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Clone/Duplicate WordPress Install

I’ve written about cloning/duplicating/migrating a WordPress instance before (Importing from another WordPress site and I wrote a set of instructions for migrating sites that I can’t seem to find now). It’s always been a bit more of a pain than I’ve liked. And one reason I don’t always run dev versions of our WordPress sites (the other being I rarely mess things up even on my own personal blog).

I’ve read about a plugin that is supposed to make this easier. (And keep me from editing SQL dumps, though I suppose the import/export in WordPress 3.x might have obviated that need.) Unfortunately I can’t vouch for it (yet).

Duplicator: This article provides a nice background on how Duplicator works.

August 23, 2011/by Brandon Muramatsu

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Brandon Muramatsu builds connections at the intersection of learning, technology, innovation and scale. His work focuses on online and digital learning to improve teaching and learning with a focus on open education. He has been involved in the development of learning technologies and education technologies, curriculum and course development, open education / open educational resources and educational digital libraries over the last 25+ years. His work has a focus on engineering and STEM education, both nationally and internationally, and at all education levels.

Brandon Muramatsu leads the design and implementation of local, national and international strategic education initiatives at MIT for MIT Open Learning, and he consults on open education and educational innovation and technology.