cloning the whole website

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  jessicakwok16 · Member · Jan 21, 2022 at 1:04 am

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  Hello, I wonder how can I copy/clone the whole webiste? So that I can have two identical websites. Thanks a lot!

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  jessicakwok16 · Member · Jan 21, 2022 at 5:42 am

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  kokkieh · Staff · Jan 21, 2022 at 5:44 am

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  Hi there,

  We don’t offer an option to clone a site on WordPress.com.

  I’m guessing you want a copy to use as a place to test out changes before making them on your live site, correct?

  You can definitely do that, but it will have to be manual – create a new site in your account at https://wordpress.com/start/site/, and activate the same theme as on your current site. Then use our export/import tools to migrate your content over to the new site:

  https://wordpress.com/en/support/export/

  https://wordpress.com/en/support/import/

  For the rest – any settings or customizations you’ve made – you’ll need to copy those over manually. What I do when I need to do this is open two browser windows side by side, for the two sites. Then I go down the My Sites menus for Appearance, Tools, and Settings, from to bottom, making the test site’s settings identical to the live site.

  Let me know if you have any questions.