How to do WordPress Duplicate Page Both Manually and Using a Plugin

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/*
* Function for post duplication. Dups appear as drafts. User is redirected to the edit screen
*/
functionrd_duplicate_post_as_draft(){
global $wpdb;
if(! (isset( $_GET[‘post’])||isset( $_POST[‘post’])||(isset($_REQUEST[‘action’])&&’rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’ == $_REQUEST[‘action’]))){
wp_die(‘No post to duplicate has been supplied!’);
}

/*
* Nonce verification
*/
if( !isset( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’])|| !wp_verify_nonce( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’], basename( __FILE__ )))
return;

/*
* get the original post id
*/
$post_id = (isset($_GET[‘post’]) ? absint( $_GET[‘post’]):absint( $_POST[‘post’]));
/*
* and all the original post data then
*/
$post = get_post( $post_id );

/*
* if you don’t want current user to be the new post author,
* then change next couple of lines to this: $new_post_author = $post->post_author;
*/
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
$new_post_author = $current_user->ID;

/*
* if post data exists, create the post duplicate
*/
if(isset( $post )&& $post != null){

/*
* new post data array
*/
$args = array(
‘comment_status’ => $post->comment_status,
‘ping_status’ => $post->ping_status,
‘post_author’ => $new_post_author,
‘post_content’ => $post->post_content,
‘post_excerpt’ => $post->post_excerpt,
‘post_name’ => $post->post_name,
‘post_parent’ => $post->post_parent,
‘post_password’ => $post->post_password,
‘post_status’ =>’draft’,
‘post_title’ => $post->post_title,
‘post_type’ => $post->post_type,
‘to_ping’ => $post->to_ping,
‘menu_order’ => $post->menu_order
);

/*
* insert the post by wp_insert_post() function
*/
$new_post_id = wp_insert_post( $args );

/*
* get all current post terms ad set them to the new post draft
*/
$taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type); // returns array of taxonomy names for post type, ex array(“category”, “post_tag”);
foreach($taxonomies as $taxonomy){
$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms($post_id, $taxonomy, array(‘fields’ =>’slugs’));
wp_set_object_terms($new_post_id, $post_terms, $taxonomy, false);
}

/*
* duplicate all post meta just in two SQL queries
*/
$post_meta_infos = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE post_id=$post_id”);
if(count($post_meta_infos)!=0){
$sql_query = “INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta (post_id, meta_key, meta_value) “;
foreach($post_meta_infos as $meta_info){
$meta_key = $meta_info->meta_key;
if( $meta_key == ‘_wp_old_slug’) continue;
$meta_value = addslashes($meta_info->meta_value);
$sql_query_sel[]= “SELECT $new_post_id, ‘$meta_key’, ‘$meta_value'”;
}
$sql_query.= implode(” UNION ALL “, $sql_query_sel);
$wpdb->query($sql_query);
}

/*
* finally, redirect to the edit post screen for the new draft
*/
wp_redirect(admin_url(‘post.php?action=edit&post=’ . $new_post_id ));
exit;
}else{
wp_die(‘Post creation failed, could not find original post: ‘ . $post_id);
}
}
add_action(‘admin_action_rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’);

/*
* Add the duplicate link to action list for post_row_actions
*/
functionrd_duplicate_post_link( $actions, $post ){
if(current_user_can(‘edit_posts’)){
$actions[‘duplicate’] = ‘<a href=”‘ . wp_nonce_url(‘admin.php?action=rd_duplicate_post_as_draft&post=’ . $post->ID, basename(__FILE__), ‘duplicate_nonce’) . ‘” title=”Duplicate this item” rel=”permalink”>Duplicate</a>’;
}
return $actions;
}

