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MultiSite Clone Duplicator

MultiSite Clone Duplicator adds a “Duplicate Site” functionality to your network installation.

Active installs100+100+ tier
Downloads · 30d506▲ +27.5% vs prev. 30d
Rating4.4/587 reviews
Health score39/100At risk
All-time downloads244.8KSince Aug 2014
Support resolved—No recent threads
RequiresWP 4.0.0PHP any
Downloads · 7d153▲ +48.5% week over week
Our verdict

Consider an alternative

MultiSite Clone Duplicator shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.

  • Momentum — downloads up 27.5% vs the previous 30 days
  • Small user base (100+ active installs)
  • No update in 7 years
  • Only tested up to WordPress 5.0 (latest is 7.1)

How does it stack up?

Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support

Daily downloads

81624Jul 15Aug 28Oct 12
Yesterday27
Daily average (1y)15
Peak day41Dec 1, 2025
Last 12 months5.6K

Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.

Rankings

Where MultiSite Clone Duplicator stands today

WordPress.org search rankings

Live position in the plugin search, top 100
KeywordPositionCompeting pluginsCategory
clone >100 1,184 Best clone plugins →
copy >100 10,000 Best copy plugins →
duplicate >100 7,100 Best duplicate plugins →
duplication >100 843 Best duplication plugins →
duplicator >100 195 Best duplicator plugins →

Version adoption

Share of active sites per release.

  • 1.579.2%
  • 1.320.8%

Rating breakdown

★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 from 87 reviews

  • 5★78.2%
  • 4★5.7%
  • 3★2.3%
  • 2★1.1%
  • 1★12.6%

About MultiSite Clone Duplicator

From the official readme · v1.5.3

Description

MultiSite Clone Duplicator adds a “Duplicate Site” functionality to your network installation.

It allows you to clone any site of your network into a new one : all data, files, users and roles can be copied.

It is useful when you want to create multiple sites from the same template : Don’t waste your time copying the same configuration again and again !

Simple and user-friendly, this plugin extends WordPress core network’s functionalities without polluting the dashboard.

WARNING : If you clone the primary site, you must use mucd_default_primary_tables_to_copy filter to declare plugins and custom database tables, or your cloned site won’t be complete

Features:

  • Clones any site of your wordpress multisite installation
  • Copies all posts and settings
  • Generates log files (if option is checked)
  • Copy all files from duplicated site (if option is checked)
  • Keep users and roles from duplicated site (if option is checked)
  • Configure which site is clonable (so you can define an unique “pattern” site)
  • Fully hookable
  • Command line ready (provides a WP-CLI subcommand)

Hooks

Action : mucd_before_copy_files / mucd_after_copy_files

Action before / after copying files
Args :

  1. Int : from_site_id
  2. Int : to_site_id

Action : mucd_before_copy_data / mucd_after_copy_data

Action before / after copying data
Args :

  1. Int : from_site_id
  2. Int : to_site_id

Action : mucd_before_copy_users / mucd_after_copy_users

Action before / after copying users
Args :

  1. Int : from_site_id
  2. Int : to_site_id

Filter : mucd_copy_blog_data_saved_options

Filter options that should be preserved in the new blog (original values from created blog will not be erased by copy of old site’s tables)
Args :

  1. Array of string : option_name

Filter : mucd_default_fields_to_update

Filter fields to scan for an update after data copy
Args :

  1. Array of ( ‘table_name’ => array(‘field_1’, ‘field_2’ …));

Filter : mucd_default_primary_tables_to_copy

Filter tables to duplicate when duplicated site is primary site
Args :

  1. Array of string table_name

Filter : mucd_copy_dirs

Filter directories and files you want to copy
Args :

  1. Array of string : dirs
  2. Int : from_site_id
  3. Int : to_site_id

Filter : mucd_string_to_replace

Filter which strings we want to replace during update
Args :

  1. String : string_to_replace
  2. Int : from_site_id
  3. Int : to_site_id

WP-CLI arguments

Arguments are :

wp site duplicate --slug=<slug> --source=<site_id> [--title=<title>]
  [--email=<email>] [--network_id=<network-id>] [--private] [--porcelain] [--v]
  [--do_not_copy_files] [--keep_users] [--log=<dir_path>]<h3>Thank’s</h3>

The original version of this plugin has been developed by Julien OGER who keeps following the project carefully.

Some code for search and replace in SQL serialised data were initialy taken from Lionel Pointet WordPress Migration tool

Installation

You can install MultiSite Clone Duplicator using the built in WordPress plugin installer. It’s easy, 2 seconds.

If you prefer download MultiSite Clone Duplicator manually :

  1. Upload multisite-clone-duplicator/ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. (Optional) Chmod 777 the logs/ directory of the plugin, if you want to activate logs
  4. Go to My Sites > Network Admin > Duplication and enjoy !
  5. (Optional) Change default options into Network dashboard > Network settings > Duplication

In the future, you’ll probably want to create a dedicated “template” blog to clone from.

Changelog

1.5.3

  • Test compatibily with WordPress 5.0.0
  • Improvement translations
  • Fix unix file path from log directory

1.5.2

  • Fix file path on duplicate

1.5.1

  • Fix compatibility with PHP version < 5.4

1.5.0

  • Fix duplicating exponentially usermeta
  • Fix unix WP path validation and allow points
  • Remove cache flushing on error

1.4.1

  • Fix wp_cli activation

1.4.0

  • Added select2 support (Ajax dropdown when selecting site)
  • Restrict activate to network admin only (network admin area)
  • Default logs path moved in upload dir
  • Added language zh_CN
  • Bugfix : SSL compatibility

Full changelog on WordPress.org →

Screenshots

Basic features
Basic features
Advanced features
Advanced features
Settings
Settings
Successfull duplication
Successfull duplication
Log warning
Log warning

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FAQ

MultiSite Clone Duplicator: quick answers

Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.

Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 13, 2026

Is MultiSite Clone Duplicator free?

Yes. MultiSite Clone Duplicator is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Is MultiSite Clone Duplicator safe to use in 2026?

MultiSite Clone Duplicator shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 4.4/5 and was last updated 8 years ago, and scores 39/100 on our health check.

How many websites use MultiSite Clone Duplicator?

MultiSite Clone Duplicator is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 244,827 times since it launched in August 2014. It was downloaded 506 times in the last 30 days.

Does MultiSite Clone Duplicator work with WordPress 7.1?

MultiSite Clone Duplicator is officially tested up to WordPress 5.0.0, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.

When was MultiSite Clone Duplicator last updated?

The latest version, 1.5.3, was released on November 29, 2018 (8 years ago).

Who makes MultiSite Clone Duplicator?

MultiSite Clone Duplicator is developed and maintained by Globalis.

What are the best alternatives to MultiSite Clone Duplicator?

The most popular alternatives to MultiSite Clone Duplicator are All-in-One WP Migration and… (5M+ installs), Yoast Duplicate Post (3M+ installs) and WPvivid (900K+ installs).

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