Title: Swift Menu Duplicator
Author: Al Amin Ahamed
Published: April 20, 2026
Last modified: April 20, 2026
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# Swift Menu Duplicator
By [Al Amin Ahamed](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mralaminahamed/)
[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/swift-menu-duplicator.1.0.1.zip)
* [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/swift-menu-duplicator/#description)
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* [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/swift-menu-duplicator/#installation)
* [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/swift-menu-duplicator/#developers)
[Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/swift-menu-duplicator/)
## Description
**Swift Menu Duplicator** gives you full control over your WordPress navigation
menus. Clone any menu in one click, manage all menus from a dedicated admin page,
version them with snapshots, move them across Multisite sub-sites, and automate
everything from the command line or REST API.
### One-Click Duplication
* Duplicate button right in the menu editor footer — no page reload required
* Full hierarchy preserved via a two-pass clone that remaps all parent-child item
IDs
* All item metadata copied — type, object, URL, target, CSS classes, XFN, description
* Duplicate individual menu items directly from the menu editor
* Custom name support — filter `swift_menu_duplicator_new_menu_name` to override
the default “(Copy)” suffix
### Snapshot Revisions
* **Auto-snapshot** — a snapshot is saved automatically before every menu save
* **Manual snapshots** — save named snapshots from the menu editor at any time
* **Browse & restore** — view all snapshots in an expandable panel and restore
with one click
* **Housekeeping** — delete individual snapshots you no longer need
### Menu Manager (Appearance Menu Manager)
* Dedicated page listing every menu on the site in a sortable WP_List_Table
* **Bulk duplicate** — clone multiple menus at once
* **Bulk export** — download selected menus as a single ZIP archive
* **Bulk delete** — remove multiple menus in one action
* Row actions — duplicate or export individual menus directly from the list
### JSON Export / Import
* Export any menu to a portable JSON file (via admin or REST API)
* Import from a JSON file upload or paste JSON directly into the text area
* **URL find & replace** — swap domain names during import for staging production
migrations
* **Dry-run preview** — review what will be imported before making any changes
to the database
### Multisite Support
* Copy any menu to another site in your WordPress Multisite network
* Automatic URL rewriting in item URLs when copying across sub-sites
### REST API
Full REST API at `/wp-json/cmd/v1/` for headless and block-editor integrations:
* `POST /menus/{id}/duplicate` — duplicate a menu (optional `name` parameter)
* `GET /menus/{id}/export` — export a menu as a JSON payload
* `POST /menus/{id}/items/{item_id}/duplicate` — duplicate a single menu item
Permission is controlled by the `swmd_rest_permission` filter (defaults to `edit_theme_options`).
### WP-CLI
Full command-line support under the `wp swift-menu-duplicator` command group:
* `wp swift-menu-duplicator duplicate [--name=]` — duplicate a
menu
* `wp swift-menu-duplicator export [--output=]` — export to JSON
* `wp swift-menu-duplicator import [--name=] [--find=] [--replace
=] [--dry-run] [--porcelain]` — import from JSON
* `wp swift-menu-duplicator copy-to-site --target-blog= [--name=<
name>] [--find=] [--replace=]` — copy to a sub-site
### Multilingual Compatibility
* **WPML** — translation meta keys (`_icl_lang_duplicate_of`, `wpml_language`,
etc.) are stripped from duplicated items automatically
* **Polylang** — language meta keys (`_pll_synced_taxonomies`, `_pll_menu_language`,
etc.) are stripped from duplicated items automatically
* Additional keys can be excluded via the `swmd_compat_excluded_meta_keys` filter
### Developer Hooks
* `swift_menu_duplicator_new_menu_name` — customise the default duplicate name
* `swmd_rest_permission` — control REST API access
* `swmd_before_duplicate_item` / `swmd_after_duplicate_menu_item` — fired around
item duplication
* `swmd_after_import_menu` — fired after a successful import
* `swmd_item_meta_keys` — control which meta keys are copied
* `swmd_compat_excluded_meta_keys` — extend the multilingual meta exclusion list
* `wp_update_nav_menu` — triggers auto-snapshot before every menu save
### Security
* All AJAX actions verified with nonces and `edit_theme_options` capability checks
* All output escaped; all input sanitized
* Database queries use `$wpdb->prepare()` — no string concatenation
* REST API permission is filterable but defaults to `edit_theme_options`
* WordPress Filesystem API used for all file read/write/delete operations
**Requirements**
* WordPress 6.0 or higher
* PHP 7.4 or higher
* User with `edit_theme_options` capability
## Screenshots
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* Duplicate Menu button in the menu editor footer.
