Have you ever come across a situation when you want to duplicate any WordPress site with all its content without missing any data? WordPress clone site plugin made WordPress site migration easy and painless. In this article, you will learn more about Cloning and why you should use plus top 5 best WordPress Cloning Plugins. You will learn the following topics in this article.

• What is WordPress clone site plugin?
• What you should do before cloning your site.
• List of top 5 best WordPress cloning plugins.

What WordPress Clone Site Plugin?

Cloning is merely duplicating a WordPress site. You might develop your website locally before everything deploying it online. Once everything is done locally, you can migrate it on your serve or live. WordPress cloning plugins let you quickly move or duplicate your site from place to another place.

What can WordPress cloning plugins do?

1. Back up your site.
2. Shift your site from one server to another.
3. Migrate local site to production.
4. Duplicate the same copy of a site.

What should you do before cloning your site?

Before you can duplicate or clone your website. There are some points that you should do. These are the pre-requirements and preparation for your new copy of your site.

• Install a new WordPress site.
• Have access to c-panel of your site.
• FTP account to upload file to the server

Best WordPress clone site plugin

Now is the time to introduce the top 5 best WordPress clone site plugin. These plugins are selected based on user rate, satisfaction, rich features, and popularity.

1. UpdraftPlus WordPress backup plugin

UpdraftPlus is the number one in our list. This plugin simplifies backups and restoration. It is the world’s highest-ranking and most popular scheduled backup plugin. With over a million currently-active installs. Backup your files and database backups into the cloud and restore with a single click!

Unlike many other plugins, UpdraftPlus:

• Restores, as well as backing up
• Backs up to more cloud options than any others
• Allows you to set up automatic backup schedules, for the ultimate inconvenience
• Is faster, using up fewer server resources
• Has been tested on over 1 million sites

2. All-in-One WordPress Migration

All-in-One is yet another best WordPress plugin for cloning. This plugin exports your WordPress website, including the database, media files, plugins and themes with no technical knowledge required.
Upload your site to a different location with a drag and drop in to WordPress.

Related: Transfer WordPress site correctly without downtime

3. Duplicator – WordPress migration plugin

Duplicator gives you the ability to migrate, copy, move or clone a site from one location to another. And also serves as a simple backup utility. Duplicator handles both serialized and base64 serialized string replacement. WordPress migration and WordPress backups are easily handled by this plugin.

Duplicator enables you to:

• Move, migrate or clone a WordPress site between domains or hosts
• Pull down a live site to localhost for development
• Manually backup a WordPress site or parts of a site
• Duplicate a live site to a staging area or vice versa
• Bundle up an entire WordPress site for easy reuse or distribution
• Perform a full WordPress migration without struggling with messy import/export SQL scripts

4. WP Clone by WP Academy

WP Clone by WP Academy – Best WordPress Cloning plugins

WP Clone is the easiest, fastest and most secure way to move or copy a WordPress site to another domain or hosting server. You can also use it to move your site to/from local server hosting, to create copies of your website for development or testing purposes, to backup your site, and to install pre-configured versions of WordPress.

5. WP Migrate DB

The last one is WP Migrate DB. It exports your database as a MySQL data dump (much like phpMyAdmin), does a find and replace on URLs and file paths, handles serialized data, then allows you to save it to your computer as an SQL file. To complete the migration, you need to use a database management tool (e.g. phpMyAdmin) to import the SQL file to your database, replacing your existing database. It is perfect for developers who need to migrate fresh data from the production site to their local install or migrate their locally developed site to a staging or production server.

Final word:

Almost every WordPress user needs to know about cloning and duplicating. If you have any questions, feel free to comment it below. 🙂

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If you have ever faced a situation where you want to duplicate WordPress page or post with all the structure, SEO, and design, you can do that easily. In this article, you will learn the best way to duplicate WordPress page or post with and without a plugin.

How to Duplicate page in WordPress with Plugin

let’s imagine that you are not a developer. You can use the following plugins to duplicate page in WordPress quickly.

There are many plugins out there that let you duplicate post and pages. We recommend the most updated and applicable with the latest version of WordPress.

