WPMU DEV Cloner 1.7.7
Wordpress Plugins WPMU DEV 4.8 (1.6K reviews)
WPMU DEV Cloner is a WordPress plugin made for Multisite networks. Its main job is straightforward: it copies an existing site on your network and places that copy at a different URL, all within the same network. The whole process takes a single click. You pick which site you want to duplicate, tell the plugin where the new copy should live, and it handles the rest. This means you do not manually export, reinstall, move files, or reconfigure settings. The cloned site arrives at its new location as a working, independent site. You might use this feature to create a duplicate of a live production site, set up an extra environment for testing, or move a site from one location to another without rebuilding it from scratch. The plugin comes from WPMU DEV, a recognizable name in WordPress development, and it is designed to fit the workflow of anyone who manages multiple sites on a single WordPress installation.
Beyond simply duplicating a site, the plugin centers on two practical actions: copying and moving. Copying creates a fresh duplicate at a new URL on the same network, while moving relocates an existing site to a different URL. Both actions are performed with a click. That makes the plugin useful for staging and deployment. You can clone your live site into a separate space, work on changes there, and then push that version out to the production location. Because everything stays inside your Multisite network, the tools you already use continue to apply. The plugin also supports creating test environments. Instead of experimenting on a site your visitors depend on, you duplicate it somewhere private, try your changes, and leave the original untouched. Nothing about the process requires complicated server commands or manual file transfers. The heavy lifting happens inside WordPress, which is what makes the whole thing feel immediate. That speed is the point.
For anyone running a Multisite network, the usual alternative to a tool like this is painful. You would export the database, copy the files, create a new site entry, upload everything, fix URLs, and test the result until it behaves. The Cloner removes almost all of that legwork. A few clicks replace half an afternoon of tedious work. That fits neatly into a daily routine where you need to spin up a fresh site quickly, give a client a testing area, or verify how a theme behaves under real conditions. The plugin is also useful when you need to move a site to another spot on the network. A production site can be relocated to a staging slug, or a finished site can be moved into its permanent home. Because the duplication happens within the network, the new site inherits the same network settings, users, and infrastructure that every other site already uses.
This plugin targets a specific but common problem: keeping multiple WordPress sites organized without repeating the same setup work over and over. Network admins, agencies, and developers who maintain several sites will recognize that need immediately. You are not building a site from scratch each time. You copy a base structure and adjust it. The Cloner is a utility that sits quietly in your plugin list until you need it, then performs its job in one click. There are no fancy interfaces to learn and no complicated workflow to memorize. The feature set is focused: copy a site, move a site, create a test environment, stage changes, deploy them. That is the whole value. For anyone managing a WordPress Multisite network and running into the hassle of duplicating sites by hand, this plugin addresses the problem directly. It does not add new complexity; it removes existing effort and makes site duplication feel like a normal, quick operation.
- Last updated
- August 12, 2026
- Delivery
- Digital
- Availability
- In stock
- Version
- 1.3
- Category
- Wordpress Plugins
- Item type
- plugin
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