How to duplicate with command line commands ?

Install WP-CLI, go to your wordpress multisite directory, and type wp-cli site duplicate --source= --slug="" Arguments are : wp site duplicate --slug= --source= [--title=] [--email=] [--network_id=] [--private] [--porcelain] [--v] [--do_not_copy_files] [--keep_users] [--log=]

by Globalis 4.4 (87 reviews)

MultiSite Clone Duplicator

Name: MultiSite Clone Duplicator
Rating: 4.4 (87 reviews)
Author: Globalis

Clones an existing site into a new one in a multisite installation : copies all posts, settings and files

MultiSite Clone Duplicator ranks #16,271 among WordPress.org plugins with 100+ active installations, is #92 of 628 in the Multisite category, a 4.4/5 rating from 87 reviews, and was last updated Nov 29, 2018. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 5 (Current: 7.1)

v1.5.3 Current Version v1.5.3

Updated 7 years ago Last Update on 29 Nov, 2018

Refreshed 13 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#92 of 628 in Multisite Top 25% by installs Downloads -40.9% this week No update in over a year

View on WordPress.org

Rank

#16,271

-20 this week

Active Installs

100+

-21.9%

KW Avg Position

149

— No change

Downloads

242K

+4 today

Support Resolved

— No change

Rating

88%

Review 4.4 out of 5

4.4 (87 reviews)

Next Milestone 200

Total Progress 22%

100+ 200+

9,587

Ranks to Climb

Growth Needed

8,000,000

Active Installs

Pro

Unlock Exact Install Count

See the precise estimated active installs for this plugin, calculated from real-time ranking data.

Exact install estimates within tiers
Track install growth over time
Milestone progress predictions

Upgrade to Pro

Need 78 more installs to reach 200+

Rank Changes

Current #16,271

Change

Best #

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day and 90-day rank history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Active Installs Growth

Upgrade to Pro

Active Installs 0,000,000+

Growth +0.0%

Peak 0,000,000

Downloads Growth

Downloads

Growth

Peak

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock 30-day, 90-day, and yearly download history charts with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Reviews & Ratings

4.4

87 reviews

Overall 88%

68 (78%)

5 (6%)

2 (2%)

1 (1%)

11 (13%)

Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

1 known vulnerability on record · 1 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Aug 29, 2025 UNPATCHED

MultiSite Clone Duplicator [multisite-clone-duplicator] <= 1.5.3 (unfixed)

CVE-2025-52760 · No fix released

Track This Plugin

Get detailed analytics, keyword tracking, and position alerts delivered to your inbox.

Start Tracking Free

Plugin Details

Version: 1.5.3
Last Updated: Nov 29, 2018
Requires WP: 4.0.0+
Tested Up To: 5
PHP Version: N/A
Author: Globalis

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.4
Reviews: 87
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

Keywords

clone copy duplicate duplication duplicator

Upgrade to Pro

Unlock keyword rankings, search positions, and detailed analytics with a Pro subscription.

Upgrade Now

Similar Plugins

Adminify – White Label, Admin Menu Editor, Login Customizer

6K+ installs

#2,751

Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits

30K+ installs

#1,006

UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin

3M+ installs

#15

WPCode - Insert Headers and Footers + Custom Code Snippets - WordPress Code Manager

3M+ installs

#19

All in One SEO – AI SEO Plugin to Boost SEO Rankings & Traffic (Schema, Local SEO, Sitemap & SEO Insights)

2M+ installs

#21

MonsterInsights - Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy)

MainWP Child - Securely Connects to the MainWP Dashboard to Manage Multiple Sites

700K+ installs

#86

BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin

400K+ installs

#134

LightStart - Maintenance Mode, Coming Soon and Landing Page Builder

400K+ installs

#136

View all Multisite plugins

TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress network administrators managing a multisite installation who need to create new sites from an existing template. It solves the problem of manually recreating site configurations by cloning posts, settings, files, users, and roles from one site into a new one.

Clones any site in network
Copies posts and settings
Generates log files
Copies files from duplicated site
Keeps users and roles
Configure which sites are clonable
Fully hookable
WP-CLI subcommand support

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about MultiSite Clone Duplicator

It creates a new user if the email was not an existing email It creates a new blog with appropriate title and admin user It copies all tables from cloned site, but keep some options (like title, domain, etc) of the new blog It searches and replaces old site's URL and DOMAINS with the new ones It copies upload directory from the old site to the upload directory of the new one (if option is checked) It imports users and roles from the old site to the new one (if option is checked)

Yes, it supports both !

Yes you can, but you want to be careful : WordPress saves network tables and primary blog tables with the same prefix, and some of their data are mixed. It forces us to restrict primary blog cloning to copy only the default wp tables. If you want to change this (for example, include your plugin tables in the cloning), use mucd_default_primary_tables_to_copy filter. In the future, you want probably not to copy again and again the primary blog : use a "template" blog dedicated to clonage instead.

Yes it does !

It's not a problem ! Serialized data are understood by the plugin, recursively unserialized, replaced with appropriate values, and serialized again.

Check your host / server configuration : you probably cloned your site into a domain that is not available !

Install WP-CLI, go to your wordpress multisite directory, and type wp-cli site duplicate --source=<id_of_the_site_to_clone> --slug="<slug_of_the_new_site>" Arguments are : wp site duplicate --slug=<slug> --source=<site_id> [--title=<title>] [--email=<email>] [--network_id=<network-id>] [--private] [--porcelain] [--v] [--do_not_copy_files] [--keep_users] [--log=<dir_path>]

As of now, following languages are supported : English (en_US), French (fr_FR), Spanish (es_ES), Lithuanian (lt_LT) and Greek (el). If you wish to, you can translate the interface in your own language in the standard WordPress way or with Transifex

Globalis media systems is a web IT consulting company based in Paris, and a pioneer of the PHP and LAMP platform. Since 1997, we have been designing, making and maintaining Internet, intranet or mobile software. We have been working with open source CMS since 2000 and have regularly been using WordPress since 2007.