Duplicate Post 

WordPress Duplicate Post By Enrico Battocchi is the most recommended plugin on WordPress plugin directory. Once you install and activate this plugin, you can go to any post type like pages or posts. You will see two extra options for your posts.

How it works:

1. In ‘Edit Posts’/’Edit Pages,’ you can click on ‘Clone’ link below the post/page title: this will immediately create a copy and return to the list.
2. NEW! In ‘Edit Posts’/’Edit Pages,’ you can select one or more items, then choose ‘Clone’ in the ‘Bulk Actions’ drop-down to copy them all at once.
3. In ‘Edit Posts’/’Edit Pages,’ you can click on ‘New Draft’ link below the post/page title.
4. On the post edit screen, you can click on ‘Copy to a new draft’ above “Cancel”/”Move to trash.”
5. While viewing a post as a logged in user, you can click on ‘Copy to a new draft’ as a drop down link under “Edit Post” in the admin bar.

Clone: It will duplicate a post and save as new post-draft.

New Draft: It will duplicate the post and let you start editing and change the content.

Duplicate WordPress Page and Post without Plugin

If you are a developer and don’t want to use any plugin, you can do that with a few lines of code. Of course using the plugin is easy, but there are some advantages and disadvantages to using a plugin or not. We will discuss that later.

As a WordPress admin, you access to WordPress code editor. You can find it under Appearance > Editor. Once you are on the editor page, open the theme functions page from the right sidebar.

Note: Please make sure you have a backup of this file before editing. 

Past the following code at the end of functions.php file.

WordPress Post and page duplicator code.

/*
 * This code will add duplicate option for WOrdPress post types
 */

function technig_post_duplicator(){
	global $wpdb;
	if (! ( isset( $_GET['post']) || isset( $_POST['post'])  || ( isset($_REQUEST['action']) && 'technig_post_duplicator' == $_REQUEST['action'] ) ) ) {
		wp_die('No post to duplicate has been supplied!');
	}
 
	/*
	 * Nonce verification for security
	 */
	if ( !isset( $_GET['duplicate_nonce'] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_GET['duplicate_nonce'], basename( __FILE__ ) ) )
		return;
 
	/*
	 * get the original post id
	 */
	$post_id = (isset($_GET['post']) ? absint( $_GET['post'] ) : absint( $_POST['post'] ) );
	/*
	 * and all the original post data then
	 */
	$post = get_post( $post_id );
 
	/*
	 * if you don't want current user to be the new post author,
	 * then change next couple of lines to this: $new_post_author = $post->post_author;
	 */
	$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
	$new_post_author = $current_user->ID;
 
	/*
	 * if post data exists, create the post duplicate
	 */
	if (isset( $post ) && $post != null) {
 
		/*
		 * new post data array
		 */
		$args = array(
			'comment_status' => $post->comment_status,
			'ping_status'    => $post->ping_status,
			'post_author'    => $new_post_author,
			'post_content'   => $post->post_content,
			'post_excerpt'   => $post->post_excerpt,
			'post_name'      => $post->post_name,
			'post_parent'    => $post->post_parent,
			'post_password'  => $post->post_password,
			'post_status'    => 'draft',
			'post_title'     => $post->post_title,
			'post_type'      => $post->post_type,
			'to_ping'        => $post->to_ping,
			'menu_order'     => $post->menu_order
		);
 
		/*
		 * insert the post by wp_insert_post() function
		 */
		$new_post_id = wp_insert_post( $args );
 
		/*
		 * get all current post terms ad set them to the new post draft
		 */
		$taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type); // returns array of taxonomy names for post type, ex array("category", "post_tag");
		foreach ($taxonomies as $taxonomy) {
			$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms($post_id, $taxonomy, array('fields' => 'slugs'));
			wp_set_object_terms($new_post_id, $post_terms, $taxonomy, false);
		}
 
