NS Cloner – Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator
by Never Settle · Backup
Clone, copy, and duplicate WordPress sites, single sites, and multisite subsites with NS Cloner, a fast WordPress site cloner and site duplicator.
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
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
6K+
≈6.9K estimated
Momentum
+0%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Add “move site”, “multisite” and “site management” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #9 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
90 health vs 75 average across 557 Backup plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.6%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 1.1M lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Backup plugin keeps 1.6%, across 286 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Backup plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 2 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 67 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.0.8, the current branch or newer
4.7★ over 279 reviews, smoothed to 4.61★
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
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.
42
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
27%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.0
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| page cloner | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| multisite cloner | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| clone site your tag | #5 | #5 | down 1 |
| duplicate site your tag | #8 | #7 | down 1 |
| duplicator | #8 | #5 | up 1 |
| multisite | #9 | #9 | down 2 |
| backup and staging site your tag | #9 | #9 | 0 |
| site clone | #4 | #4 | down 1 |
| site transfer | #8 | #7 | up 1 |
| move site | #9 | #8 | up 1 |
| site migration your tag | #16 | #12 | down 2 |
| clone | #18 | #14 | down 3 |
| page duplicator | #9 | #4 | up 1 |
| site management | #16 | #14 | down 2 |
| wordpress page duplicator | #10 | #6 | 0 |
| post duplicator | #10 | #7 | 0 |
| copy site | #12 | #10 | 0 |
| staging | #21 | #16 | up 2 |
| multisite migration | #20 | #14 | down 4 |
| staging migration | #22 | #14 | up 1 |
114 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 94 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Add “move site”, “multisite” and “site management” to your wp.org tags. You rank #9, #9 and #16 for them without listing them, close enough for a declared tag to move you up. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so with 4 listed these are the slots worth spending.
- One page off on “site migration”. #16 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 42.8K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
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
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
2
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v4.4.9.2 · 6 Jul 2026
44
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 83% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 45 days ago and the previous band took 18 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 7K.
Install history since 1 Sep 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ deancacioppo8mo ago
worth every penny
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ BO. Be Original11mo ago
NS Cloner saves me a huge amount of time by copying complete websites in just a few clicks. It’s fast, reliable, and very simple to use. Highly recommended for anyone who regularly duplicates WordPress sites.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Larry Daniele11mo ago
This is an impressive plugin. It does a large task very efficiently, smoothly and with great feedback. If you need to copy a site within a multisite installation, this is a GREAT plugin to do it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ddarby141.1y ago
This plugin is simple in operation, elegant in execution. Thank you!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ diegobelohlavek1.3y ago
really simple and useful
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thecreator011.4y ago
I really like it and I hope new features are released. For example, it would be great to automatically publish a clone when a user signs up and a wordpress multisite site is created. Some processes need to be automated
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Ringdal1.4y ago
Really fantastic. Thank you so very much for this beautiful plugin which worked like magic. 🙂 Thank you, again. I am really grateful.Maria
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Jan1.5y ago
it worked perfectly, copied 1 subsite 1:1 without any problems
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 4.4.9.2 Fix: Handle hooks when a site is being created to avoid errors with site activated plugins Code improvements 4.4.9.2
- — Version 4.4.9.1 Fix translation notices Other code fixes 4.4.9.1
- — Version 4.4.9 Fix: Custom code for cloning from external plugins. Code improvements 4.4.9
- — Version 4.4.8 Fix: Cron scheduling – do not schedule cloner cron on sub-sites Fix: PHP notice on number precision Code improvements 4.4.8
- — Version 4.4.7.5 Fix: Text domain loading 4.4.7.5
- — Version 4.4.7.4 Fix: Correct theme set on the cloned site from the source site Fix: PHP notices 4.4.7.4
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 10 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Clone, copy, and duplicate WordPress sites, single sites, and multisite subsites with NS Cloner, a fast Wor..."
- ✓ 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 Names its audience or use cases ("built for", "ideal for", "if you need").
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WP-CLI, Multisite.
- ✓ Headings and lists 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,901 characters of description.
- ! Tags match the text Only 1 of 4 tags appear in the text ("backup and staging site", "clone site", "site migration" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-18 7K+ → 6K+ down after 551 days in tier
- 2025-03-16 8K+ → 7K+ down after 106 days in tier
- 2024-11-30 9K+ → 8K+ down after 81 days in tier
- 2024-09-10 8K+ → 9K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2024-09-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 30 days in tier
- 2024-08-09 8K+ → 9K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-08-08 9K+ → 8K+ down after 9 days in tier
- 2024-07-30 8K+ → 9K+ up after 15 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).
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Rosenheinrich Multisite Migrate – Single Site & Network Backup, Restore & AI — installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
FlyWP Migrator – Migrate Your Site to FlyWP 200+ installs · 4.0★ · 1 shared tag B -
Dave Gerrits Site Migrator 100+ installs · 3.7★ · 1 shared tag B -
UWH Site Migrator – WP Migration, Backup & Restore 100+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A -
SBR Simple Backup & Restore 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 1 shared tag -
Sitecarry Backup & Migration – Restore, Clone & Cloud Backups 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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