Hostinger Website Builder Tutorial 2026 (Step by Step)

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If you’ve ever opened a website builder and immediately felt like you needed a second monitor… and a snack… and maybe a degree… you’re not alone. A lot of platforms say they’re beginner-friendly, but then you’re stuck hunting for basic stuff like “where do I change the header?” or “how do I add a page?”

This tutorial is basically the opposite vibe: start simple, get a working site up fast, then customize as you go. And yes, you can do it without touching code.

The walkthrough uses Hostinger Website Builder, including the AI option that generates a starter site for you, then lets you tweak everything with drag-and-drop.

Pick a plan that matches what you’re building

Before you build anything, you choose between two main builder plans: Premium and Business. The practical difference is what you plan to do with the site.

Premium is fine when:

• You’re building a blog, portfolio, or basic business site
• You’re mostly publishing info (services, articles, contact page, etc.)
• You don’t need full e-commerce features

Business makes more sense when:

• You’re selling products or taking payments regularly
• You want more store features baked in
• You want to avoid extra transaction fees for payments

Both typically include a free domain for the first year (as long as you’re not doing a super-short plan), which is handy if you’re starting from zero.

Choose the billing term (and don’t accidentally pick “one month”)

The video strongly pushes longer plans, mostly because the price drops and you keep more perks. The simple tip is: if you go too short (like one month), you may lose the free domain perk and end up paying more overall.

So if you’re building something you actually plan to keep, longer terms tend to be cheaper month-to-month and less annoying long-term.

Domain basics: keep it short and (ideally) .com

When you’re picking a domain, the tutorial gives a couple rules that are still solid:

• Short beats clever. Easy to remember wins.
• .com is still the trust default for many people.
• If .com is taken, alternatives like .net, .org, or .io can work fine depending on your niche.

In the example, the creator goes with a short brand name and picks an extension that’s available. The bigger point: don’t spend three days brainstorming a domain. Pick something clean, register it, move on.

Build the site: AI draft or template?

Once you’re inside the builder, you’ve got two routes:

Option 1: AI Builder

You type in your brand name and a description of what the site is about. The tutorial recommends writing more than a single sentence—think a short paragraph—because the AI can only work with what you give it.

If you hate the first draft, you can regenerate it and tweak your description until it gets closer.

Option 2: Templates

If you prefer starting from a polished layout, templates give you a more “finished” look immediately. The tradeoff is you’re adapting your content to the template’s structure.

Either way, you end up in the editor.

Editing is mostly click, swap, and drag

The editor is where this gets approachable. You can:

• Replace a background video or image in a section
• Adjust opacity so text is easier to read
• Double-click text to rewrite it (like editing a doc)
• Edit button text, colors, and even animation
• Add new sections (including store/product sections)
• Delete sections you don’t want
• Hide sections on mobile while keeping them on desktop

One key habit the tutorial stresses: toggle between desktop and mobile views often. A ton of your visitors will be on a phone, so you don’t want your layout to look great on desktop and weird on mobile.

Header, pages, and navigation (the stuff people always get stuck on)

Adding pages is straightforward:

1. Click Pages
2. Reorder pages with drag-and-drop
3. Add new pages like About, Contact, or Shop
4. Rename items (like changing “Product list” to “Shop”)

For branding, you can also upload a logo into the header. There’s even a built-in logo maker if you need something quick. It’s not a replacement for a designer, but it’s enough to get a site looking “real” fast.

SEO and store setup: two tabs worth visiting

SEO panel

The builder includes an SEO checklist that points out missing titles, weak meta descriptions, messy URLs, and keyword usage. If you’re not an SEO person, this is the kind of guidance that prevents “I published and nobody found me” problems later.

Store tab

If you’re selling anything, the Store section is where you:

• Add products
• Connect payments (PayPal, Stripe, or manual options)
• Track sales inside the dashboard
• Import products if you already have a list/database

Publishing: connect your domain and go live

To publish, you connect your domain in the top-right area, register it, then hit Go Live when you’re ready.

One useful note: domain registration can take up to 24 hours, so the builder may give you a temporary domain in the meantime. That way your site can still be live while the official domain finishes connecting.

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