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Clone

Name: Clone
Rating: 4.1 (339 reviews)
Author: migrate

100% FREE clone and migration

Clone ranks #815 among WordPress.org plugins with 40,000+ active installations, is #123 of 4,671 in the Utilities & Tools category, a 4.1/5 rating from 339 reviews, and was last updated Oct 30, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.8.6 (Current: 7.0.2)

v2.4.8 Current Version v2.4.8

Updated 8 months ago Last Update on 30 Oct, 2025

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#123 of 4,671 in Utilities & Tools Top 5% by installs Downloads -25.5% this week

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Review 4.1 out of 5

4.1 (339 reviews)

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Keyword	Position	Change	Type	Updated
migrate	12	—	Tag	8 hours ago
clone	12	—	Tag	8 hours ago
restore	35	—	Tag	8 hours ago
backup	39	—	Tag	8 hours ago
duplicate	41	—	Tag	8 hours ago

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

9 known vulnerabilities on record · 3 in the last 24 months · checked 15 hours ago

Dec 13, 2024

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.3.8

CVE-2023-38514 · Fixed in v2.3.8
Nov 19, 2024

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.4.7

CVE-2024-10913 · Fixed in v2.4.7
Aug 16, 2024

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.4.6

CVE-2024-43298 · Fixed in v2.4.6
Apr 10, 2024

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.4.4

CVE-2024-31435 · Fixed in v2.4.4
Dec 18, 2023

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.4.3

CVE-2023-6750 · Fixed in v2.4.3
Jul 27, 2023

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.3.8

CVE-2023-3977 · Fixed in v2.3.8
Jul 27, 2023

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.3.8

CVE-2023-0958 · Fixed in v2.3.8
Mar 8, 2023

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.3.8

CVE-2023-25486 · Fixed in v2.3.8
Mar 28, 2013

Clone [wp-clone-by-wp-academy] < 2.1.2

CVE-2013-1808 · Fixed in v2.1.2

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Plugin Details

Version: 2.4.8
Last Updated: Oct 30, 2025
Requires WP: 3.3+
Tested Up To: 6.8.6
PHP Version: 5.5 or higher
Author: migrate

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4.1
Reviews: 339
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who need to back up, migrate, or clone a site without relying on FTP access. It captures user content and database backups (skipping core system files) and transfers them via direct HTTP, reducing upload time and avoiding large file uploads during migration.

Backup WordPress site
Migrate site to another domain
Clone site to hosting server
No FTP access required
Database Only backup option
Exclude directories option
Fetches backup via HTTP
Restore from backup URL

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Clone

Once you have the Clone plugin installed on your site, navigate to the Clone plugin menu within the admin dashboard, then click on the “Create Backup” button, and select the option with the Clone plugin, if you don’t want to proceed with a modernized Backup Migration plugin. Clone plugin will by default create a backup that contains everything from your site, except the Clone plugin’s own backups. You can download backup or migrate your backup (to clone the site) immediately after the backup has been created.

If your backup file is already located on your site: Go to the Clone plugin menu screen, tick the backup file that you want to restore, tick the checkbox “I agree”, and finally on the button “Restore Backup”. If your backup file is located on another site: Go to the Clone plugin menu screen on the source site, and click on the “Copy URL” button next to the backup file name. After that, go to the Clone plugin screen on the destination site, tick the “Restore from URL” checkbox, paste the copied link, tick the “I agree” checkbox, and hit the “Restore from URL” button. This process will first import the backup and then restore it, i.e. Clone plugin also serves as a backup importer. If your backup file is located on another device: Go to the Clone plugin screen on the source site where you have created a backup, and click on the backup name to download the backup file. Upload the backup file to the destination site, the default folder location is wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/. After that, go to the Clone plugin screen and click on the “Scan and repopulate the backup list” button. In a moment, your uploaded backup file should appear in the list within this menu screen. Tick the boxes and start the restoration by clicking on the “Restore Backup” button.

Migrate (or clone) a WordPress site by creating a full backup on the site that you want to migrate (clone) - site #1. To transfer website directly from site #1 to site #2: Go to the Clone plugin screen on site #1, where you have the backups listed, and click on the Copy URL button. Go to the Clone plugin screen on site #2, click on “Restore from URL”, paste the copied link, and hit the “Restore from URL” button. Make sure that the backup file on site #1 is accessible (the site is online, etc.) To migrate the website indirectly: Go to the Clone plugin screen, and upload the backup file to /wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/. After the upload, head back to Clone plugin menu, rescan the backup list, and continue with the restore of the specific backup file.

Clone plugin allows you to download backups, migrate backups, or delete backups directly from the plugin screen Manage & Restore Backup(s). By default, the migrator plugin will store a backup to /wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/ and you should upload Clone backups to that folder too.

Enabling automatic backups is not available in the Clone plugin, for that, we recommend the new Backup Migration plugin. There, auto backup can run on a monthly, weekly, or daily basis. You can set the exact time (and day) and how many automatic backups would should be kept.

Backup file size depends on what is included in the backup file. For example, if it is only a database backup, the backup file will usually be just as few megabytes. Usually, WordPress’ Uploads folder is the heaviest, while Databases are the lightest. If you are looking to save up space, you might want to exclude some folders from the backup. You can do that in the Advanced Settings within the Clune plugin menu screen.

Yes. You can create full site backups and clone your site (duplicate site) free of charge. Backup Migration Pro provides more sophisticated filters and selections of files that will be included/excluded from backups (affecting backup size), faster backup creation times, number of external backup storage locations, backup encryption, backup file compression methods, advanced backup triggers, additional backup notifications by email, priority support, and more.

To avoid manual work, such as setting up a fresh WordPress instance or a subdomain yourself, we recommend the new Backup Migration plugin. You can easily set up a staging environment for your website with the BackupBliss plugin. You can choose to create a staging site either on your server/machine or on TasteWP. Both options are free and super-easy to use!

Clone plugin has no features to sync to the cloud. For that, we recommend BackupBliss - Backup Migration Staging Pro.

Uploading a backup can be simply done via FTP or a simple plugin such as WP File Manager. Just navigate to the folder on your site /wp-content/uploads/wp-clone/ and drag-and-drop the backup file there. Remember to re-scan the folder from the Clone plugin menu, and the backup should appear on the list.