Description
Clonify gives you a fast, modern way to duplicate any WordPress content — posts, pages, or custom post types — with a single click.
Features
- One-click Duplicate link in post list row actions
- Classic Editor Publish metabox button
- Block Editor (Gutenberg) sidebar button
- Copies title, content, excerpt, featured image, all taxonomies, and post meta
- Prefix and suffix naming with live preview
- Default status — Draft, Published, Private, or Pending Review
- Redirect control — edit screen or post list after duplication
- Admin bar duplicate shortcut (optional)
- Per post-type enable/disable
- Dashboard with stats, quick actions, and settings summary
- Tabbed Settings page — General, Post Types, Display, Naming
- Tools page — system info and stat reset
- Toast success notifications and loading feedback
- Elementor CSS auto-regeneration for duplicated posts
- ACF field group auto-exclusion (prevents data corruption)
- Serialized PHP object injection protection
- 10+ developer action and filter hooks
Developer Hooks
Actions:
do_action( ‘clonify_after_duplicate’, $new_post_id, $original_post_id );
do_action( ‘clonify_after_copy_taxonomies’, $new_post_id, $original_post_id );
do_action( ‘clonify_after_copy_meta’, $new_post_id, $original_post_id );
Filters:
clonify_before_duplicate — Modify original post before duplication.
clonify_duplicate_title — Override the duplicated post title.
clonify_insert_post_args — Modify full wp_insert_post() args.
clonify_excluded_meta_keys — Add/remove meta keys excluded from copying.
clonify_copy_meta_value — Filter individual meta values during copy.
clonify_redirect_url — Override the URL after duplication.
clonify_supported_post_types — Extend the supported post type list.
Programmatic Usage
$new_id = Clonify_Duplicate::duplicate( $post_id );
License
This plugin is free software released under the GNU General Public License v2 or later.
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Installation
- Go to Plugins > Add New, search Clonify, Install and Activate.
- Or upload the ZIP via Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin.
- Configure at Clonify > Settings.
- Hover any post in the list and click Duplicate.
FAQ
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Does it copy the featured image?
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Yes, automatically.
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Does it copy ACF custom fields?
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Yes — post meta including ACF field values is copied. ACF field group definitions are excluded to prevent data corruption.
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Does it work with Elementor?
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Yes. Elementor CSS is auto-regenerated for each duplicated post.
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Can I set a prefix or suffix on duplicated titles?
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Yes. Go to Clonify > Settings > Naming tab. Includes a live preview.
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Is it safe on production?
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Yes. Nonce verification, capability checks, sanitization, and serialized object injection protection are applied throughout.
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Does it work with WooCommerce?
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The free version supports the product post type. All meta and taxonomies are copied.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“Clonify – Page & Post Duplicator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
2.0.0
- NEW: Full Dashboard with stats cards and quick actions
- NEW: Tabbed Settings — General, Post Types, Display, Naming
- NEW: Tools page with system info and stat reset
- NEW: Prefix + suffix title naming with live preview
- NEW: Toast notifications and loading feedback
- NEW: Top-level admin menu (Dashboard, Settings, Tools)
- NEW: Duplication counter and last-duplicate tracking
- FIXED: PHP 7.4 compatibility (removed PHP 8.0 union types)
- FIXED: Deprecated current_time(‘timestamp’) replaced with time()
- FIXED: Raw $_POST now properly wp_unslash’d before processing
- FIXED: intval() replaced with absint() per WP standards
- FIXED: wp_register_style false src replaced with wp_add_inline_style
- ADDED: uninstall.php for clean database removal
- All v1.x security and compatibility fixes included
1.1.0
- Gutenberg and Classic Editor buttons
- Pending Review status option
- Elementor CSS regeneration
- ACF field group exclusion
- Serialized object injection protection
1.0.0
- Initial release
