{"id":6629,"date":"2025-11-24T03:58:53","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:58:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youstable.com\/kb\/?p=6629"},"modified":"2025-11-24T03:58:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:58:55","slug":"how-to-duplicate-wordpress-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/how-to-duplicate-wordpress-website","title":{"rendered":"How to Duplicate WordPress Websites in DirectAdmin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here we will learn how to duplicate WordPress websites in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/access-file-manager-in-cpanel\/\">cPanel<\/a> for testing or development purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/youstable.com\/kb\/2022\/02\/22\/how-to-login-into-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Log into your&nbsp;DirectAdmin<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> Go to Softaculous Apps Installer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"918\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-32-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6656\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-32-1.png 918w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-32-1-768x283.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-32-1-810x298.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 918px) 100vw, 918px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> Click on WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1134\" height=\"417\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-28-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-28-1.png 1134w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-28-1-768x282.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-28-1-810x298.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1134px) 100vw, 1134px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>4.<\/strong> Scroll down to the <strong>Current Installations<\/strong> sections and click on <strong>Clone<\/strong> to duplicate your WordPress website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1119\" height=\"449\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-27-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-27-1.png 1119w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-27-1-768x308.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-27-1-810x325.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1119px) 100vw, 1119px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>5.<\/strong> Choose your domain name or enter the name of the directory in which you want to make a clone on your website. Leave all the other settings as it is and click on <strong>Clone Installation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/cpanel-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cPanel VPS hosting<\/a> is popular, DirectAdmin is another option that can efficiently manage duplicate WordPress websites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1148\" height=\"997\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-29-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-29-1.png 1148w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-29-1-768x667.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-29-1-810x703.png 810w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-29-1-1140x990.png 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1148px) 100vw, 1148px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>6.<\/strong> Cloning process will start and you will be notified once the installation is completed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-30-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6652\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"825\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-31-1.png\" alt=\"How to Duplicate a WordPress Website\" class=\"wp-image-6653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-31-1.png 825w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-31-1-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/www.youstable.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/image-31-1-810x349.png 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 825px) 100vw, 825px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>7.<\/strong> Your website duplication is done and now you can proceed with your development\/testing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here we will learn how to duplicate WordPress websites in cPanel for testing or development purposes. 1. 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