How to Clone a WordPress website to another domain name

[@beginnerwebsite]

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[@newtrinohair]

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]

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

[@TriggaTreDay]

This process worked perfectly and fast. A bit of advice to people who are struggling do to the small upload capacity. Its solely based on your hosting provider. I have too different hosting providers. On my site I'm hosting on Ipage it said that I could only upload 20mb, but for my site hosted on hostinger it said that I could upload 2gb. So just have your hosting provider increase your upload capacity if you do not want to pay for the "all in one" unlimited plan which is $6/mo. I hope that helps. The Process should only take like 15 mins and most of that is you waiting for the file to upload fully. Also be mindful that it will change your login name to the other wp login name it it will change your site name as well. Just go into your settings and change these things back to what they were before you migrated the new site.

[@ifoodieTV]

What if I only need the design 🤔 of the old website in WordPress? I will then EDIT the design on the new website. I don't want to do anything to the old website. Someone please advise 😢

[@TriggaTreDay]

@@ifoodieTV so you can download and then upload the old site to your new Wordpress and your old site will be just fine, because all you are doing is making a copy. Once you upload it to the new wp, you can then make any changes you want i.e. updating the text and images and colors to match the new branding. I hope that helps.

[@TriggaTreDay]

@@ifoodieTV just make sure you look at how large the file is before you upload it to see if your hosting is giving you enough upload space. Like I stated in my first msg.

[@petemoring67]

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]

Awesome to hear!

[@doncui7404]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

Glad you liked it!

[@RowlandAgacheta]

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

[@FridaMcKenzie]

Great explanation and super simple. Thanks so much

[@beginnerwebsite]

Glad it was helpful!

[@TungLe-lm7zs]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@viralforce360]

You made my day love you ❤

[@beginnerwebsite]

Love the love!

[@faresmejdi5216]

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

[@markiemark2001]

Thank you!! It worked perfectly!!

[@beginnerwebsite]

You're welcome!

[@abhi739]

exactly what I was looking for, thanks

[@aramvardanyan]

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?

[@liaqatnasim708]

Great Video.........👍

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@brightonmusic]

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

[@YanakiBitsin]

I'm getting stuck at minute 4:39 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m52YaH2bfN-rbZY. I upload the website and then nothing happens. My screen is only showing 100% and nothing happens after that. Am i missing something?

[@TeenyWeeny]

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]

Same here.

[@Rac689]

Great Video...

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@knxukassociation841]

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.

[@dextroalien]

it has bad reviews, it gets stuck on uploads

[@janerosenberg8857]

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

[@ttvfatmangames]

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]

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.

[@calistatv30]

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

[@richard.nicolini]

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

[@pansolutions6856]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

Try again, it will work :)

[@catsupplies4019]

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?

[@lookbodrum]

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

[@swaytornado8327]

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.

[@jwealth9563]

Will this process affect the old website

[@normannfrederiksen]

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]

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

[@normannfrederiksen]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

@@normannfrederiksen You're welcome 😁

[@WilloughbyKids]

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

[@MaiguelPe]

nice video, thanks a lot

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

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?

[@FutureFocus_EarlyLearning]

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?

[@Movies7_Zone]

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?

[@MrKlein17]

Thank you very very much!

[@matthummel1279]

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

[@nisarhussainlaghari2055]

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?

[@tonav6431]

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?

[@sunnygameman6473]

Thanks! worked

[@beginnerwebsite]

Amazing!

[@CecilDSouza]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

You're welcome!

[@TheTechieNomads]

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.

[@zeeeeeeeeeeej]

bro my upload size is showing only 20Mb and my file size is 3gb and i installed a plugin max size upload and set 5gb limit but after then that when i upload it stucks in 1.7% . please help

[@brightonmusic]

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

[@noobleagueplayer4110]

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]

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!

[@hamadali-th7ty]

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

[@mostras33]

Great video... but it's been 2 years and the upload limit for this plugin is 128MB (it was 512MB when this video was made). So if you wanna use the plugin it's $69 :-(

[@danielpandor8780]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@Nicothomaides]

my import was stuck it wasnt moving from 0.00%

[@omaritani5688]

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

[@kimhlaagency1159]

thanks a lot

[@beginnerwebsite]

You are most welcome

[@estiedutoit4126]

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?

[@riseupmagazine3183]

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

[@indianembroideryshop3228]

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]

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]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

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]

@@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]

@@seanpierce4926 Yes, it should be fine.

[@seanpierce4926]

@@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]

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

[@Envision_Foundation]

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

[@edvin29]

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

[@edvin29]

import FREE max 64 mb :DDDDDD

[@edvin29]

other way 69 $

[@beginnerwebsite]

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]

@@beginnerwebsite how can you install older versions bro ?

[@robertlongoria765]

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]

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.

[@sammathew4872]

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

[@quellcrist2261]

🙌🙌👌

[@tvtseguros-zurichseguros-c3836]

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]

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]

@@beginnerwebsite thanks ❤

[@petarlupic7244]

Maximum upload file size: 128 MB!!

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@HasanMahmud-gl3kq]

when import 65% or 75% its stack.

[@CocoM2023]

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

[@carolssongsandstories]

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.

[@carolssongsandstories]

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!

[@nytro-nick7660]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@kitziasalgado]

thank youu

[@beginnerwebsite]

You're welcome!

[@johanjacobsz9721]

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]

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

[@carloschiari9395]

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

[@joextext]

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

[@cookwithsamrah8090]

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]

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]

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.

[@badbadfull]

Limit, I'm stuck.

[@northernfreelance5788]

Failed to upload

[@beginnerwebsite]

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

[@TheTechieNomads]

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.

[@Number1975]

Free only for 2mb.

[@beginnerwebsite]

Their recent updates lowered all limits. Very bad

[@Toni185]

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

[@beginnerwebsite]

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]

@@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]

stucked at 70% of importing

[@beginnerwebsite]

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]

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.

[@BlakeSandenMedia]

free?

[@beginnerwebsite]

Sure is! There is always a pro version you can get if you needed it, however, free works!

[@BlakeSandenMedia]

@@beginnerwebsite I just installed an older version and got the full site to work

[@beginnerwebsite]

@@BlakeSandenMedia Perfect!

[@Oecumenestudio]

Thank you very much !

[@beginnerwebsite]

You are welcome!