{"id":10775,"date":"2021-05-26T09:37:20","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T09:37:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10775"},"modified":"2021-06-07T06:33:53","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T06:33:53","slug":"clone-wordpress-website-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/clone-wordpress-website-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clone your WordPress Website via DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch this video for a step by step process on how to Clone your WordPress Website via DirectAdmin<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cu1ct_6iVas\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>A cloned website is like an exact copy\u00a0of your WordPress website. Cloning a WordPress website has many practical applications. But people most commonly use it to test changes before applying them on the original website.<\/p>\n<h2>To Clone your WordPress Website via DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to DirectAdmin.<\/p>\n<p>2. Go to the <strong>Extra Features <\/strong>section and click on <strong>Softaculous Auto Installer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10776\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_softapp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1444\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_softapp.png 1444w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_softapp-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_softapp-768x135.png 768w, https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_softapp-1024x180.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1444px) 100vw, 1444px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. Click on the <strong>All Installations<\/strong> icon on the top-right space of the application window.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11709\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_allinst.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1916\" height=\"503\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. In the <strong>Script Installations<\/strong> section, click the <strong>Clone<\/strong> icon of the WordPress website you wish to clone.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_clone.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1561\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<p>5. Fill in the appropriate details in the fields. If you don&#8217;t understand what they mean, we recommend you leave the information as default.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_clone_details.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1528\" height=\"666\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Choose Protocol<\/strong>: If your site has SSL, then choose the https:\/\/ protocol. Otherwise, you can go with plain http:\/\/<\/li>\n<li><strong>Choose Domain<\/strong>: The domain to install the clone.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In Directory<\/strong>: Enter the subfolder you will be using for the clone website. If you are not using any, you can leave it blank.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Database Name<\/strong>: Enter a name of a database that will be created for the installation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Disable Search Engine Visibility<\/strong>: You can prevent search engines from indexing your clone website by checking this box.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Site Name<\/strong>: You can enter a new name for your cloned website. If you leave this blank, the new website will have the same name as the original.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>6. Scroll down and click the <strong>Clone Installation<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11701\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/da_wp_clone_inst.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1497\" height=\"788\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this, Softaculous will create a perfect clone of your website. 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