WordPress Plugin Clone - Backup, Migrate, and Clone Your WordPress Site

About Clone

WP Clone is a backup and migration plugin for WordPress that allows you to easily backup, migrate or clone your website to another domain or hosting server. It does not require FTP access, only creates user content and database backups, and fetches the backup via your host's direct http connection, making it faster and more secure. However, there is a small chance that backups or migrations may fail, so it's recommended to use it as a secondary backup solution and test it before relying on it completely.

Frequently asked questions

What is WP Clone?

WP Clone is a WordPress plugin designed to backup, migrate, or clone a WordPress site to another domain or hosting server. It can also be used for development, testing, and installing pre-configured backups.

How does WP Clone differ from other backup and migration plugins?

WP Clone does not require FTP access for backup files, simplifying the migration process. It only backs up user content and database, reducing upload time and improving security. The plugin fetches site backups via direct HTTP connection, eliminating the need to upload large backup files.

What are the limitations of WP Clone?

In 90% of cases, backups and migrations work flawlessly. For 9% of cases, failures may occur due to hoster configurations, especially with very large sites. A workaround for large sites is to perform a "Database Only" backup, transfer the wp-content directory via FTP, and then restore the new site.

Changelog

2.4.7

Test with WordPress 6.7
Fixed a security issue

2.4.6

Tested with WordPress 6.6.1
Security fixes
Fixed an issue with TryOut plugin installation

2.4.5

Tested with WordPress 6.6
Minor performance improvements
Improvements for PHP 8 utilization

2.4.4

[NOTE] Upgraded “TryItOut” module to latest version
[NOTE] Upgraded analyst module to latest version

2.4.3

Improved plugin security
Tested with WordPress 6.4.2
Tested with PHP 8.3

2.4.2

Fixed issue with rendering of external module

2.4.1

Tested with WordPress 6.4-beta2 and PHP 8.2
Updated all modules to support latest PHP versions
Decreased amount of unwanted warnings and notices in PHP 8.2
Updated readme details and added more FAQ answers

2.4.0

Forced “Try it out” module to be disabled by default, user can still enable it manually.

2.3.9

Tested with WP 6.3 RC
Updated all shared modules to their latest versions

2.3.8

Fixed fatal error while site was unable to send external requests
Adjusted old version databases compatibility
Added nonce verification for particular option
Removed unused modules
Updated carrousel module
Tested with WP 6.2

2.3.7

Adjusted PHP compatibility

2.3.6

Added black-friday theme (only for that period)
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.1

2.3.5

Fully tested with WordPress 6.1-RC5
Added support for PHP 8.1
Removed deprecated translation method (domain path)

2.3.4

Fully tested with WordPress 6.0.2
NEW: Added feature that allows to try plugins before installation

2.3.3

Added support for WordPress 5.8.1
Added new modals
Removed notices from error logging

2.3.2

Added support for WordPress 5.8

2.3.1

Updated information banner

2.3.0

Added support for PHP 8.0
Added support for WordPress 5.6
Removed outdated banners
Fixed deprecated functions
Fixed some security issues

2.2.10

Updated links

2.2.9

Updated feedback version
Updated migration texts

2.2.8

Updated migration texts

2.2.7

Updated backup plugin pic
Updated backup texts

2.2.6

Integrated feedback system

2.2.5

Major bug that % got hashed fixed
Other basic bug fixes (e.g. backups and migrations didn’t work on new domains)
Texts in plugin updated, broken links removed

2.2.4

Updated: Tested up to tag for backup and migration

2.2.3

Added: PHP7 support of backup and migration
Added: a multisite check during restore (not required at time of backup)
Fixed: failed backups due to unreadable files

2.2.1

Fixed: Backup names will use the time zone selected in general settings
Added: basic backup and migration logs
Added: An option to exclude files in backup and migration based on size (files larger than 25MB will be excluded by default for backups and migration)
Added: An option to ignore the wordpress table prefix during backup and migration
Added: An option to check the mysql connection during migration (restore)
Changed: Files are no longer copied to a temporary location during backup
Changed: siteurl option is updated during the database import

2.2

Fixed: Missing backups that some users encountered after upgrading to 2.1.9
Added: An option to refresh the backup list
Added: An option to remove the database entry and delete all the backup files
Added: A section that shows the uncompressed database size and the uncompressed size and the number of files that will be archived during a full backup
Added: Notes in the advanced settings section regarding the Maximum memory limit and the Script backup execution time fields.
Added: The report returned from the search and replace process into the restore successful page
Changed: Moved the backup list location from the custom table to the wp_options table. (previous backups will be imported and the custom table will be removed on existing installations)
Changed: Only the tables with the wordpress table prefix will be altered during a restore
Changed: Only the tables with the wordpress table prefix will be saved during a backup
Changed: Backup deletion is now handled using AJAX

2.1.6

Added: An option to exclude specific directories during backup
Added: An option to only backup the database
Changed: File operations during backup are now handled directly instead of using the WP filesystem abstraction class

2.1.4

Fixed: When javascript is disabled,submit button shows “Create Backup” but the plugin attempts to do a restore
Changed: The temporary directory location during the backup restore process from ‘/wp-content/’ to ‘/wp-content/wpclone-temp/’

2.0.2

Initial release

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