Flywheel already makes it fast and easy to create new WordPress sites from scratch, but what if you’d like to create an exact duplicate of a site you already own? In that case, you can use a Flywheel site cloning feature. Site cloning allows you to take a copy of a production site and recreate it as a new site or add it to an existing plan.
1. Back up the site
2. Clone the site
3. Choose the site destination
The original site won’t be affected by the cloning process, but since the clone will be created from the latest backup, this will ensure that any recent changes to the site are included in the clone.
Once the backup is complete, you can kick off the site clone.
When cloning, there are 3 options for the clone destination. Click the link that best applies to your situation for more instructions:
If you run into trouble along the way when cloning, just contact Flywheel and we’ll be glad to help!
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