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<p><strong>Try it out on your free dummy site: Click here => <a href="https://tastewp.com/plugins/wp-clone-by-wp-academy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://tastewp.com/plugins/wp-clone-by-wp-academy</a>.</strong><br />
(this trick works for all plugins in the WP repo – just replace “wordpress” with “tastewp” in the URL)</p>
<p>WP Clone is a great way to backup, migrate or clone a WordPress site to another domain or hosting server.</p>
<p>You can also use it to backup, migrate or clone your site to/from local server hosting, to create backup of your site for development or testing purposes, and to install pre-configured backups of WordPress.</p>
<p>WP Clone is a superior to other backup & migrate plugins for the following reasons:</p>
<ul>
<li>It does not require FTP access to backup files you migrate or clone, neither the source or destination site; just install a new WordPress on the destination site, install our backup plugin, and follow the prompts to migrate or clone your site.</li>
<li>It does not backup or restore the WordPress system files (it just creates user content and database backups); reducing upload time for migration and improving security of your site</li>
<li>It fetches the site backup via your host’s direct http connection, which saves you from having to upload large backup files, making it easier to migrate.</li>
</ul>
<h4>What are today’s limitations?</h4>
<p>Today:</p>
<ul>
<li>90% of cases: Backups & migrations work flawlessly (we fixed some key bugs in the most recent version)</li>
<li>9% of cases: Backups or migrations fail due to your hoster’s configurations (most likely limits in up- and downloads) which is typically the case when you backup or migrate very large sites. However, there’s a workaround: simply do a “Database Only” backup (use “Advanced Settings”), transfer the wp-content directory over with FTP, and then restore new site. Then backup and migration also works.</li>
<li>1% of cases: Your site/hosting is abnormal (pardon our French) and backup or migration doesn’t work. However: that’s what we’ll now be working on, so that eventually backups and migrations will work in all cases.</li>
</ul>
<p>The 1% case means:</p>
<ul>
<li>Basic rule: DO NOT use it as your only backup solution! Only use it for migrations (so that if something fails, you still have the files on your old site as backup).</li>
<li>If you want to use it as backup, test it by restoring the backup file on a new site. If that works fine you should be safe.</li>
<li>In any case, we cannot take any responsibility if backup or migration fails.</li>
</ul>
<p>Note:<br />
* There is never an issue in damaging the source installation (i.e. on the site where you create the backup). So backup sites at your pleasure. If your backup succeeds then chances are good that the migration (i.e. restore on another site) will also succeed. But don’t take any chances.<br />
* If backup or migration (restore) fails, just try it again. Often it works on second attempt.</p>
<h4>Other tips how to backup and migrate</h4>
<ul>
<li>NEVER overwrite an installation for which you do not have an alternate backup source (e.g. a cPanel backup). Normally you would restore the backup onto a fresh WP installation on another host or on a subdomain. If the restore fails your destination site might become unusable, so be prepared to enter cPanel and then destroy / recreate the new installation if necessary.</li>
<li>DO NOT use our backup plugin on WP Engine or any hosting system with proprietary operating system. Instead, use their built-in backup tools.</li>
<li>Large sites (>2GB) might take as long as an hour to backup and migrate. Sites of 250 MB or less should take no more than a minute or two to backup, depending on your server.</li>
<li>We recommend you deactivate and delete page caching, security and maybe redirection plugins before you migrate, and re-install them on the new site, if necessary. In general, delete all unnecessary plugins and data from your site before you backup. You can also use the “Exclude directories” option if you have large media files, which you can then copy back to the new site with FTP.</li>
<li>How to copy from local server to your hosted website: Create a backup of the local site in the usual way, then save the backup file (right-click > Save) to your local disk. Upload this file to the root directory of your destination website and then use this url in the “Restore” dialog of the new site: http://yourdomain.com/.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Help Video</h4>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xN5Ffhyn4Ao?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<h4>Credits</h4>
<p>WP Clone uses functions from the “Safe Search and Replace on Database with Serialized Data” script first written by David Coveney of Interconnect IT Ltd (UK) http://www.davidcoveney.com or http://www.interconnectit.com and released under the WTFPL http://sam.zoy.org/wtfpl/. Partial script with full changelog is placed inside ‘lib/files’ directory.</p>
<p>This plugin is part of the Inisev product family – <a href="https://inisev.com" rel="nofollow ugc">check out our other products</a>.</p>