add_filter(‘post_row_actions’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_link’, 10, 2);
/* * Function for post duplication. Dups appear as drafts. User is redirected to the edit screen */ function rd_duplicate_post_as_draft(){ global $wpdb; if (! ( isset( $_GET[‘post’]) || isset( $_POST[‘post’]) || ( isset($_REQUEST[‘action’]) && ‘rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’ == $_REQUEST[‘action’] ) ) ) { wp_die(‘No post to duplicate has been supplied!’); } /* * Nonce verification */ if ( !isset( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’], basename( __FILE__ ) ) ) return; /* * get the original post id */ $post_id = (isset($_GET[‘post’]) ? absint( $_GET[‘post’] ) : absint( $_POST[‘post’] ) ); /* * and all the original post data then */ $post = get_post( $post_id ); /* * if you don’t want current user to be the new post author, * then change next couple of lines to this: $new_post_author = $post->post_author; */ $current_user = wp_get_current_user(); $new_post_author = $current_user->ID; /* * if post data exists, create the post duplicate */ if (isset( $post ) && $post != null) { /* * new post data array */ $args = array( ‘comment_status’ => $post->comment_status, ‘ping_status’ => $post->ping_status, ‘post_author’ => $new_post_author, ‘post_content’ => $post->post_content, ‘post_excerpt’ => $post->post_excerpt, ‘post_name’ => $post->post_name, ‘post_parent’ => $post->post_parent, ‘post_password’ => $post->post_password, ‘post_status’ => ‘draft’, ‘post_title’ => $post->post_title, ‘post_type’ => $post->post_type, ‘to_ping’ => $post->to_ping, ‘menu_order’ => $post->menu_order ); /* * insert the post by wp_insert_post() function */ $new_post_id = wp_insert_post( $args ); /* * get all current post terms ad set them to the new post draft */ $taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type); // returns array of taxonomy names for post type, ex array(“category”, “post_tag”); foreach ($taxonomies as $taxonomy) { $post_terms = wp_get_object_terms($post_id, $taxonomy, array(‘fields’ => ‘slugs’)); wp_set_object_terms($new_post_id, $post_terms, $taxonomy, false); } /* * duplicate all post meta just in two SQL queries */ $post_meta_infos = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE post_id=$post_id”); if (count($post_meta_infos)!=0) { $sql_query = “INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta (post_id, meta_key, meta_value) “; foreach ($post_meta_infos as $meta_info) { $meta_key = $meta_info->meta_key; if( $meta_key == ‘_wp_old_slug’ ) continue; $meta_value = addslashes($meta_info->meta_value); $sql_query_sel[]= “SELECT $new_post_id, ‘$meta_key’, ‘$meta_value'”; } $sql_query.= implode(” UNION ALL “, $sql_query_sel); $wpdb->query($sql_query); } /* * finally, redirect to the edit post screen for the new draft */ wp_redirect( admin_url( ‘post.php?action=edit&post=’ . $new_post_id ) ); exit; } else { wp_die(‘Post creation failed, could not find original post: ‘ . $post_id); } } add_action( ‘admin_action_rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’ ); /* * Add the duplicate link to action list for post_row_actions */ function rd_duplicate_post_link( $actions, $post ) { if (current_user_can(‘edit_posts’)) { $actions[‘duplicate’] = ‘<a href=”‘ . wp_nonce_url(‘admin.php?action=rd_duplicate_post_as_draft&post=’ . $post->ID, basename(__FILE__), ‘duplicate_nonce’ ) . ‘” title=”Duplicate this item” rel=”permalink”>Duplicate</a>’; } return $actions; } add_filter( ‘post_row_actions’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_link’, 10, 2 );

/*
* Function for post duplication. Dups appear as drafts. User is redirected to the edit screen
*/
function rd_duplicate_post_as_draft(){
global $wpdb;
if (! ( isset( $_GET[‘post’]) || isset( $_POST[‘post’]) || ( isset($_REQUEST[‘action’]) && ‘rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’ == $_REQUEST[‘action’] ) ) ) {
wp_die(‘No post to duplicate has been supplied!’);
}

/*
* Nonce verification
*/
if ( !isset( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’] ) || !wp_verify_nonce( $_GET[‘duplicate_nonce’], basename( __FILE__ ) ) )
return;

/*
* get the original post id
*/
$post_id = (isset($_GET[‘post’]) ? absint( $_GET[‘post’] ) : absint( $_POST[‘post’] ) );
/*
* and all the original post data then
*/
$post = get_post( $post_id );

/*
* if you don’t want current user to be the new post author,
* then change next couple of lines to this: $new_post_author = $post->post_author;
*/
$current_user = wp_get_current_user();
$new_post_author = $current_user->ID;

/*
* if post data exists, create the post duplicate
*/
if (isset( $post ) && $post != null) {

/*
* new post data array
*/
$args = array(
‘comment_status’ => $post->comment_status,
‘ping_status’ => $post->ping_status,
‘post_author’ => $new_post_author,
‘post_content’ => $post->post_content,
‘post_excerpt’ => $post->post_excerpt,
‘post_name’ => $post->post_name,
‘post_parent’ => $post->post_parent,
‘post_password’ => $post->post_password,
‘post_status’ => ‘draft’,
‘post_title’ => $post->post_title,
‘post_type’ => $post->post_type,
‘to_ping’ => $post->to_ping,
‘menu_order’ => $post->menu_order
);

/*
* insert the post by wp_insert_post() function
*/
$new_post_id = wp_insert_post( $args );

/*
* get all current post terms ad set them to the new post draft
*/
$taxonomies = get_object_taxonomies($post->post_type); // returns array of taxonomy names for post type, ex array(“category”, “post_tag”);
foreach ($taxonomies as $taxonomy) {
$post_terms = wp_get_object_terms($post_id, $taxonomy, array(‘fields’ => ‘slugs’));
wp_set_object_terms($new_post_id, $post_terms, $taxonomy, false);
}

