How to Clone a WordPress website to another domain name

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If you are looking for how to clone a WordPress website to another domain, you're in the right place. Many times, I've created websites on sub or test domains to build out the design before it goes live. This gives me freedom of time to make the website without any pressure from people seeing all my live edits.
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Finally, when my new website design is ready to be uploaded, I'll go ahead and follow the steps in this video to clone my new site, then upload it to my main domain name. This method on how to clone a WordPress website is also perfect if you're rebranding your existing brand name to a new one. You can quickly clone the site, download the file and upload it to the new domain in less than 10 minutes, and you're good to go!
Just one word of caution. If you do decide to move your website from one domain to another, be sure to either redirect the entire site using the plugin mentioned in this video to the new site or use a domain-level redirection. This will ensure you keep all the Google credibility you have created and send it to the new site.
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@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

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@newtrinohair Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!! We paid an agency hundreds of dollars and they made a total mess of of the duplicated sites - only to find out it was this simple to begin with and something we are completely comfortable to do on our own. Thank you!

@chrosete Жыл бұрын

My website is bigger than 256mb so it is asking to upgrade the pluging to unlimited... Any other option? ... thanks

@petemoring67 10 ай бұрын

Such a well explained system for us Techno-phobes ... Have been watching other cloning video's that lost me after a couple of mins ... This made everything Soooo simple - Cheers ... Another Subscriber 😄

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear!

@doncui7404 7 ай бұрын

Great and adaptable teaching style. You make it easy to move through a tech process. Great Vid

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

@TungLe-lm7zs 6 ай бұрын

Awesome video tutorial, thanks for sharing!!! Please make more video to share with us. Thank you Sir!!

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Thank you, I will. What would you like to see more of?

@FridaMcKenzie 8 ай бұрын

Great explanation and super simple. Thanks so much

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@aramvardanyan Ай бұрын

Hi! Thank you for the video. Quick question. Is it possible to duplicate the website to a not live domain, then change all the articles on that duplicated Wordpress domain to keep the format but have a new content?

@RowlandAgacheta Жыл бұрын

Hello thanks for the straightforward explanation... This is my sceneria I have a web store in one country and i am starting another in another country. (With slightly different doman) I just want to basically copy and paste the original website on the new domain then locolise the Content and the product.. So the original website remains and the new one runs with its own different domain name

@user-ti7vn4nl1j Жыл бұрын

I'm getting stuck at minute 4:39 kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m9Jlaq2WrODcZ2g.html. I upload the website and then nothing happens. My screen is only showing 100% and nothing happens after that. Am i missing something?

@abhi739 Жыл бұрын

exactly what I was looking for, thanks

@user-gz6fm9tg4q Ай бұрын

Hi, what happens if you start the import and it just gets stuck at 94% what would you recommend?

@faresmejdi5216 Ай бұрын

Should you reinstall themes plugins before migration if the domain 1website used design plugins?..and other plugins? Working on elementor?

@matthummel1279 Ай бұрын

Any idea why the import may be taking a long time? Have been on 0.01% uploaded for an hour now.

@pansolutions6856 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, the plugin is constantly stuck at 100% and nothing else is happening.

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Try again, it will work :)

@knxukassociation841 2 жыл бұрын

I tried this, but I am coming up with file upload size limits, have you ever had this issue and if so, did you resolve it? My Hosting Tech support are of no use whatsoever.

@calistatv30 Жыл бұрын

Hi I am really interested in learning web development. do you offer any online courses?

@FutureFocus_EarlyLearning 2 ай бұрын

If I clone the page, can I edit the new page to a different brand and keep both the websites for two separate websites/companies?

@janerosenberg8857 Жыл бұрын

Does the website you are importing it too have to be completely blank or will it override what you have? Because I tried it and it said the file was corrupted

@TeenyWeeny Жыл бұрын

Sadly my copy is over 600mb, the plugin limits at 128mb. I had my host increase the upload to 2gb like the plugin said to do or buy unlimited. Host made changes, still, the plugin blocking the upload since the plugin itself is blocking anything over 128mb. Any suggestions other than paying for unlimited?

