How to Install WordPress on Hostinger: A Step-by-Step Guide

Start by visiting Hostinger through the official partner link. Once on the site, navigate to WordPress → Managed WordPress. This brings you to the plan selection page where you can compare pricing tiers.

Hostinger's Managed WordPress pricing starts at around $3–$4 per month depending on the billing period and plan. The lowest tier already includes:

• Up to 100 websites
• 100 GB SSD storage
• A free domain name

The next tier up adds more storage but is otherwise similar. The recommendation from the video is to start on the lowest tier and upgrade later only if you genuinely need additional resources.

Choosing a Billing Period

The $3/month rate applies to a four-year commitment. If a four-year term feels like too much of a commitment, the 24-month plan is a practical middle ground and still qualifies for the coupon discount. Payment options include credit card, PayPal, Google Pay, Alipay, and Bitcoin.

Before completing your purchase, enter the coupon code JULIANWEBER in the coupon field at checkout. Redeeming it applies an additional 10% discount to your order.

After selecting a plan, you can sign in with Google or create an account using your email address and a password. Once registered, Hostinger will ask whether you want to create a new website or migrate an existing one. For most people following this guide, choose create a new website and click next.

On the platform selection screen, choose WordPress—not Hostinger's own website builder. This ensures you are working within the full WordPress ecosystem, with access to thousands of themes and plugins. Click next to continue.

You will then be prompted to create WordPress administrator credentials. These are separate from your Hostinger login and will be used to access your WordPress dashboard directly. Store them somewhere safe.

Hostinger asks what kind of website you are building. Options include:

• Online store
• Blog
• Portfolio
• Business or service website

Choose whichever fits your project and click next. You will then see a selection of pre-built templates, followed by a themes screen. The themes Hostinger offers here include Astra, GeneratePress, OceanWP, and Cadence—all well-regarded in the WordPress community.

In the tutorial, Julian selects Astra, noting he typically chooses between Astra and Cadence because those are the themes he is most familiar with. You can always change your theme later from inside the WordPress dashboard, so do not overthink this step. You can also start with a blank site if you prefer.

Hostinger will recommend a set of plugins during onboarding. The advice from the video is to deselect all of them at this stage. The bundled suggestions are not necessarily the best options available. For example, Hostinger suggests All-in-One SEO, but Yoast SEO is the preferred alternative for SEO work.

Skip this step and install plugins manually once you are inside the WordPress dashboard. A typical WordPress site uses somewhere between five and ten plugins covering areas like page building, SEO, forms, and performance.

Hostinger offers an optional AI content generation step where you can enter your brand name and a description of your service. The AI will generate starter content based on that input. This feature is available to try, but it is easy to skip if you prefer to write your own content from scratch.

Next, you will be asked to choose a domain name. If you purchased Hostinger hosting with a free domain included, you can register a new domain here. Type in your preferred domain name to check availability.

If you are unsure what domain to use, the video suggests using ChatGPT as a brainstorming tool—describe your business or website idea and ask for domain suggestions.

Once you have chosen your domain, add it to your cart and click next. You will then enter your contact details and complete the domain registration.

This is one of the most important technical decisions in the setup process. Hostinger offers eight server locations worldwide. You should choose the data center closest to your target audience, since physical proximity between the server and your visitors reduces page load times.

• United States visitors: choose East Coast or West Coast
• European visitors: choose one of the European server locations

Select the most appropriate location and click next.

Hostinger will now install WordPress automatically on your server. According to the video, the process takes about a minute. Once finished, your domain will appear in the dashboard.

If you registered a new custom domain, allow up to 24 hours for DNS propagation—though it often resolves sooner. If you used a test domain during setup, it will typically be live immediately.

Once installation is complete, you can log into your WordPress admin panel directly—without going through Hostinger each time. From the WordPress dashboard you can:

• Posts: write and manage blog posts
• Pages: create and edit static pages
• Appearance → Themes: switch or add themes (Astra, Hello Elementor, and others are available)
• Plugins → Add New: install tools like Elementor (a page builder with over 10 million active installations) or Yoast SEO

The Hostinger dashboard and the WordPress dashboard are two separate interfaces. Hostinger handles the server and domain; WordPress handles the content and design.

If you want to take the setup further, the guide on how to set up your WordPress website in 2026 covers customization, plugins, and content structure in detail.

The main difference between the two tiers is storage. For a new site, 100 GB is more than sufficient to get started.

This process works well for:

• First-time website owners who want a guided, automated setup
• Bloggers and small business owners launching a new site from scratch
• Developers and freelancers setting up client sites quickly
• Anyone moving away from a more expensive host who wants competitive pricing without sacrificing performance

If you are planning to add e-commerce functionality, the guide on how to create an online store with Hostinger is a useful next step after completing the basic WordPress installation.

For a direct comparison with another popular host, see the step-by-step guide to installing WordPress on Ionos.

Hostinger's onboarding process makes installing WordPress genuinely straightforward, even for complete beginners. The lowest-tier Managed WordPress plan covers the needs of most new sites—100 websites, 100 GB storage, and a free domain—at a competitive price point. Starting on the base plan and upgrading only when necessary is the practical approach shown in the tutorial.

To get the best available rate, use the official Hostinger link and enter the coupon code JULIANWEBER at checkout for an additional 10% off.