/strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5661 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-website-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"802\" height=\"566\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-website-domain.png 802w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-website-domain-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/change-website-domain-768x542.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/li>\n<li data-start=\"664\" data-end=\"748\">Select the <strong data-start=\"945\" data-end=\"965\">temporary domain<\/strong> option.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5662 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/use-a-temp-domain.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1049\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/use-a-temp-domain.png 1049w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/use-a-temp-domain-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/use-a-temp-domain-1024x437.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/12\/use-a-temp-domain-768x328.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connecting another domain to a website created with WordPress, Website Builder, Hostinger Horizons, or other website 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