How do I clone a WP site?

14 years ago

Yes, make a backup of your Mysql database and a Wordpress backup (from the Wp-admin section)

Great source: codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

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zurich 14 years ago

Thanks- looks like a good resource.

Now if I only wanted to copy over the plugins and theme, and leave everything else alone, would it work if I uploaded just those files (for example, the wp-content folder) from one wp installation to another?
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sanoy 14 years ago

Yes, make a backup from the Wp-admin section as following

codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress
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- Stephan_HD 14 years ago
  
  FYI - I have not used it but it does exactly what you want...
  
  BackupBuddy : PluginBuddy | WordPress Plugins
  
  Else here is how I do it manually, for free...
  
  I like BackWPup Plugin for backing up everything, or just specific parts of a WordPress install, as well as the MySQL database.
  
  WordPress › BackWPup « WordPress Plugins
  
  After backing up database - open the MySQL file with text editor, do a Search & Replace on the URL:
  olddomain.com/directory-if-any _to_ newdomain.com/directory-if-any-or-if-different
  (I like Notepad++ text editor)
  
  Save and import into new MySQL database.
  
  FTP WordPress files to newdomain.com/directory-if-any-or-if-different
  
  If database &/or user name &/or password is different on new server, you have to adjust your wp-config.php file.
  
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  S.
  
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George Curtis

14 years ago

Once you are all done and need to back up your site...

Dan Coulter wrote a great plugin for backing up WP sites to Amazon S3. He has two version of it out...the newest one is V 2.03.

It is great and works like a charm, once you set up your Amazon S3 account. We now use it for all of our sites and our customers' sites.

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nathanluis

14 years ago

The cloning process is very simple. All you have to do is give your login information for this plugin and you will start the cloning process. If you want to clone copies of several blogs, you can enter a list of blogs via a CSV file.

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y2gabs

14 years ago

Try using the wp-backup plugin. Do a backup with that and then use a find and replace software to search for your old domain and replace with your new domain. Copy all files to the new webspace and upload your new sql file to a new database. Change the wp-config.php file for your new domain. You're done

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Aare

14 years ago

the fastest way i can do for such activity is creating the blog on my localhost using XAMPP or similar programs.

after it already working and setup (including wp, plugins, custom theme, etc)

then i compress it as a zip file, except wp-config.php

upload it to different domains, then i upload the wp-config.php based on the database and domain related to it's configuration file.

i believe it will be cut 50% of time to upload the website one by one.

and the lates info i got, there's a tool named WPTWIN... find it using Mr. G

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AllenK

14 years ago

Yes, I second that. WP Twin is the way to go to duplicate wp sites rapidly.

(It's the new Wordpress cloner tool from Jason Fladlien and Wilson Mattos.)

It's a freaking dope! It makes exact replicas of your entire setup -- with all the plugins, all plugin settings, themes, and even the external files and folders (like the download folders) And then you just install that clone on a new domain and get the exact duplicate of your site... with all the settings intact and all the links set correctly.

(I made 3 sites in one evening with it.)

But the best part -- it makes a 100% proof wordpress backups. (There's a video of the Jason Faldlien wiping out a live membership site and restoring it in under a minute.)

Give it a shot -- you can try it free for a month.

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tomasg

14 years ago

Originally Posted by AllenK

Yes, I second that. WP Twin is the way to go to duplicate wp sites rapidly.

(It's the new Wordpress cloner tool from Jason Fladlien and Wilson Mattos.)

It's a freaking dope! It makes exact replicas of your entire setup -- with all the plugins, all plugin settings, themes, and even the external files and folders (like the download folders) And then you just install that clone on a new domain and get the exact duplicate of your site... with all the settings intact and all the links set correctly.

(I made 3 sites in one evening with it.)

But the best part -- it makes a 100% proof wordpress backups. (There's a video of the Jason Faldlien wiping out a live membership site and restoring it in under a minute.)

Give it a shot -- you can try it free for a month.

Allen,

I was told today, from Jason's assistant, that I may have to disable my plugins on a particular site I own in order to be able to clone it. Have you ever heard this? I understood, like you, that all plugins and settings would be cloned exactly. But I guess that is not the case.

Have you ever had this problem? I would really like to know if I have to do this and I can't get any response from Wil or Jason for like 3 days now through the support desk.

If you can offer any suggestions i would greatly appreciate it!

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Open Cobra 14 years ago

Thanks for all the info. I was just about to look into this issue so i can move a couple Wordpress sites. Thanks.
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Chris DeMarco

14 years ago

I agree. I bought it and it’s pretty awesome. You can use it to create a master file or a WP backup in case your site gets hacked.

Basically you put the WPTwin file on your server and run it. It will give you a button to create a clone that you can download to your own computer. You reverse the process using a new install of WP.

There are some good instructional videos on the site but the process is pretty simple.

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zurich 14 years ago

How does WP twin compare to backup buddy? Price similar? Backup buddy single site edition is only $47. Thanks
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Chris DeMarco

14 years ago

I've never used Backup Buddy so I can't compare it. I paid $77 for WPTwin.

