Duplicator – Migration & Backup Plugin

Description

With over 40 million downloads Duplicator successfully gives WordPress users the ability to backup, migrate, clone, copy, move and transfer a site from one location to another. Duplicator handles serialized and base64 serialized replacements. WordPress migrations and WordPress backups are easily handled by this plugin with zero downtime and no technical knowledge.

For complete details visit duplicator.com.

Quick Video Demo

Overview

Duplicator is the most powerful backup and migration plugin available. It enables you to:

  • Move, duplicate, migrate or clone a WordPress site between domains or hosts with zero downtime
  • Pull down a live site to localhost for development
  • Transfer a WordPress site from one host to another
  • Manually backup a WordPress site or parts of a site
  • Duplicate a live site to a staging area or vice versa
  • Bundle up an entire WordPress site for easy reuse or distribution
  • Perform a full WordPress migration without struggling with messy import/export sql scripts

Migrate WordPress and Run WordPress Backups

Duplicator creates a backup that bundles all the site’s plugins, themes, content, database, and WordPress files into a simple zip file. This file can then be used to easily migrate a WordPress site to any location you wish. Move on the same server, across servers and pretty much any location a WordPress site can be hosted. WordPress is not required for installation since the backup contains all site files.

Improve Your Workflow with Pre-Bundled Sites

Duplicator lets you make your own preconfigured sites to eliminate rework. Instead of manually configuring your favorite theme, set of plugins or content over and over, now just configure a single site and bundle it up into a Duplicator Backup. Once you have the bundled site, you can migrate the WordPress site over and over to different locations to instantly create many preconfigured sites!

Duplicator Pro

Duplicator Pro takes Duplicator to the next level with features you’ll really appreciate, such as:

  • Drag and Drop installs – just drag the backup file to the destination site!
  • Scheduled backups
  • Cloud Storage to Dropbox Backups, Google Drive Backups, Microsoft OneDrive Backups, Amazon S3 Backups and FTP/SFTP Backups
  • Custom Backups and Cloning: want just plugins, or just themes, just the database? No problem!
  • A special 2-step streamlined installer mode for mega-fast installs
  • Recovery Points added for very fast emergency site restores
  • Support for Managed hosts such as WordPress.com, WPEngine, GoDaddy Managed, and more
  • Multi-threaded to support larger websites & databases
  • Migrate an entire multisite WordPress network in one shot
  • Install a multisite subsite as a new standalone website
  • Database and user creation in the installer with cPanel API
  • Connect to cPanel directly from the installer
  • Custom plugin hooks for developers
  • Advanced permissions
  • Email notifications
  • Professional support
  • … and much more!

Check out Duplicator Pro today!

Supported Backup Cloud Storages

We support any Amazon S3 compatible storage providers plus these first-party integrations.

  • Localhost Backups
  • FTP/ SFTP Backups
  • Dropbox Backups
  • Google Drive Backups
  • Microsoft OneDrive Backups
  • Amazon S3 Backups
  • Cloudflare R2 Backups
  • Wasabi Backups
  • Dream Objects Backups
  • Vultr Backups
  • Digital Ocean Spaces Backups
  • Google Cloud Storage Backups
  • Backblaze B2 Storage Backups

Please Note

We make WordPress backups and migrations as easy as possible. The underlying logic to backup WordPress, move WordPress and transfer WordPress are complex and it’s impossible to know how each system is set up; this is why your feedback is important to us! Thanks for helping us to make WordPress the best blogging platform in the world and for making Duplicator your number-one choice for migrations and backups.

Screenshots

  • Main Interface for all Backups
  • Create Backup Step 1
  • Create Backup Step 2
  • Build Process
  • Installer Screen

FAQ

Does Duplicator have a knowledge base or FAQ?

Yes. Please see all documents at duplicator.com

Installation Instructions

  1. Upload duplicator folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
  3. Click on the Duplicator link from the main menu
  4. Check out the help by clicking the help icon and create your first backup.

The Duplicator requires php 5.3 or higher.

Are there any videos I can watch?

Yes. Please see the video section on the FAQ.

Is this plugin compatible with WordPress multisite (MU)?

Duplicator isn’t, however Duplicator Pro supports full multisite network migrations/backups and also can install a multisite subsite as a standalone site.

Where can I get more help and support for this plugin?

Purchase a Pro License for quick support Duplicator Pro

Reviews

November 10, 2024
I give this program one star to get your attention – it actually deserves a 5 star rating This plugin works very well to move your sites to a new server for free – but you do need to understand the process how it is done. Then it is very easy and IT DOES SO SUCCESSFULLY in the free version. I suspect the paid version would be much easier and faster process to use, but unfortunately it is a bit expensive if you only use it once a year – like me – using a new WordPress hosting provider every year in order to save some bucks. I have some very complicated configured (and very messy) WordPress sites and I have been moving them yearly for the past 4 years without any failures – I tried a lot other plugins and none of then could do it successfully. I do recommend this plugin – just carefully follow the steps and figure out how – and you will be successful in transferring your sites (or backup and restore) I made a list of the exact steps to follow – just wish I could share that with you!
November 10, 2024
In my opinion, this plugin has made backup very easy and you will no longer need to communicate directly with the host and you can easily have a quick copy of your website.
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Contributors & Developers

“Duplicator – Migration & Backup Plugin” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

Please see the following url:
https://duplicator.com/knowledge-base/changelog/