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WP STAGING

WP STAGING | BACKUP

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<h3>Backup, Restore, Staging, Cloning & Migration for WordPress</h3>
<p>WP STAGING is an all-in-one backup & restore, duplicator, staging, and migration plugin for WordPress, built for professional workflows with 100% unit-tested code coverage, thousands of automated tests, and extensive end-to-end testing across supported PHP versions.</p>
<p>Create a full backup or an exact clone of your website in minutes. Use it to test plugin and theme updates safely, restore your site when needed, migrate WordPress to another server, or build a staging copy before making changes.</p>
<p>WP STAGING is developed in Germany and designed for agencies, developers, and businesses that need reliable WordPress backup, staging, restore, and migration workflows.</p>
<p><a href="https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress" title="WP STAGING - Backup & Cloning" rel="nofollow ugc">WP STAGING | PRO</a> also includes advanced workflows such as <a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/pull-a-wordpress-site-from-one-server-to-another/" title="Remote Sync - Pull a WordPress Site from One Server to Another" rel="nofollow ugc">Remote Sync</a>, which lets you pull a WordPress site securely from one server to another using an API key, and <a href="https://wp-staging.com/cli/upgrade" title="WP STAGING CLI - Local Docker Development for WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">WP STAGING CLI</a>, which can turn a WP STAGING backup into a local Docker-based development site.</p>
<p>All data stays on your server unless you choose a transfer or remote storage workflow. WP STAGING is designed for speed, reliability, and low-resource environments, including shared hosting.</p>
<p>WP STAGING automatically performs search and replace for links and paths during cloning, backup, restore, and migration workflows.</p>
<p><strong>This staging and backup plugin can clone your website quickly and efficiently, even if it is running on a weak shared hosting server.</strong></p>
<div class="embed-vimeo" style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/999447985" width="750" height="422" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<h3>WP STAGING FREE – BACKUP & STAGING FEATURES</h3>
<ul>
<li>Clone the entire production site into a subdirectory like example.com/staging-site.</li>
<li>High-performance backup and cloning, even for websites with very large databases.</li>
<li>Backup scheduling with automatic daily backups.</li>
<li>Easy to use: create a clone or backup in one click.</li>
<li>Efficient background processing without slowing down your website.</li>
<li>No Software as a Service and no external account required.</li>
<li>All your data stays on your server. Your data belongs to you only.</li>
<li>No server timeouts on huge websites or weak servers.</li>
<li>Fast backup, clone, and restore workflows depending on site size and server resources.</li>
<li>Use the clone as part of your backup and update strategy.</li>
<li>Only administrators can access the cloned or backup website.</li>
<li>SEO-friendly staging sites with login protection and no-index handling.</li>
<li>The admin bar on the staging / backup website is orange colored and shows when you work on the staging site.</li>
<li>Extensive logging features.</li>
<li>Supports Apache, Nginx, Microsoft IIS, and LiteSpeed Server.</li>
<li>Every release passes extensive automated tests to keep the plugin robust, reliable, and fast.</li>
<li>Fast and professional support team.</li>
</ul>
<h3>WP STAGING | PRO – BACKUP & STAGING FEATURES</h3>
<p>The features below are available in <a href="https://wp-staging.com/backup-pro-features" title="WP STAGING | PRO Features" rel="nofollow ugc">WP STAGING | PRO</a>.</p>
<ul>
<li>Remote Sync – Pull a WordPress site securely from one server to another.</li>
<li>WP STAGING CLI – Turn a backup into a local Docker-based development site.</li>
<li>Migrate and transfer WordPress to another host or domain.</li>
<li>Push a staging website including plugins, themes, and media files to production with one click.</li>
<li>Clone a backup or staging site to a separate database.</li>
<li>Choose a custom directory for a backup or cloned site.</li>
<li>Select a custom subdomain destination like dev.example.com.</li>
