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How to Clone a Pre-existing WordPress Onto a Different Domain

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You can clone a existing website onto another domain using our WordPress manager tool.
This is particular convenient when wanting to change the domain of an existing website onto a different domain. Rather than changing the live installation, you'll be duplicating the installation onto the new domain.

You will need to first add the domain onto your account first as an addon domain, or create a subdomain if you want to clone the site onto a subdomain.

Follow this guide here on how to bolt a domain onto your existing control panel, click here.
Or to create a subdomain, within your existing account, follow this guide here.

To clone an existing website, continue below:

Click here for cPanel instructions.

Click here for DirectAdmin instructions.

 

Follow these steps to clone a WordPress site in cPanel:

1. Log in to your cPanel account.
For instructions on how to log in to your cPanel account, please click here.

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2. Under the Software section, click WordPress Manager by Softaculous.



3. Softaculous will open the WordPress installer page.

 

4. Scroll down to Current Installations, then click the Clone icon for the website that you wish to make a duplicate. 

Note: If you don't see any current WordPress installations and you are confident that a WordPress site exists within your hosting account, please follow this guide to detect any WordPress installations, please click here.

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5. Fill in the form to continue.
Choose Installation URL: The URL/Website/Domain name on which you want the WordPress to be cloned to.
Database Name: The name of your database.

Click the Clone Installation button once the form has been filled out.

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6. When the site has been cloned, you will be taken to the next page with the details of the cloned URL. The login credentials will remain the same as the site it was copied from.

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Follow these steps to clone a WordPress site in DirectAdmin:

1. Log in to your DirectAdmin account.
For instructions on how to log in to your DirectAdmin account, please click here.

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2. Under Softaculous Apps Installer, click WordPress.

Screenshot: Softaculous Apps Installer Section of the Control Panel

 

3. Softaculous will open the WordPress installer page.

 

4. Scroll down to Current Installations, then click the Clone icon for the website that you wish to make a duplicate. 

Note: If you don't see any current WordPress installations and you are confident that a WordPress site exists within your hosting account, please follow this guide to detect any WordPress installations, please click here.

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5. Fill in the form to continue.

Choose Installation URL: The URL/Website/Domain name on which you want the WordPress to be cloned to.
Database Name: The name of your database.

Click the Clone Installation button once the form has been filled out.

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6. When the site has been cloned, you will be taken to the next page with the details of the cloned site URL. The login credentials will remain the same as the site it was copied from.

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