Title: Multisite Cloner Author: Manuel Razzari Published: Onwa-iri na otu 30, 2014 Last modified: Onwa-ise 18, 2016 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/multisite-cloner/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=924023) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/multisite-cloner/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=1067125) # Multisite Cloner By [Manuel Razzari](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manuelrazzari/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/multisite-cloner.zip) * [Details](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/#description) * [Reviews](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/#reviews) * [Installation](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/#installation) * [Development](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/) ## Description In WordPress Multisite, new sites get a boring default template, without any custom settings or starter content. This plugin allows you to select a specific blog on your network, a “master” one, that will be cloned every time a new blog is created. In this way, new blogs will contain all posts, uploads, theme settings and plugin options from the master blog. #### How does it work? 1. It uses MySQL `INSERT INTO ... SELECT` to copy _every_ table from the “master” blog into the new one. This is fast! 2. Then it does a search and replace on the new blog’s tables, to replace the old URL with the new one. This is done in a way that respects serialized arrays, so your plugin’s settings will be preserved. (We used a heavily trimmed down version of Interconnect/IT’s [Search and Replace](https://github.com/interconnectit/Search-Replace-DB) tool for that, so go thank them for this!) 3. It proceeds to copy all files from the `wp-content/uploads` dir of your master blog into the new one’s, so that all assets will work as expected. 4. Finally it does some house clean-up, updating the new blog’s title, admin email, and user roles as needed. Go check the screenshots, it’s really simple and does what it says. Give it a try! _This plugin was handcrafted with love and ‘yerba mate’ by the team at [Tipit.net](http://www.tipit.net/)._ ## Screenshots * [[ * **Select a default site.** It will be cloned when any new site is created. * [[ * **Clone any site.** From the Sites list, admins can easily clone any site in the Network. ## Installation 1. Upload `multisite-cloner` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Network-activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in your Network admin. 3. In your Network admin, go to Settings > Multisite Cloner You’ll probably want to create a “master” blog to clone from, if you don’t have one already. ## FAQ Can I clone the main site? No. The main site in your network (usually the one with ID = 1) contains many DB tables, assets and even sensitive information that shouldn’t be replicated to other blogs. Can I clone my blog in a single-site WP install? No. The whole point of this plugin is to clone blogs within a Multisite network. Really? We couldn’t come up with more questions. Go ahead and ask us some questions and we’ll add the frequent ones here 🙂 ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/f94f0a7c1e964fcd5b6540f9fc99dcf63bbbbb0ef1587669fc8e5185f49f0a7a? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[php 8 does not work correctly](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pkhp-8-does-not-work-correctly/)󠁿 [zaza41rus](https://profiles.wordpress.org/zaza41rus/) Onwa-atö 26, 2021 1 reply php8 does not work correctly 😞 please update the plugin ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ad192c9dab78b23db139da5aad4f0c7bd74ff3c44ca5ebfa92a64560b687ad6c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Cloned multisite site in one click!](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/cloned-multisite-site-in-one-click/)󠁿 [Seologies](https://profiles.wordpress.org/seologies/) Onwa-itolu 24, 2021 I have just cloned multisite site in one click! Amazing plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2eb9242734669777047fe913f853a6b4a3a0499a0ffe44f50cba640470063c72? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Copies all users](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copies-all-users/)󠁿 [radik19](https://profiles.wordpress.org/radik19/) Onwa-iri na otu 6, 2020 The best plugin for multisite blog cloning. Everything works, the most important thing is that it copies all users, unlike other similar plugins. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/721a80987a9b97266e008bc45a537c0f13c45b87dd39308784fd11ed9c0c97fe? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Working Perfectly on V5.2.4](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/working-perfectly-on-v5-2-4/)󠁿 [azraph](https://profiles.wordpress.org/azraph/) Onwa-anö 27, 2019 I just love it. Doing exactly what you expect, even 3 years later 🙂 ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/eb719c0c8f993c1c582b247c84ab03615c8ce0c3592c0572f353ba1e5e9f8312? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[I Love This Plugin](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/i-love-this-plugin-276/)󠁿 [diywebmastery](https://profiles.wordpress.org/diywebmastery/) Onwa-mbu 27, 2018 1 reply This plugin has never let me down and I’ve used it on scores of multi-sites. I know( at the time of writing this review) it has not been updated in a while, but it’s still brilliant. The developer has said he will update when required, so don’t be put off by the last update date. Plus he responds to support questions. What more can you ask for. Thank you @manuelrazzari ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dfa3ce57cecd8b3ba753099894fee05a0497daa172682d6f01158a2d0fd9228c? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Does exactly what I want](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/does-exactly-what-i-want-14/)󠁿 [RutgerHoutdijk](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rutgerhoutdijk/) Onwa-iri na otu 27, 2018 Saved me a lot of work, thanks dude [ Read all 29 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “Multisite Cloner” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Manuel Razzari ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manuelrazzari/) * [ Patricio T ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pmtarantino/) [Translate “Multisite Cloner” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/multisite-cloner) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/multisite-cloner/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/multisite-cloner/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/multisite-cloner/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/multisite-cloner/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 0.2.2.1 * Fixed syntax error introduced in 0.2.2. (Props to @infotexsupport for reporting this.) * Settings dropdown: include site path, set max-width. #### 0.2.2 * WP 4.6 compat: use get_sites and get_network. (Props to @dima-stefantsov for reporting this.) * Fixed a bug with unserialized object cloning (Props to @icryptic, @techiechic, @t2m and @dberdal for reporting it, and thanks to @interconnectit for the actual fix!) #### 0.2.1 * Bug fix: when “Allow new registrations” is enabled and a user activates a new blog from the front-end, the wrong footer would be displayed on `wp-activate. php`. Thanks to Schalk Joubert who [insisted](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/using-a-cloned-site-as-default-site) on this bug. * Minor UI tweaks to Settings * Tested and updated WP version support. #### 0.2.0 * New feature: optionally clone users from the master blog. As [suggested by @wppower](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-works-great-but-doesnt-copy-users-from-master). #### 0.1.13 * Disable cloning of the Main blog from the All Sites network admin. #### 0.1.12 * This plugin now works on an install [path that includes numbers](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/bug-on-copy-file)( avoid collisions with blogs ids), and [supports HTTPS blogs too](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/https-fails-cloner_db_replacer). #### 0.1.11.1 * Fixes minor [problem with the clone recursive copy function](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-while-adding-a-new-site) #### 0.1.11 * Fixes [problem with non-existents dirs](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/pull-request-error-while-copying-a-dir-while-cloning) #### 0.1.10 * This version works with the latest WordPress release (WordPress 4.0.0) #### 0.1.9 * Bug fix: Images in post were linked to the original blog. #### 0.1.8 * Minor fix to avoid PHP warning if target directories already exist (Fixes [warning when creating new site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-when-creating-new-site) reported by mr.gengu and beda69). #### 0.1.7.1 * Minor typo fix (Fixes [error on network activation](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/error-on-network-activation) reported by ammienoot) #### 0.1.7 * The plugin now works on directory-based installs (Fixes [problem with duplicate file path](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicates-file-path) reported by JigMedia) * Handle case of new networks that still haven’t created any sites to clone from. #### 0.1.6 * Fixes user roles error on installs with a non-default db prefix. (Fixes [problem with user roles after cloning](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/problem-with-user-roles-after-cloning-a-subdomain) reported by B_Dark) #### 0.1.5 * Independence of the uploads directory structure. (Fixes [warning after creating subdomain site](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/gives-warning-after-creating-subdomain-site) reported by Pradip Nichite) #### 0.1.4 * First public release. * Disabled cloning of the main site in the network. Risky stuff. * Added “Dolly The Cloner” graphic by rock-star designer Diana Stilinovic. #### 0.1.3 * Added settings page. * Added shortcut to clone any blog in the network. * Refactored into a plugin class. * Refactored DB replacer to use wpdb functions instead of obsolete mysql_* calls. #### 0.1.2 * Replaced calls to functionality in the underlying OS (mysql, sed) with raw SQL, for greater portability. #### 0.1.1 * Initial version, on a client site. ## Meta * Version **0.2.2.1** * Last updated **9 years ago** * Active installations **100+** * WordPress version ** 3.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.6.30** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/) * Tags * [clone](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/clone/)[copy](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/copy/) [multisite](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/multisite/)[wpmu](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/wpmu/) * [Advanced View](https://ibo.wordpress.org/plugins/multisite-cloner/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.7 out of 5 stars. * [ 26 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 1 4-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/multisite-cloner/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Manuel Razzari ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/manuelrazzari/) * [ Patricio T ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pmtarantino/) ## Support Got something to say? 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