<li>Define user roles for accessing the clone or backup site. This can be clients or external developers.</li>
<li>Multisite support for migration, backup, and cloning.</li>
<li>Schedule recurring backups by time and interval.</li>
<li>Download and upload backups to another server for migration and transfer.</li>
<li>Backup retention settings.</li>
<li>Custom backup names.</li>
<li>Email notifications if a backup cannot be created.</li>
<li>Backup for WordPress multisites.</li>
<li>Backup to Google Drive.</li>
<li>Backup to Amazon S3.</li>
<li>Backup to (S)FTP.</li>
<li>Backup to Dropbox.</li>
<li>Custom backup folder destinations for cloud storage providers.</li>
<li>Priority support.</li>
</ul>
<h3>DOCUMENTATION</h3>
<p><strong>How to Backup and Restore WordPress</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-wordpress-website/" title="Backup and Restore WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">Backup and Restore WordPress</a></p>
<p><strong>Backup & Transfer WordPress Site to Another Host</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/how-to-migrate-your-wordpress-site-to-a-new-host/" title="How to Migrate Your WordPress Site to a New Host" rel="nofollow ugc">How to Migrate Your WordPress Site to a New Host</a></p>
<p><strong>Remote Sync</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/pull-a-wordpress-site-from-one-server-to-another/" title="Remote Sync - Pull a WordPress Site from One Server to Another" rel="nofollow ugc">Pull a WordPress Site from One Server to Another</a></p>
<p><strong>Local Docker Development with WP STAGING CLI</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/cli/upgrade" title="WP STAGING CLI - Local Docker Development for WordPress" rel="nofollow ugc">WP STAGING CLI – Upgrade Now</a></p>
<p><strong>All Backup Guides</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/backup-restore/" title="All Backup Guides" rel="nofollow ugc">All Backup Guides</a></p>
<p><strong>Working with Staging Sites</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/working-with-wp-staging/" title="Working with Staging Sites" rel="nofollow ugc">Working with Staging Sites</a></p>
<p><strong>FAQ for Backup & Cloning</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/frequently-asked-questions/" title="Backup & Cloning FAQ" rel="nofollow ugc">FAQ for Backup & Cloning</a></p>
<p><strong>Troubleshooting Backup & Cloning</strong><br />
<a href="https://wp-staging.com/docs/category/troubleshooting/" title="Troubleshooting Backup & Cloning" rel="nofollow ugc">Troubleshooting Backup & Cloning</a></p>
<h3>WP STAGING BACKUP & CLONING TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS & INFORMATION</h3>
<ul>
<li>Works on latest version of WordPress</li>
<li>Minimum Supported WordPress Version 3.8</li>
<li>Cloning and Backup work on all webhosts</li>
<li>No extra libraries required</li>
<li>Backup & cloning supports huge websites</li>
<li>Custom backup format is much faster and smaller than any tar or zip compression</li>
<li>Backup & cloning works in low memory & shared hosting environments</li>
</ul>
<h3>SUPPORT</h3>
<p><a href="https://wp-staging.com/backup-wordpress" title="WP STAGING Backup & Cloning" rel="nofollow ugc">WP STAGING Backup & Cloning</a></p>


WP STAGING – WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration


This is another useless plugin on Wordpress. One can create a staging but can't push the staging to Production/Live website. This is another money making trick by plugin developer. First they trap the people without mentioning that this plugin can't push staging to live and once they are done with staging site they have to buy the plugin to push it to production. Its Useless, I will say. 


Whats the purpose of this plugin when you can create staging but can't push it

most features are commercial


I have tried all the well-known staging and backup plugins over the last few years.



After using a different plugin for years, I was convinced by WP Staging and since then, I wouldn't want to be without it.



Everything runs smoothly, and the customer service is great for questions and feature requests!



Definitely recommended!


Best Staging & Backup Plugin!

Backup, restore, staging, and migration for WordPress. Create full-site backups and test updates safely. 100% Unit Tested.

Clone vs WP STAGING – WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration