by Never Settle 4.7 (279 reviews)

NS Cloner - Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator

Name: NS Cloner - Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator
Rating: 4.7 (279 reviews)
Author: Never Settle

Clone, copy, and duplicate WordPress sites, single sites, and multisite subsites with NS Cloner, a fast WordPress site cloner and site duplicator.

NS Cloner ranks #2,720 among WordPress.org plugins with 6,000+ active installations, is #475 of 8,568 in the Customization category, a 4.7/5 rating from 279 reviews, and was last updated Aug 27, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 7 (Current: 7.1.1)

v4.4.9.2 Current Version v4.4.9.2

Updated 3 weeks ago Last Update on 27 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 15 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#475 of 8,568 in Customization Top 5% by installs Downloads -18.7% this week Actively maintained

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Rank

#2,720

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Active Installs

6K+

-18.8%

KW Avg Position

5.8

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Downloads

+180 today

Support Resolved

50%

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Rating

94%

Review 4.7 out of 5

4.7 (279 reviews)

Next Milestone 7K

Total Progress 98.8%

6K+ 7K+

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Reviews & Ratings

4.7

279 reviews

Overall 94%

249 (89%)

5 (2%)

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50%

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Plugin Details

Version: 4.4.9.2
Last Updated: Aug 27, 2026
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 7
PHP Version: 7.0 or higher
Author: Never Settle

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.7
Reviews: 279
Support Threads: 2
Resolved: 50%

Keywords

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

NS Cloner is for developers, agencies, designers, schools, and multisite administrators who manage WordPress Multisite networks. It solves the problem of manually rebuilding site setups by cloning an existing multisite subsite—content, media, theme and plugin settings, menus, and widgets—into a new duplicate site.

Clone multisite subsites
Copy posts, pages, custom post types
Copy media files
Copy widgets and menus
Subdomain and subdirectory support
Background cloning process
Live progress view
Automatic URL replacement

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about NS Cloner - Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator

Yes, but the free version is specifically for cloning sites inside a WordPress Multisite network. It lets you clone one multisite subsite into another subsite on the same network.

Yes. NS Cloner duplicates WordPress Multisite subsites, including content, media, settings, menus, widgets, plugin settings, theme settings, and WordPress options.

Yes. This is the core purpose of NS Cloner. You can choose an existing subsite in your multisite network and clone it into a new subsite.

Single-site cloning is available in WP Site Cloner Pro. The free version is for WordPress Multisite only.

NS Cloner copies the content and configuration needed to create an identical multisite subsite, including media uploads, posts, pages, custom post types, taxonomies, comments, menus, widgets, WordPress options, theme settings, plugin settings, and active plugin configuration. Users and roles are not copied in the free version. User cloning is available in WP Site Cloner Pro.

No. In a WordPress Multisite network, theme and plugin files are shared across the network, so there is no need to copy those files when cloning a subsite.

Yes. NS Cloner is commonly used to create staging, testing, QA, development, and template-based sites inside WordPress Multisite networks.

NS Cloner includes background cloning, which helps avoid timeout and memory issues on larger sites. You can close your browser and return later without interrupting the cloning process.

Because NS Cloner is a multisite plugin, you access it from the WordPress Network Admin dashboard at Network Admin > NS Cloner.