How to start a blog with Hostinger in 2026 (step by step)

What you need

• •A blog name and a matching domain (the free one on Premium covers the first year).
• •A hosting plan. Premium is the one we recommend for a new blog.
• •About an hour.

Step 1: Buy Premium hosting with the coupon

Open Hostinger through our link so WEBHOST2026 is applied, choose Premium and the 48-month term. That's $2.49/mo before the coupon, about $1.99/mo after.

Step 2: Claim your free domain

In hPanel you'll be asked to claim the free domain. Keep it short, easy to spell and not tied to one narrow topic, so the blog can grow. A .com is the safest choice.

• Free domain: which plans include it and how to claim it →

Step 3: Install WordPress

Hostinger's setup wizard offers to install WordPress for you. Accept, set an admin email you check, and use a strong password. SSL is turned on automatically.

Step 4: Pick a fast, simple theme

Choose a lightweight theme (the default block themes are fine) rather than a heavy multipurpose one. Speed and readability matter more than effects.

Step 5: Install only the plugins you need

• •An SEO plugin, for titles, descriptions and your XML sitemap.
• •LiteSpeed Cache, which Hostinger usually installs and configures for you.
• •An anti-spam plugin for comments.
• •A backup plugin, if you're on a plan with weekly backups and want more frequent ones.

Step 6: Create the pages every blog needs

• •About
• •Contact
• •Privacy policy
• •Affiliate or ad disclosure, if you'll earn from the blog

Step 7: Publish, then tell Google

Write your first three to five posts on questions your readers actually search for. Then add your site to Google Search Console and submit the sitemap from your SEO plugin, so Google starts crawling it.

Which plan as you grow

Premium will carry most blogs a long way. Once the blog earns money or traffic is steady, Business ($3.49/mo, 48 months) adds daily backups and more resources.

• Hostinger for bloggers →