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Rolling out multiple WordPress sites with one-click?

by GtGatsby
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Hi, I'm finding myself setting up a lot of WordPress sites each month. I install WP and the same theme and plugins each time as my standard build.

Does anyone know of a service - free or paid - similar to QuickInstall (which is far too expensive) that will allow me to roll out a a pre-configured (theme, plugins) WP installation without having to do it manually each time? Thanks.
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  • Profile picture of the author pdrs
    I used backup buddy for that purpose awhile back and thought it was great. Setup one site as your master with everything you want and just clone it everytime you want to setup a new site.
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    • Profile picture of the author GtGatsby
      Thanks. Did you have to manually create a database each time to avoid same-name conflicts?
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      • Profile picture of the author JC Web
        Originally Posted by GtGatsby View Post

        Thanks. Did you have to manually create a database each time to avoid same-name conflicts?
        Backup buddy and Duplicator (if they still work the same as when I used them) require you to create a database. I now use WP Clone, which does not require a database to be made.
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        • Profile picture of the author Jill Carpenter
          Backup creator works great too.

          Just clone sites, do a couple of tweeks and go.

          But honestly I find each site depending on what it is will need it's own special attention and each require different plugins. Very few plugins are used on every site.
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      • Profile picture of the author Marvin Lex
        Originally Posted by GtGatsby View Post

        Thanks. Did you have to manually create a database each time to avoid same-name conflicts?
        Duplicator has a feature to also create the database. However, I found it to not work that reliably (errors, database screwed up etc.) so I prefer to create the database myself.
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  • Profile picture of the author Marvin Lex
    There is a free WordPress plugin called Duplicator that can do that. However, with this solution you still have to install WordPress. Depending on where you host your site there might be a one click installer for WordPress. Look for Softaculous in your cPanel (if your host has cPanel).
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  • Profile picture of the author SpinnerHawk
    I second Wordpress duplicator. If you want to make it even easier, you might want to find or create custom bot to do the job.
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