{"id":762,"date":"2022-09-29T15:13:42","date_gmt":"2022-09-29T15:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2022\/09\/29\/6601521-how-to-copy-a-wordpress-website-to-another-domain-name-in-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T10:55:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T10:55:40","slug":"6601521-how-to-copy-a-wordpress-website-to-another-domain-name-in-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6601521-how-to-copy-a-wordpress-website-to-another-domain-name-in-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to duplicate a WordPress website at Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Copy Website<\/strong> tool allows you to replicate your WordPress website&rsquo;s files and databases from one domain or subdomain to another within the same Hostinger hosting plan. This is ideal for duplicating the same website with a different domain name or when using it as a base template for further edits.<\/p><h2 id=\"h-before-you-start\">Before you start<\/h2><p>Before duplicating a WordPress website, ensure that:<\/p><ul>\n<li>You have a web Premium hosting plan or greater.<\/li>\n<li>You have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583214-how-to-add-a-website\">added<\/a> the destination domain, subdomain or temporary domain to your hosting plan.<\/li>\n<li>If the destination domain contains data, <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5981435-how-to-download-backups-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">create and download a backup<\/a>, as this process overwrites all existing data on the target domain.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-step-1-access-the-copy-website-tool\">Step 1 &ndash; Access the Copy Website tool<\/h2><ol>\n<li>Go to hPanel &rarr; <a href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the WordPress website you wish to copy and click <strong>Dashboard<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the left sidebar, select WordPress &rarr; <strong>Copy Website<\/strong>.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9728\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-copy-website.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"204\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-copy-website.png 253w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-hpanel-wordpress-copy-website-209x300.png 209w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>The source website is automatically added to the <strong>Copy from<\/strong> field.<\/li>\n<\/ol><h2 id=\"h-step-2-select-the-destination-and-start-copying\">Step 2 &ndash; Select the destination and start copying<\/h2><ol>\n<li>Use the dropdown menu to select your destination domain or subdomain.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Start copying<\/strong>.<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-copy-wordpress-select-target.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-copy-wordpress-select-target.png 911w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-copy-wordpress-select-target-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/04\/hostinger-copy-wordpress-select-target-768x373.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>If the target is not empty, a data loss warning will appear. If you are ready to overwrite the destination content, check the confirmation box and click <strong>Start copying anyway<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>The duplication process typically takes up to 15 minutes depending on the size of your website. Once completed, the status will be updated in the list after reloading the page.<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p><span data-path-to-node=\"16,1\"><span class=\"citation-143\">Your original WordPress website is now duplicated on the new domain<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"16,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"16,5\"><span class=\"citation-142\">All internal links and database references are updated automatically to ensure the copy works correctly on the new URL<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"16,7\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"16,9\"><span class=\"citation-141\">You can now manage and edit both websites independently<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"16,11\">.<\/span><\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">You can copy multiple websites, but the tool processes them one at a time; subdomains must be copied individually.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">Only website files and databases are transferred. You must manually recreate email accounts, FTP accounts, and SSH keys for the new destination domain.<\/li>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">Content can only be copied to a root domain or subdomain (e.g., <code>original-domain.tld<\/code> to <code>new-domain.tld<\/code>). Copying to a specific subfolder (e.g., <code>new-domain.tld\/folder<\/code>) is not supported.<\/li>\n<li><span data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0,1\"><span class=\"citation-156\">This feature only supports copying websites within the same Hostinger hosting plan<\/span><\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0,3\">. <\/span><span data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0,5\"><span class=\"citation-155\">If the target is on a different hosting plan or a different user account, refer to this guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/how-to-migrate-an-internal-website-automatically-at-hostinger\/\">How to move a WordPress website automatically<\/a>.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><p><strong>Additional resources<\/strong><\/p><ul>\n<li>If your goal is to test changes on a WordPress site, you can use the automated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5720286-how-to-create-a-wordpress-staging-environment-in-hostinger\/\">WordPress staging tool<\/a> available for Business hosting plans and higher. This process is faster and allows you to push changes to your live site automatically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Create a copy of your WordPress website to another domain or subdomain within the same Hostinger hosting plan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[274],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-762","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-website-development"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/6601521-how-to-copy-a-wordpress-website-to-another-domain-name-in-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/6601521-como-copiar-un-sitio-web-wordpress-a-otro-nombre-de-dominio-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/6601521-comment-copier-un-site-web-wordpress-vers-un-autre-nom-de-domaine-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/6601521-bagaimana-cara-menyalin-website-wordpress-ke-domain-lain-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/6601521-como-copiar-um-site-wordpress-para-outro-dominio-na-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/6601521----wordpress---\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=762"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9796,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/762\/revisions\/9796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=762"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=762"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=762"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}