		/*
		 * duplicate all post meta just in two SQL queries
		 */
		$post_meta_infos = $wpdb->get_results("SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE post_id=$post_id");
		if (count($post_meta_infos)!=0) {
			$sql_query = "INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta (post_id, meta_key, meta_value) ";
			foreach ($post_meta_infos as $meta_info) {
				$meta_key = $meta_info->meta_key;
				if( $meta_key == '_wp_old_slug' ) continue;
				$meta_value = addslashes($meta_info->meta_value);
				$sql_query_sel[]= "SELECT $new_post_id, '$meta_key', '$meta_value'";
			}
			$sql_query.= implode(" UNION ALL ", $sql_query_sel);
			$wpdb->query($sql_query);
		}
 
 
		/*
		 * finally, redirect to the edit post screen for the new draft
		 */
		wp_redirect( admin_url( 'post.php?action=edit&post=' . $new_post_id ) );
		exit;
	} else {
		wp_die('Post creation failed, could not find original post: ' . $post_id);
	}
}
add_action( 'admin_action_technig_post_duplicator', 'technig_post_duplicator' );
 
/*
 * Add the duplicate link to action list for post_row_actions
 */
function technig_post_duplicator_link( $actions, $post ) {
	if (current_user_can('edit_posts')) {
		$actions['duplicate'] = '<a href="' . wp_nonce_url('admin.php?action=technig_post_duplicator&post=' . $post->ID, basename(__FILE__), 'duplicate_nonce' ) . '" title="Duplicate this item" rel="permalink">Duplicate</a>';
	}
	return $actions;
}
 
add_filter( 'post_row_actions', 'technig_post_duplicator_link', 10, 2 );
add_filter( 'page_row_actions', 'technig_post_duplicator_link', 10, 2 );

Now you have the duplicate option for post and pages.

Use plugins or Code?

If you want to know which one is better, here are some suggestions that weather using code is better or using a plugin.

Using too many plugins in your site slow down your site speed. Especially when your plugin interacts with layouts of your page. For this types of plugin, it doesn’t matter. Since it’s a small feature, you don’t need to use any plugin. Just use the code. Of course, you can choose whatever suits you the best.

If you have any question about how to duplicate page in WordPress, feel free to comment it below. 🙂

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Migrating a website from old web hosting to a new web host is not that much hard you think. But it is a bit stressy of not losing your site data. This guide is a step by step to help you transfer WordPress site without downtime.

Moving a static website to new hosting doesn’t have any problem because it doesn’t have any database. A site without a database is just a folder with HTML, CSS, Image and some data files. But a dynamic website contains SQL database, and you need to know more about before moving a dynamic website to a new web hosting.

Transfer WordPress site without Downtime

Let’s do it with a business website. I’m going to do this on a business website which needs migrate it to a new host for speed and web site performance. A WordPress installed and configured with a premium WordPress theme on this website and works fine. I must migrate it to a new host without downtime and problems.

Related: Speed up WordPress website 90% without plugin

There are some all in one WordPress migration plugins that help you migrate a WordPress website to a new WordPress website. But can not migrate the entire directories of your website. It just exports your WordPress website including the database, media files, plugins and themes with no technical knowledge required. Then you can upload your site to a different location with a drag and drop into WordPress.

Step 1: Create Website Full Backup

Before migrating to a new host, you must make a full backup from your entire site. The site backup must contain the entire home directory and SQL Database. The home directory is where your website files stored, and the SQL database is the records of your website database.

You can make a full backup from the cPanel of your website using Backup Wizard or Backup tools.

The Backup Wizard and Backup tool help you create a full or part backup from your site. Both are works perfect without any problem. This feature allows you to download a compressed copy of all or part of your website.

The system will include the following items in the backup file:

• The home directory.
• MySQL® databases.
• Email forwarder configurations.
• Email filter configurations.

After generating backup using backup feature, download the generated backup file to your computer or move it to some cloud backup services. It is better to download it to your computer, instead of uploading to cloud backup services.

Related: Get 100GB+ Free Secure Cloud Backup Storage

OK, I assumed you have created a full backup of your entire website and download it to your computer. So let’s continue to the next step making MySQL database backup.