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* Menu Manager page — sortable list of all menus with bulk actions.
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* Snapshot panel in the menu editor — browse, restore, and delete revisions.
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* JSON import form with URL find & replace and dry-run preview.
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* WP-CLI `duplicate` and `export` commands in a terminal.
## Installation
1. Upload the `swift-menu-duplicator` directory to `/wp-content/plugins/`.
2. Activate the plugin through **Plugins Installed Plugins**.
3. Go to **Appearance Menus**, select a menu, and click **Duplicate Menu** in the
footer.
4. For bulk management, snapshots, and import, visit **Appearance Menu Manager**.
## FAQ
### Does it copy theme location assignments?
No. Theme location assignments are site-specific and intentionally not copied, so
the duplicate does not silently replace an active menu in any location.
### What happens to sub-menu items?
All parent-child relationships are preserved exactly. The plugin uses a two-pass
approach: items are cloned first, then parent ID references are re-mapped to the
newly created item IDs.
### Can I rename the duplicate before it is created?
Yes. A name field is shown in the duplicate modal. You can also change the default
suffix globally by filtering `swift_menu_duplicator_new_menu_name`.
### Is it compatible with WPML or Polylang?
Yes. Translation and language meta keys are automatically stripped from duplicated
items so the copy starts as a clean, language-neutral menu.
### Is it compatible with WooCommerce / HPOS?
Yes. The plugin only interacts with `nav_menu_item` posts and the `nav_menu` taxonomy.
It has no dependency on WooCommerce or its High-Performance Order Storage.
### Can I duplicate a menu that contains draft items?
Yes. All items are duplicated regardless of their post status.
### How do I use the REST API?
Authenticate with a cookie session or an Application Password, then send:
```
POST /wp-json/cmd/v1/menus/{menu_id}/duplicate
```
The response includes the new menu’s `id`, `name`, and `edit_url`.
### How do I migrate menus between environments?
Export the source menu to JSON (admin UI or `wp swift-menu-duplicator export`),
transfer the file, then import it on the target site. Use the find/replace fields
to rewrite domain-specific URLs during import.
### What capability is required?
edit_theme_options for all duplication, snapshot, export, and import actions. Multisite
copy-to-site additionally requires `manage_options` on the target sub-site.
## Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
## Contributors & Developers
“Swift Menu Duplicator” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.
Contributors
* [ Al Amin Ahamed ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mralaminahamed/)
[Translate “Swift Menu Duplicator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/swift-menu-duplicator)
### Interested in development?
[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/swift-menu-duplicator/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/swift-menu-duplicator/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/swift-menu-duplicator/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/swift-menu-duplicator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).
## Changelog
#### 1.0.1
* Fix: WP-CLI command renamed from `wp menu-duplicator` to `wp swift-menu-duplicator`
for consistency with the plugin slug.
* Fix: `composer.lock` was excluded by `.gitignore` glob pattern causing the SVN
deploy workflow to fail.
* Fix: Short description trimmed to satisfy the WordPress.org 150-character limit.
* Tested up to WordPress 7.0.
#### 1.0.0
* Initial release.
* One-click menu duplication from the WordPress menu editor with hierarchy preserved.
* Duplicate individual menu items from the editor.
* Snapshot system: auto-snapshot before every save, manual snapshots, restore and
delete.
* Appearance Menu Manager page with sortable table, bulk duplicate, bulk export(
ZIP), and bulk delete.
* JSON export and import with URL find & replace and dry-run preview.
* Multisite support: copy menus to any sub-site with optional URL rewriting.
* REST API at `/wp-json/cmd/v1/` — duplicate menu, export menu, duplicate item.
* WP-CLI command group `wp swift-menu-duplicator` — duplicate, export, import,
copy-to-site.
* WPML and Polylang compatibility — translation and language meta stripped from
duplicates.
* Developer hooks and filters throughout for extensibility.
## Meta
* Version **1.0.1**
* Last updated **4 weeks ago**
* Active installations **Fewer than 10**
* WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
* Tested up to **7.0**
* PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
* Tags
* [copy](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/copy/)[duplicate](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/duplicate/)
[menu manager](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menu-manager/)[menus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/menus/)
[navigation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/navigation/)
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## Contributors
* [ Al Amin Ahamed ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mralaminahamed/)
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