This guide will explain how to clone a website and manage it inside WordPress Toolkit. The cloned site can be used to test updates or to update the site without affecting the live site. To push the cloned site live can be done by using the following guide How To Push a Cloned Site Live
TL;DR A site can be cloned via cPanel > WordPress Toolkit > Clone Site > Start
Requirements
To complete this will require having a cPanel account with a WordPress site installed and the site has been added into WordPress Toolkit, to do this here is a guide for How To Scan & Add a Site into cPanel’s WordPress Toolkit
DNS for the domain would also need to be managed inside the same account for this guide to work, if a domains DNS is managed externally then add an A record for the subdomain pointing to the cPanels IP address
How to clone a site using cPanels WordPress Toolkit
Step-by-Step Guide
1/ Search for WordPress Toolkit
In cPanel search for ‘WordPress Toolkit’ in the top right search bar and click on WordPress Toolkit from the search results
2/ Click Clone Tab
Inside the WordPress Toolkit interface click on the Clone Tab
3/ Create Clone Domain
Select the domain / sub-domain the site should be cloned to, it is advisable to do this to a sub-domain with no directory
4/ Clone Complete
In the bottom left corner it will confirm once the site has successfully been cloned
5/ Site Available in WordPress Toolkit
The cloned site will now be visible in the WordPress Toolkit interface
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Summary
The site will now have been cloned and will be available in the WordPress Toolkit interface, changes can be made to the cloned site and these can be made live using the following guide How To Push a Cloned Site Live
