how to reset wordpress website in hostinger
To reset your WordPress website hosted on Hostinger, you essentially want to delete your current WordPress site data and start fresh. Here’s a clear, SEO-friendly step-by-step guide:
How to Reset Your WordPress Website on Hostinger
1. Backup Your Website (Important!)
Before resetting, back up your site if you want to save any content or settings.
- Use a plugin like UpdraftPlus or
- Export your database and files manually via Hostinger’s hPanel File Manager and phpMyAdmin.
2. Access Hostinger hPanel
- Log in to your Hostinger account.
- Go to hPanel (Hostinger’s control panel).
3. Delete WordPress Files
- In hPanel, open File Manager.
- Navigate to the folder where WordPress is installed (usually
public_html
). - Select all WordPress files and folders (wp-admin, wp-content, wp-includes, plus files like wp-config.php).
- Delete them.
4. Drop the WordPress Database
- Go back to hPanel.
- Open Databases > MySQL Databases.
- Find the database linked to your WordPress site.
- Click Manage, then open phpMyAdmin.
- In phpMyAdmin, select your WordPress database.
- Click Check all tables, then choose Drop to delete all database tables.
5. Reinstall WordPress
- Return to hPanel.
- Use the Auto Installer tool to reinstall WordPress.
- Fill in your new website details and install a fresh WordPress instance.
Optional: Use a WordPress Reset Plugin (If you want to reset inside WordPress dashboard)
If you want to reset without manual file/database deletion, you can:
- Log into your WordPress dashboard.
- Install a plugin like WP Reset.
- Use the plugin to reset your database to default state.
- This resets the site content but keeps files intact.