{"id":747,"date":"2022-10-13T12:02:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T12:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/10\/13\/6639802-how-to-switch-from-hostinger-website-builder-to-wordpress-or-another-content-management-system\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T06:54:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T06:54:19","slug":"6639802-how-to-switch-from-hostinger-website-builder-to-wordpress-or-another-content-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6639802-how-to-switch-from-hostinger-website-builder-to-wordpress-or-another-content-management-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Switch From Hostinger Website Builder to WordPress or Another Content Management System"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">If you&rsquo;ve started creating your website with<b> Hostinger Website Builder <\/b>and would like to use another Content Management System (CMS) instead<b>, you need to delete the builder-based website <\/b>and<b> set up a new website from scratch using<\/b> another CMS.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e8e8e880;border-color: #73737633\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you want to <b>continue using the content you have already worked on, <\/b>you can <a href=\"\/support\/6572573-website-builder-how-to-export-content-to-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">export it to WordPress<\/a> and start using WordPress instead. Please note that not everything can be exported. You can export regular pages, texts, images, and other files, but you can&rsquo;t export website style and layout, online store, integrations, forms, collected submissions, or SEO settings. <a href=\"\/support\/6572573-website-builder-how-to-export-content-to-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">More information is provided here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">A deleted website <b>cannot be restored<\/b>; all its content is lost <b>permanently<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you have an email service set up for your domain, make sure to <b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/how-to-backup-your-emails\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">create a backup of your emails<\/a><\/b>, as deleting the website will also delete emails<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h3 id=\"h_e56910a1f6\"><b>Switching to Another Content Management System<\/b><\/h3><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Navigate to the<b> <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a> <\/b>section of hPanel and delete the website that you&rsquo;ve created:<br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container intercom-align-center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/39f70892-f769-4af7-a430-97a67ac9a57a.jpg\" alt=\"The option to delete a website on hPanel\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Then,<a href=\"\/support\/1583214-how-to-add-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\"> add a new website<\/a> to your hosting plan and choose between  Empty PHP\/HTML or migrate the website to your preferred website-building platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If you select WordPress, to finish the setup, create a WordPress account, choose the preferred plugins and website template, and insert the domain name that you&rsquo;ve previously released by deleting the website built with Hostinger Website Builder.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><h3 id=\"h_b5de52b823\"><b>Switching to WordPress <\/b><\/h3><ol>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>If content wants to be preserved<\/b><br>If you want to switch to WordPress and keep the content that was in Hostinger Website Builder, follow these steps: <a href=\"\/support\/6572573-website-builder-how-to-export-content-to-wordpress\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">Website Builder: How to export content to WordPress<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>If the content doesn&rsquo;t need to be preserved: <\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p class=\"no-margin\">If you plan to start over with WordPress without keeping the content:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Navigate to the<a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" rel=\"noopener\"> Websites<\/a> section of hPanel<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Click the 3 dotted lines to expand the options, and then click <b>delete<\/b><br>&#8203;<\/p>\n<div class=\"intercom-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2022\/10\/a1e7a81f-c212-478f-ab08-3f51b0c6542c.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Then,<a href=\"\/support\/1583214-how-to-add-a-website\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\"> add a new website<\/a> to your hosting plan and choose WordPress<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Learn what&rsquo;s the <b><a href=\"\/support\/6618476-what-s-the-difference-between-hostinger-website-builder-and-other-content-management-systems\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">difference between Hostinger Website Builder and other content management systems<\/a><\/b> &#128161; 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