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How do I clone my WordPress site?
Cloning a site creates a same copy of it with all the files, database and settings of the site intact. It is needed when:
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- You have a staging WP site (non-public version) on a different subdomain or domain and want it published to a production domain for making it available publicly.
- You have a production (public) WP site and you want a staging site, so that you can modify it, without affecting the live environment.
- You need different copies of a WP site to make different changes to each one (like for a client project from which he or she can choose the best one)
- You need a ‘master’ copy of your WP site with pre-configured theme, plugins, settings, to clone it for starting a client’s new development project.
Follow the below steps to clone a WordPress site:
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- Go to Websites & Domains section and click on WordPress in the right-side menu.
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- Next to the name of WP installation which you want to clone, click on the Clone button.
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- Click on new subdomain and select destination where WP site will get cloned.
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Next select any of the options mentioned below:
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- Make a new subdomain and type the needed name. Next select the parent domain.
- Make use of an existing subdomain or domain on same or other subscription. Select the domain or subdomain you need from the list.
- If the site that’s being cloned is on a subdomain, then the new subdomain link has to be replaced with the link of existing domain/subdomain. For this case, select the destination as an existing subdomain or domain.
Note: The domain or subdomain that’s chosen as destination should not be used by an existing site. The cloning may damage or make you lose your existing site data.
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- A database will be formed for WP installation that’s being created at the time of cloning. Change the database name that’s generated automatically by clicking on it, like wordpress_9 here. You can choose the database that will host the new site if many MySQL servers are registered.
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- Click on OK after selecting the destination and DB name.
Following cloning, you’ll see the newly cloned site among list of your WordPress installations.