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Danny Turner

14 years ago

you may find this useful
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ettings-2.html

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celente 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Danny Turner

you may find this useful
http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...ettings-2.html

thanks awesome post.

cheers
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zeeshi570

14 years ago

copy complete code and db and paste it on new domain and db server and just change wp-config

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promo_guy

14 years ago

I've only used WPTwin on a couple of trial sites and I've not had to disable plugins but that doesn't mean it won't happen to some people.

I'll be testing it out more this week. But, from what I've seen, it's pretty damn awesome! The price tag is high (imo) but for what it does, it's the best I've come across. Blog zapper (I think that's what it's called - see the classified ads section) is pretty good but I don't think it saves widgets, plugins, settings.

Once I test WPTwin more I'll feel more confident in saying it's perfect but so far I'm loving it and it's going to save me crazy amounts of time!

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tomasg

13 years ago

Originally Posted by promo_guy

I've only used WPTwin on a couple of trial sites and I've not had to disable plugins but that doesn't mean it won't happen to some people.

I'll be testing it out more this week. But, from what I've seen, it's pretty damn awesome! The price tag is high (imo) but for what it does, it's the best I've come across. Blog zapper (I think that's what it's called - see the classified ads section) is pretty good but I don't think it saves widgets, plugins, settings.

Once I test WPTwin more I'll feel more confident in saying it's perfect but so far I'm loving it and it's going to save me crazy amounts of time!

Just wanted to come back for an update to my issue with WP Twin.

Problem was solved today. It was not the plugins after all. The problem was with the database user permissions I used when I set up the site.

WP Twin apparently requires database user permissions to be set to all. Once I changed the permissions to allow all, the clone deployed perfectly.

Thanks to Jason and Will for their help in resolving this issue.

Tomas

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dannyogolo

14 years ago

Nice thread to bookmark for later use

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Shri Krishna Technologies

13 years ago

thanks guys all reply are very useful

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zurich

13 years ago

Just wanted to do a quick follow up to this post, as it's been a few months.

I decided to go try out both backup buddy, and WP twin. I'm now using WP twin exclusively. It's such a breeze to use- I'm literally able to clone my site hundreds of times per week if I want to. I'd highly recommend WP twin for anyone looking to clone their wordpress site.

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dotlinkmedia

13 years ago

it applies to his own site, and can not be applied to sites of others.

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webgain

13 years ago

yeah!
backup of your MYSQL data and reinstall it. you'll not lose any data.

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ptpasta

13 years ago

Why not exporting the blog using WP's own export tool, and then uploading the XML using the internal importing tool?

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BlondieWrites

13 years ago

WPTwin works wonderfully for backing up and cloning your Wordpress site. It's fast and easy to use. You can do it manually, but I've not done it to say how.

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Greg guitar

13 years ago

Pardon me for the following dumb question: what are the main reasons a person would want to clone their site? I'm guessing to take advantage of SEO for different domains, but I'm pretty technically ignorant so I'm only guessing.

If my guess is right, would a redirect do the same thing, or not? Any other reasons you would want to clone your blog?

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CyberSucces

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Greg guitar

Pardon me for the following dumb question: what are the main reasons a person would want to clone their site? I'm guessing to take advantage of SEO for different domains, but I'm pretty technically ignorant so I'm only guessing.

If my guess is right, would a redirect do the same thing, or not? Any other reasons you would want to clone your blog?

Hey there Greg Guitar,

The cloning thing is mainly for Internet Marketers who need to create hundreds of site with the same canvas.

For example:

YOU create a guitarists site with the main domain guitarplayer.com

You want guitarists to easily create their own guitar sub-site like bob-stewart.guitarplayer.com
ron-bowker.guitarplayer.com
rick-streatch.guitarplayer.com
etc.

And you want ALL THE SITES CREATED TO LOOK THE SAME for a branding reason or else.

Then you want the possibility to easily and rapidly create the sub-domains to an exact clone of the main site. All the plugins, configuration, permissions, features are replicated exactly from the main site.

There you go

Mario Bruneau

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haymanpl

13 years ago

There's a premium wordpress plugin that will copy everything so you van restore your full site to any other domain or host easily. I've written a full blog post on the easiest method to do this which invloves full site backup and moving wordpress to a new host/domain

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ChrisMoon

13 years ago

Have you tried WPTwin?

Initially had a few hiccups which proved to be something with my Hosting, but Wptwin’s support got me sorted out and it’s a fantastic tool.

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beck13

13 years ago

cheers for the link wevo, i really wanted to know how to do this ey

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Alex Copeland

13 years ago

You would also clone them for quicker set up.

I have a blank version of a wordpress site with all the plugins installed and set up how I like them as a backup.

Using BackupBuddy I don't even need to install Wordpress on the new site. I just upload the backup file and BackupBuddy php file to my new site via FTP, point to the php file in the browser (e.g. http://mynewsite.com/backupbuddypage.php) and click a couple of buttons and I have a fully set up site to customise to whatever theme I am doing, saves hours...

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