{"id":756,"date":"2020-10-15T08:53:12","date_gmt":"2020-10-15T05:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=756"},"modified":"2023-03-14T14:10:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T12:10:38","slug":"how-to-clone-a-wordpress-website-in-spanel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-clone-a-wordpress-website-in-spanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clone a WordPress Website in SPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WordPress is the go-to solution for many users <\/b>who are still getting to grips with the idea of creating and managing a website. Because of its ease of use and versatility, it powers more than a third of the world’s websites, and its popularity continues to grow.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

At<\/span> ScalaHosting<\/b>, we know that many of our clients also use WordPress, and we have optimized our servers to provide the best possible hosting environment for projects based on<\/span> the world’s most popular content management system.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also want to give users more control over their WordPress installations, however, which is why clients who go for our managed VPS<\/a> hosting solutions can get access to SWordPress \u2013<\/span> a unique, in-house developed <\/b>WordPress management platform<\/b><\/a>.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With it, you can install WordPress in a couple of clicks and perform a variety of other tasks through an intuitive interface. <\/span>Cloning an entire website<\/b><\/a> is just one of the functionalities you get access to.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cloning a WordPress website through SWordPress<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While manually cloning an entire WordPress website may require hours of work, doing it with the SWordPress manager is quick and easy. Here are the steps:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Log into SPanel’s User Interface.<\/strong>
    The default login URL for SPanel’s User Interface is https:\/\/yourdomain.com\/spanel<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    1. Open the SWordPress manager and locate the WP installation you’d like to clone.<\/strong>
      The SWordPress manager is available under the Tools<\/strong> section on SPanel’s homepage. When you open it, at the bottom of the page, you’ll see a list of all WordPress installations currently hosted on your account.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Open the Actions drop-down menu and select Clone.<\/strong>
        Through the same menu, you can also remove the installation ot change its admin password.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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        1. Choose the URL for the clone installation and click Clone.<\/strong>
          From the drop-down on the popup that appears, you can choose one of the domains and subdomains currently added to your account, and if you need to situate the clone installation in a subfolder, you can use the Folder name<\/strong> field. After you click Clone<\/strong> SWordPress will automatically copy the files in your chosen destination and will also duplicate the installation’s database.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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          Why might you want to clone a WordPress website?<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

          There are more than a few scenarios that <\/span>might require a clone of an entire website. <\/b>If, for example, it needs some development work, but you want to make sure that the updates work before you<\/span> apply them to your live website, having a copy stored in a subfolder that acts as a test bed is your best bet<\/b>. Even the installation of themes and plugins can cause problems, so testing them before they go live is always a good idea.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n