If you cancel hosting, you typically do not “lose” your website, but your site will go offline because the server space that stores your website files and database is no longer active.
Think of it like this: your domain is your address, hosting is the land the building sits on, and your website is the actual building (files, database, images, plugins, theme). Canceling hosting removes the land, so visitors stop seeing the building, even if you still own the address. If your site is on WordPress, you can move it to a new host as long as you have a full copy of the site files plus the database (or a complete WordPress backup).
What to do before you cancel
- Download a full backup (files + database), or export your WordPress site using a backup plugin or your host’s backup tool.
- Confirm you have admin access to WordPress, your hosting panel, and your domain registrar login.
- Save your DNS records (A record, CNAME, MX for email) so your domain and email keep working after the move.
- Check whether email is tied to the hosting plan. If it is, move email first or you could lose inbox access.
If you are hosted with us on WordPress hosting, we can package your site for a clean handoff or move it to a new server, so you keep the same design and content with minimal disruption.
If your current site was built in a way that is hard to transfer (custom code, outdated plugins, or no access), our web design team can rebuild it on a setup you control, which is common for Orlando businesses that have outgrown a cheap host or a reseller account.
For quick clarity on how WordPress sites are stored and managed, see our FAQ on what WordPress is and why businesses use it, then keep a monthly backup routine so you are never locked in to one host.