@HealthglowsNet 7 ай бұрын

Same here.

@markiemark2001 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! It worked perfectly!!

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@viralforce360 6 ай бұрын

You made my day love you ❤

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Love the love!

@ttvfatmangames 2 жыл бұрын

Got Stuck at 100% upload [import] What are you doing at 4:41 ? The mouse move to the top left of the screen then disappear and then reappear in the center of the screen with another screen shot. Did you refresh?

@TheTechieNomads Жыл бұрын

You can upload the exported file to the backup folder of ai1wm using file manager / ftp. You will find this sub-folder in wp-content folder. The you need to install an older version of plugin that supported free restore from backup (new one made it paid). Then you can simply restore the backup.

@danielpandor8780 6 ай бұрын

how many minutes do i have to wait after the import have reach 100% so that i can proceed?

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Depends on your internet, should only take a few minutes!

@swaytornado8327 Жыл бұрын

and what can be done if we want two identical WordPress to work with the same database and changes on one domain are reflected on the other. how can this be done? would be very grateful for advice. Thank you.

@dextroalien Жыл бұрын

it has bad reviews, it gets stuck on uploads

@richard.nicolini 10 ай бұрын

Hi, Thank you for this very interesting video 👍. I have a question regarding redirection. I want to change my domain name but keep the content of my old domain name. What should I do to maintain my Google ranking knowing that I still have the same hosting plan but with a new domain name. Should I still use "simple website redirect" on my website? Thank you very much

@jwealth9563 3 ай бұрын

Will this process affect the old website

@estiedutoit4126 Жыл бұрын

My upload gets stuck at 13.57%. I've stopped and re-tried a few times, it keeps hanging there. Is it maybe because I already had some pages created on the new domain?

Жыл бұрын

I can't access my WP dashboard in my old domain bc my provider has shutdown without any notification (Freenom) and I want to use a new domain name I've just bought but I don't know how bc most tutorials and info I search use plugins and I only have access to the host via FTP address. I just want to change the domain without moving the host but I'm able to move the web files to a host of the same domain provider if this is the easiest way, how can I make it?

@normannfrederiksen 2 жыл бұрын

Super good video! If I have plug inns like elementer pro that costs money, would I need to buy and install elementor pro on the new Dashboard before importing the website? Thanks !!

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

No, you will be able to move everything over then sort it out once the new site is live!

@normannfrederiksen 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite Awesome! Thank you for helping us :)

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

@@normannfrederiksen You're welcome 😁

@brightonmusic 2 жыл бұрын

On the new website are the linkages updated to reflect the new url and any other updates needed?

@Movies7_Zone Жыл бұрын

In this method are we gonna lose our past traffic history? I mean do i need to set up new google site kit and search console? I also want to know what will happen to the old website after migration? Is it useless now?

@Oecumenestudio 7 ай бұрын

Thank you very much !

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

You are welcome!

@catsupplies4019 Жыл бұрын

Perfect! What if I copy a subdomain website into a new host and delete the subdomain in the old host after copying, will it affect the new website copied?

@tonav6431 Жыл бұрын

I recently used this process to migrate both websites to a different domain. I have not done the steps to update database because I do not want the websites live yet. Do I need to do this next step to make the sites live?

@noobleagueplayer4110 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, really easy to follow video! However, I have one question: If I decide to stop hosting and paying for the domain on my old website, will the redirect still work?

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, if that's the case then no, it won't work. Instead, go to where your domain is hosted and add a redirect at the domain level. That will redirect again!

@nisarhussainlaghari2055 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I have a question. As I'm ranking with over 200 keywords into Googe with old domain. Now if I change my domain, how can I redirect all the article URLs, media URLs, and picture URLs to the new domain with ith same permalink from the old one?

@omaritani5688 Жыл бұрын

I used this plugin but i think there’s something wrong with my new domain because it’s not showing on my pc the default version of the theme although i uploaded the theme i want with all the customization

@liaqatnasim708 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video.........👍

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Don't forget to subscribe!