Create MySQL Database Backup for Website Migration

The database of a WordPress site stored on MySQL server which is accessible from cPanel of the website. The screenshot shows all the website database management tools.

The phpMyAdmin tool helps us to create a backup or export the website database. Open the phpMyAdmin and see the list of all database. Check the inside each database for tables and recorded information.

phpMyAdmin is a free and open source administration tool for MySQL and MariaDB. As a portable web application written primarily in PHP, it has become one of the most popular MySQL administration tools, especially for web hosting services.

To backup or export a database from phpMyAdmin tool, select the database from left side or phpMyAdmin page and click the Export button. It will continue to export the specific selected database from phpMyAdmin.

So, on the next page export method select “Quick – display only the minimal options” and clicks Go button to export the database. When the export process has completed, you will have “your database name .sql” file. Remember that do not edit or bring any change to this file.

Now, you have a full backup of your WordPress home directory and its database. Let’s begin the website migration to new web host.

Step 2: Migrate to new WebHost

If you don’t have a new host, try to find and purchase it some well-known web host service providers. I’m using webjow business web innovative solutions. Try to create the new website the same as old one. For example, if your previous website account name was autowrec, create the new one with the same name. Otherwise next you must configure and fix the differences.

Restore website database:

1. Login to new host cPanel and create a new database with the same name as previous one.
2. From phpMyAdmin import, the exported .spl file to new database and assign the appropriate privilege.

The result must be successful without any errors. In the case of database issue, try to read the error and fix the problem or comment us to help you with solving the issue. I assumed that you had restored website database without any problem. Now the next step is to restore the home directory.

Restore website home directory:

As simple as website backup process is restoring the backup to the new host. So, just log in to new host cPanel and open Backup Wizard. This feature allows you to restore parts of your cPanel by uploading your partial backup zip file(s) that you downloaded from the backup feature.

The following can be restored:

• Home Directory
• MySQL Databases
• Email forwarders configuration.
• Email filters configuration.

1. From the Backup Wizard click the Restore and click Home Directory then select the backup file and click the Upload button.

2. When the backup uploaded successfully, navigate to cPanel home directory using File Manager and check where the backup files restored. Try to find the home directory and copy the contents to the main public_html directory of the host.

Note: Find the WordPress home directory backup from “backup-8.17.2017_17-33-32_autowrec/homedir/public_html” restored directory using File Manager.

3. Now try to copy the contents of public_html restored folder to main public_html folder. Select all contents, and hidden files then copy it. Do not move because later you may need the restore files.

Note: Hidden files like .htacess are not shown by default from file manager. You must configure file manager settings to show the hidden files when you move contents of a folder to another location.

Finally, check the list everything should be done correctly and then change the name server of the domain. The name servers of the domain could be changed from domain name registration, where your domain name is registered.

Step 3: Change Domain Name Servers

So good, you are on the final step where changing domain name will redirect your website from old web host to new web host. Go to domain registrar where you registered your domain name and find the name server and change the old name servers with the new name servers.

You need to wait 24 or more hours to propagate the new name server. When this period has finished, try to ping your website and see whether it load’s from the old web host or new web host. Hope you can transfer WordPress site without downtime like mine. If you need help to transfer WordPress site without downtime don’t hesitate, just comment us.

Conclusion

Moving a website from old web hosting to the new host is not your responsibility’s. The new web hosting support team will transfer your website without downtime. If you need to transfer WordPress site without downtime quickly, you must pay more for new hosting. Otherwise, they will apply the normal support for you that takes too much time.  So, this is the step by step guide to migrate a website from old web hosting to a brand new host.

Related Questions:

• Moving WordPress Site to new Domain.
• Move WordPress site to new Server.
• Migrate WordPress Plugin.
• Moving WordPress from Localhost to Server.
• WordPress Migration Service.
• How to Copy a WordPress site from one domain to another.
• Move WordPress site to root.
• How to Migrate a Website from one server to another.

Anyway, we are ready to help you quickly move your website without any problems and downtime to new web host. And finally thanks to WebJow business web innovative solutions support team.

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