MultiSite Clone Duplicator
by Globalis · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Clones an existing site into a new one in a multisite installation : copies all posts, settings and files
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+34%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “clone”, “copy” and “duplicate” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
50 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.0%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 245.2K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,770 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 7+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.0, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2894 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.0.0; the current branch is 6.8
4.4★ over 87 reviews, smoothed to 4.29★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2894 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| clone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicator your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “clone”, “copy” and “duplicate” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 999 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
7.9y ago
latest release · v1.5.3 · 29 Nov 2018
14
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 76% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 23 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ unapersona5.3y ago
A must-have when working with multiple sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ronaldt5.3y ago
This plugin has not been maintained for a very long time. It is not compatible with new versions of PHP (7.4+) and there have not been answers in the support sections for over 2 years.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dreams9116.0y ago
Плагин работает отлично – теперь нет проблемы с быстрым размножением удачных лендингов!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Gabriel Bravo6.5y ago
Muy buen pligin, hace su trabajo. Ye ahora mucho tiempo para traducir sitios en MU. Bravo
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Damiaan van Vliet6.9y ago
Great plug-in for duplicating a single site within a multi-site. And free of charge! I hope it will be developed also in the future, I would pay gladly for the development.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ amityweb7.0y ago
I cant use this plugin, my main site is missing in the drop down. If I could clone the main site then I have to specific what tables to clone in a function. I cant documentation on it. I found this thread https://wordpress.org/support/topic/duplicating-primary-site/, but that does not say what tables. I have no idea what tables I would need to enter to clone the main site. This really needs more documentation. I would assume most people would start with 1 site but if they cant clone it with this plugin they cant create a template to clone other sites. Its a non starter. This topic was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by amityweb.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ art-at-tec7.1y ago
Did the job – i love the terminal feature which prevents you from script timeouts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ forthewinn7.3y ago
At first, I tried another multisite duplicator, only to find out that the cheap shared hosting (Sitegrounds) does not support increasing the PHP max_execution_time. So the duplication could not finish running. I tried this plugin, which also ran into the same barrier when using it through the admin (SUGGESTION TO DEVS; you may want to provide a warning about low max_execution_time, because users will hit a white screen and the site won’t duplicate). BUT…this plugin also provides a WP-CLI command to duplicating the site. So if you can SSH in, you can run a command that will successfully duplicate the site! On Sitegrounds, I was only able to follow the first part of the WP-CLI installation that downloaded the .phar file. Permissions were not available to move it to the bin. But I was able to run it from where it was downloaded, passing in the path of the WP installation: php wp-cli.phar site duplicate --path="/opt/var/www/foobar-example/public" --slug=newsubdomain --source=2 --title=“New Site Name“ Success: Site 5 created: http://newsubdomain.yoursite.com (Note that “source” here is the ID of the multisite site you are duplicating. See plugin docs for full list of arguments) This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by forthewinn. This topic was modified 6 years, 11 months ago by forthewinn.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.5.3). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- 2025-08-29 CVE-2025-52760 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.5.3 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
7 of 8 pass · checked 1 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Clones an existing site into a new one in a multisite installation : copies all posts, settings and files"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 11 headings and 9 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,860 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "duplication" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-11-29 200+ → 100+ down after 355 days in tier
- 2023-12-10 300+ → 200+ down after 13 days in tier
- 2023-11-27 200+ → 300+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2023-11-24 300+ → 200+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2023-10-25 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-10-23 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-10-22 200+ → 300+ up after 4 days in tier
- 2023-10-18 300+ → 200+ down after 2 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
- D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 3 shared tags B
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Post Cloner 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
Labinator Content Types Duplicator 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 3 shared tags A -
R2K Terms Copier 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B -
WP Replicate Post 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 3 shared tags
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