How to Duplicate a Page or Post in WordPress

Whether you’re planning to create or you already have a WordPress website, sometimes you’ll likely need some pages that look similar.

You may want to use a page or post as a template for subsequent posts or create a particular page backup. Or maybe you want to use the same design but with content in another language, etc.

The point is that duplicating all that content manually, just by copying and pasting, can be arduous, so you’d need some software to make things easier.

However, the opposite can also happen: if you need to duplicate little content, installing some software or plugins could take longer than manually.

Each method has pros and cons, so we’ve listed the best ways to duplicate a page or post in WordPress. Let’s see.

How to Duplicate a Page or Post in WordPress – 3 different methods

1. Duplicate a page or post in WordPress manually — or almost manually

This method may be the fastest if you only need to duplicate a single post. This is because it’ll save you time in installing plugins. However, a plugin would be much more efficient if you need to duplicate a certain number of posts. Remember to make a backup copy of your content.

• Start by opening the post or page you want to duplicate.
• Avoid selecting any individual content block within the page. If so, WordPress will copy only the contents of that block.
• Click on the three points arranged one above the other, which appear at the screen’s top right.
• A menu will appear with an option that says “Copy All Content.”
• Click on that option. A message will appear that all the content has been copied to a new tab.
• Now, you can start working on your new page or post.

You can give your new post a title and use keyboard shortcuts to copy any content from the old post that you want to be duplicated in addition to what has already been duplicated automatically.

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2. Duplicate a page or post in WordPress using plugins

Undoubtedly, the fastest, easiest, and most reliable way to duplicate pages or posts in WordPress is by using a plugin. This allows you to save time and possible human errors, but additionally, you can copy any page or post you want. Let’s see what options are available, but first, remember that you must have access to your WordPress Admin Panel.

Duplicate Post

The Duplicate Post plugin allows you to create a clone of any page or post in WordPress and has several customization options.

You can also add a suffix or prefix before or after the title of the cloned post and restrict the plugin’s functions according to the user’s role. The process is as follows:

• Install and activate Duplicate Post
• From your dashboard, click on Pages -> All pages (or posts)
• When you hover over the post you want to duplicate, you’ll see two options: Clone and New Draft.
• If you click “Clone,” the plugin will create a cloned version of the selected post.
• If you click “New draft,” a cloned version of the selected post will be created and opened in the editor.
• You can start editing and save it as a draft or publish it.

Duplicate Page and Post

Duplicate Page and Post is another handy plugin for cloning pages and posts. It works similarly to the previous plugin, so it’s straightforward to use. Let’s see:

• Install and activate Duplicate Page and Post
• Then, from your dashboard, click Pages -> All pages (or posts)
• When hovering over the page/post you want to clone, the option “Clone Me!” will be displayed. Click on it.
• You’ll be immediately redirected to an exact copy of the post you wish to duplicate.
• Edit your new post and click “Publish” or “Save draft” as you want.

Post-Duplicator

Post Duplicator is the third plugin option that allows you to create a replica of the page or post you want and will enable you to keep the fields and other custom options.

This is the procedure:

• Install and activate Post Duplicator
• If you hover over the post you want to duplicate, you will see that the option “Duplicate page/post” appears. Click on it, and you’ll have a clone of the selected post in just seconds.
• As with the other plugins, you can edit your new post and choose to publish it or save it as a draft.

3. Duplicate online store products in WordPress with WooCommerce

Although WooCommerce is not a page and post duplication plugin, it allows you to quickly duplicate products in your online store.

So, if you need to duplicate your products instead of a post or a whole page, using the functions included in the WooCommerce plugin is much easier. Let’s see.

• From WooCommerce, go to the “Products” section.
• When you hover over any product, you’ll see that a “Duplicate” tag appears just below the product.
• You have to click on the “Duplicate” tag to create a new product identical to the one you selected.
• You’ll immediately be taken to a new tab where you can edit the latest product and make any necessary changes.

As you can see, this is very easy and much more practical when you are only interested in copying certain products to another page within your online store, saving you time.

Conclusion

As you’ve seen, there are different options for duplicating posts and pages in WordPress, each with advantages.

If you only have a single post to copy, the best option might be using the WordPress function to copy all the content, but if you need to copy content for more than one post or page, it’d be more convenient to use plugins.

With the mentioned plugins, you can easily duplicate any number of custom posts, which is convenient when you need to duplicate frequently.

In any case, it’s always essential to make the respective backup copies and review the edited content several times if necessary so you can reduce the probability of errors that may affect the overall performance of your WordPress website.