@riseupmagazine3183 Жыл бұрын

Mine got to 28% while backing up and refused to increase but the time is increasing, what do I do? How do I stop and start at fresh

@brightonmusic 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! I have a current website and i want to make a subdomain as the target duplicate website. Will this work?

@Rac689 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video...

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Appreciate it. Don't forget to subscribe!

@lookbodrum Жыл бұрын

Thanks for useful video. I want use this method for second language website. Can it work? I'll change every words and URLs.

@MrKlein17 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you very very much!

@robertlongoria765 2 жыл бұрын

Your content is always well done thanks. But, I want to keep both websites active and in their own domains. I just want to make some minor differences between them. And I can do this after the migration. Can this be accomplished? Do I simply do not use the re-direct plugin? Will Google treat this like spam? Thanks.

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, eventually when Google indexes the new domain with the duplicated content, it will be marked as duplicate content. But, you have a bit of time in between. But to answer your question, yes! Just skip the redirection part and you're good to go.

@CecilDSouza 2 жыл бұрын

Very good and clear demonstration. Thank you. Sio what if I want to clone another website that I don't own?

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@TheTechieNomads Жыл бұрын

You need to login into the wordpress so the plugin could download the backup file. So you cannot clone the website that you don't own using this plugin.

@hamadali-th7ty Жыл бұрын

can i take the backup from my hosting and upload while iam not able to access to my old website

@indianembroideryshop3228 2 жыл бұрын

If we clone the WordPress eCommerce website(created for domestic purchase) to a subdomain (created for international purchase), does google consider this as spam?

@seanpierce4926 2 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to follow the steps. Just got a quick question...Doing this, will not delete the original content from the site that I am cloning right? I believe it won't but can you confirm that for me?

@nudedolls5333 2 жыл бұрын

it will be cloned, and more important is the original will not be deleted

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it will be cloned. You will have to delete the other site once the new clone has been installed elsewhere. You should be able to have at least a few days before Google will penalise the duplicate content though!

@seanpierce4926 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite o Well the original site that i took the content from, that one is staying up with its domain name. The new one I cloned has a different domain name and Im already changing the content. So it should be fine.

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

@@seanpierce4926 Yes, it should be fine.

@seanpierce4926 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite I was able to clone the site I wanted, ive changed the content, the permalinks, new domain name, only thing i cannot figure out is why its not letting me change the images? 😒😳 i already deactivated the plugins, I've changed the urls, a cleaned pluggins cache, even permissions on the wp content and uploads folder to 644 and that brought my whole site down so i changed it to 755 and 775 and nothing. What else should i do?

@DorianMenard Жыл бұрын

Hey buddy. Great content as usual thanks. Any idea how to clone a site and translate it on a new domain automatically? Like if I have a german site and I want to clone it and translate it to english? Like I don’t want to have both or multilingual on the new one, just english. Thanks

@childrensaudiopicturestori4554 4 ай бұрын

My import hung at 100%. Tried 3 times, same issue. Is there another plugin I can use to import the file? They have increased the limit to 512mb, and my file is 491mb.

@childrensaudiopicturestori4554 4 ай бұрын

Solution: I uploaded the backup file to my file manager under "wp-content/ai1wm-backups". Then I deleted the plugin and uploaded an old version of the plugin (ver6.77). Then I restored the backup file. Done!

@sammathew4872 Жыл бұрын

My imports hang up between 23 -25% am I doing anything wrong here?

@MaiguelPe 2 жыл бұрын

nice video, thanks a lot

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it 🙌 Don't forget to subscribe!

@edvin29 2 жыл бұрын

but how about canonical tags? Its enought to do redirect and google knows which site is original ?

@edvin29 2 жыл бұрын

import FREE max 64 mb :DDDDDD

@edvin29 2 жыл бұрын

other way 69 $

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Look up an older version if your website is bigger, the limits were more generous back then. If your website is massive, some people have used version 6.7 which apparently is easy to make unlimited.

@BlakeSandenMedia 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite how can you install older versions bro ?