/*
* duplicate all post meta just in two SQL queries
*/
$post_meta_infos = $wpdb->get_results(“SELECT meta_key, meta_value FROM $wpdb->postmeta WHERE post_id=$post_id”);
if (count($post_meta_infos)!=0) {
$sql_query = “INSERT INTO $wpdb->postmeta (post_id, meta_key, meta_value) “;
foreach ($post_meta_infos as $meta_info) {
$meta_key = $meta_info->meta_key;
if( $meta_key == ‘_wp_old_slug’ ) continue;
$meta_value = addslashes($meta_info->meta_value);
$sql_query_sel[]= “SELECT $new_post_id, ‘$meta_key’, ‘$meta_value'”;
}
$sql_query.= implode(” UNION ALL “, $sql_query_sel);
$wpdb->query($sql_query);
}

/*
* finally, redirect to the edit post screen for the new draft
*/
wp_redirect( admin_url( ‘post.php?action=edit&post=’ . $new_post_id ) );
exit;
} else {
wp_die(‘Post creation failed, could not find original post: ‘ . $post_id);
}
}
add_action( ‘admin_action_rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_as_draft’ );

/*
* Add the duplicate link to action list for post_row_actions
*/
function rd_duplicate_post_link( $actions, $post ) {
if (current_user_can(‘edit_posts’)) {
$actions[‘duplicate’] = ‘<a href=”‘ . wp_nonce_url(‘admin.php?action=rd_duplicate_post_as_draft&post=’ . $post->ID, basename(__FILE__), ‘duplicate_nonce’ ) . ‘” title=”Duplicate this item” rel=”permalink”>Duplicate</a>’;
}
return $actions;
}

add_filter( ‘post_row_actions’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_link’, 10, 2 );

Also, a duplicate link is added to the Posts section by the custom code shown above. If all goes according to plan, each post should have the link underneath it. To duplicate the entry as a new draft, click Duplicate.

All that’s needed to add the Duplicate feature to your Pages section is to swap out the last line of the code above with this snippet:

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add_filter(‘page_row_actions’, ‘rd_duplicate_post_link’, 10, 2);

In a similar vein, you may create a new draft of a WordPress page by clicking the link.

Why Would You Copy a WordPress Post or Page?

Here are a few typical justifications for creating a WordPress page duplicate:

• A/B experimentation: You may rapidly make small adjustments by duplicating the original page rather than starting from scratch every time.
• Simplifying the process of design: Duplicating helps you avoid having to recreate pages again while creating a new website. Also, the Yoast Duplicate Post plugin is one such tool that makes the procedure even simpler.
• Maintaining uniformity in page layout optimization: The formatting, style, and layout of an existing page are guaranteed to stay consistent when it is duplicated. However, eliminating design differences is very useful when dealing with a custom page template.
• Constructing a setting for staging: As an alternative to setting up a staging site, you can make a duplicate post or page to test out content, albeit this is not advised for comprehensive website testing and development.
• Producing material in multiple languages: Cloning pages offer a translation starting point if your website has multilingual content. Also, it is possible to translate the text into multiple languages without changing the original layout and style.

Moreover, having numerous identical pages on your website is not a smart strategy for WordPress SEO, even though duplicating a page or post can be advantageous. Search engines will select the earliest published URL as the canonical version and crawl the copies less frequently when numerous URLs point to the same piece of content.

However, by giving pages you want search engines to rank canonical tags, you can combine duplicate URLs. Fortunately, most SEO plugins come with the ability to configure canonical URLs.

To save time on consolidating duplicate material, you can duplicate posts and pages for A/B testing and then move the ones you want to preserve to the live site.

How to Copy Pages from the WordPress FAQ

The most common queries regarding WordPress page duplication are answered in this section.

Is it Possible to Copy a WordPress Post or Page?

Indeed. You have three options: add custom code to the site’s functions.php file, utilize a WordPress duplicate page plugin, or manually copy the text of the page. Further, select the approach based on your technical proficiency and demands.

Why Would I Want to Copy a WordPress Page or Post?

Moreover, duplicating a WordPress page or post facilitates A/B testing, speeds up the process of creating a website, and aids in keeping page layouts constant throughout the site. Translations and improvised staging options can also be initiated from duplicate content.

Does WordPress Page or Post Duplication Affect SEO?

Because duplicate URLs might cause problems for SEO, it is not advisable to duplicate pages or articles. Moreover, search engines crawl copies less frequently and prefer the original page as canonical. To give particular pages priority, use SEO plugins to set canonical tags. However, to completely avoid this problem, consider setting up a staging area for A/B testing and content transfers.

What Distinguishes a WordPress Clone from a Duplicate?

A duplicate in WordPress is a new entry that uses information from an already-existing page, whereas a clone contains an identical copy of the content.

Conclusion

However, the ability to copy a WordPress page or post is really helpful, whether you’re trying to optimize your design process or are looking into creative ways to create content.

In this post, we looked at two approaches for copying a page in WordPress:

• Employing a plugin for WordPress duplicate posts: Moreover, this is an easy-to-use approach that may be used to replicate a lot of pages.
• Modifying the functions.php file with unique code: Further, if you would like more customization options for the duplicate post link or are unable to access your admin dashboard, go with this method.

We hope that this post has given you more insight into the various ways that WordPress page duplication might improve your website-building process.