{"id":3476,"date":"2021-08-01T11:37:09","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T11:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resizemyimg.com\/blog\/?p=3476"},"modified":"2021-08-04T10:35:31","modified_gmt":"2021-08-04T10:35:31","slug":"how-to-duplicate-page-in-wordpress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resizemyimg.com\/blog\/how-to-duplicate-page-in-wordpress\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Duplicate a Page in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are numerous reasons why you\u2019d want to duplicate a specific WordPress<\/a> page. While this may ring similar to content duplication to some of you, that\u2019s not what this is. If you were trying to copy the text from one post to another, all you\u2019d have to do is paste it to a new post.<\/p>\n

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However, this doesn\u2019t save your featured image, the SEO<\/a> settings, the page layout, etc. And that\u2019s what page copying is for. It\u2019s not meant to help you duplicate content but preserve specific page settings you\u2019d like to keep. Of course, you can do this with text and use an old short article as a starting point for the expansion on the topic.<\/p>\n

WordPress doesn’t offer this as a default function, whatever the reasons for wanting to copy a page might be. With the\u00a0launch of WordPress 5.8<\/a>\u00a0and enhanced full site editing features, many hoped that page duplication would be easier by default, however, that’s not the case. The action itself can be performed without a plugin, but it does require some additional skills as the whole thing is done via the Functions.php File. If you know how to handle that, go right ahead. But if not, as is usually the case with WordPress, plugins are to the rescue.<\/p>\n

How to Duplicate a Page in WordPress With a Plugin<\/h2>\n

There are a few options out there that offer this function, but for brevity\u2019s sake today, we\u2019ll keep to only two as they are both free and easy-to-use, even for those lacking any real WordPress experience.<\/p>\n

1. Yoast Duplicate Post<\/h3>\n

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Anyone who\u2019s been doing anything with WordPress for longer than two seconds has probably heard of Yoast, as they are the creators of one of the most popular SEO plugins on the market called Yoast SEO. Unlike the SEO plugin, this one is straightforward- its primary purpose is to allow the user to copy any page or post to repurpose it and use it for further editing.<\/p>\n

This is one of our go-to options for page duplication as it also allows for the replication of menus, slugs, etc. Plus, to avoid any confusion, it also lets the user add a prefix or a suffix to the cloned page, so you\u2019ll always know which one is which.<\/p>\n

2. Duplicate Page or Post<\/h3>\n

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This plugin is very similar to Yoast\u2019s plugin but may be a better choice for those who wish to have a bit more leeway and choose what they want to copy and what they want to leave out. It also allows the user to add prefixes or suffixes to avoid any confusion, which can be helpful if multiple authors work on a single post. So, if you\u2019re often the host to multi-author posts, maybe give this one a go. Clone as little or as much of the post, and let your authors do the rest.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what you can copy or leave out of the copy:<\/p>\n