@petarlupic7244 6 ай бұрын

Maximum upload file size: 128 MB!!

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Their new updates have been lowering the limits! It's so bad

@cookwithsamrah8090 2 жыл бұрын

Assalam o Alikum! I m trying to use this plugin bt in import it stuck in 100% n I try it for 4 time almost what to do???

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

It feels like it's going to take forever, but you need to do its thing. Make sure you have a fast internet speed because sometimes the delay can slow it down. Failing that, a little trick is to google All In One WordPress 6.70 and download an old version of the plugin, then go into your hosting panel file manager, upload your .wpress file into the folder /wp-content/ai1wm-backups/ then go to All-in-one Migration > backups, then click on restore on the file you've added. That will work for me if the other method doesn't. Hope that helps!

@ronaldomezi342 2 жыл бұрын

No need for all that. Just go to parked domains in cpanel an add you new domain. Then change old url in wp option file under myphp admin and that's it.

@tvtseguros-zurichseguros-c3836 2 жыл бұрын

Very good video, very informative!!! Thank you for sharing this knowledge. I have one question: After the site is installed in the new domain, how can I gain some time and prevent google to index it (and classified it as duplicate). Can I put a password on it? Shall I edit the robots file to prevent crawling? The thing is, I want to keep the “Old” website live and want to work in the new till is ready, and then make the redirect. I Hope you can help. Thank you in advance!

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Easy! Go to Settings > Reading and scroll to the bottom, there's a box that says "Discourage search engines from indexing this site" check that and you should be ok!

@tvtseguros-zurichseguros-c3836 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite thanks ❤

@CocoM2023 Жыл бұрын

My import is stuck at 100%; it won't go past that. Suggestion?

@Envision_Foundation 10 ай бұрын

How come the download stops at 2mb everytime for me?

@sunnygameman6473 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! worked

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing!

@quellcrist2261 Жыл бұрын

🙌🙌👌

@kimhlaagency1159 2 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

You are most welcome

@carloschiari9395 Ай бұрын

The video forgets to explain that in order to upload your [Many Megabytes] file you need to pay for an upgrade of the plugin.

@johanjacobsz9721 2 жыл бұрын

I tried using their app limit to 64mb even if the site is smaller 62mb it found import keeps saying maximum upload size for this site: 64 MB

@TheTechieNomads Жыл бұрын

There are plugins available to change the limit though in single click.

@nytro-nick7660 2 жыл бұрын

You have to have a business plan for this to work--you can't install the plugin without

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

That doesn't sound right? Is your website quite big?

@HasanMahmud-gl3kq Жыл бұрын

when import 65% or 75% its stack.

@josephs9339 Ай бұрын

Didn't work for me at all. Thanks for the video

@kitziasalgado 2 жыл бұрын

thank youu

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@badbadfull Ай бұрын

Limit, I'm stuck.

@Number1975 6 ай бұрын

Free only for 2mb.

@beginnerwebsite 4 ай бұрын

Their recent updates lowered all limits. Very bad

@northernfreelance5788 2 жыл бұрын

Failed to upload

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

If that happens, try again! Make sure you have a strong internet connection

@TheTechieNomads Жыл бұрын

@Toni185 2 жыл бұрын

Nice but 69$ cost, or else you're stuck with 2MB file size, so no for me..

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Huh? Not sure which version you got but default I got 500mb. If you want to dig around, also look for version 6.70 hack to get unlimited transfer size! Plenty of instructions for it :)

@Toni185 2 жыл бұрын

@@beginnerwebsite I dont know but when going import it's "Maximum upload file size: 20 MB." maybe they changed... Thanks ill look for the unlimited transfer size

@denis0704 2 жыл бұрын

stucked at 70% of importing

@beginnerwebsite 2 жыл бұрын

Just give it some time, sometimes it can take a little while when installing the site. If it hasn't worked in say 10 minutes, then you could always delete the WordPress install, create a fresh one and repeat the steps. It happens every now and then but should work 2nd time around. Hope that helps!

@TheTechieNomads Жыл бұрын