Title: Clone option help
Last modified: April 29, 2026

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# Clone option help

 *  Resolved [Randy](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randy210/)
 * (@randy210)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-option-help/)
 * Just trying to understand the duplicate option better. When I clone a post, is
   there a way to avoid copying some old SEO/meta info, or should I clean that manually
   after creating the draft?

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 *  Plugin Author [Enrico Battocchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lopo/)
 * (@lopo)
 * [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-option-help/#post-18893953)
 * Hi [@randy210](https://wordpress.org/support/users/randy210/)!
   Yes, you can control
   this without cleaning up by hand.
 * Go to Settings → Duplicate Post → “What to copy” tab. You have two options there:
    1. Post/page elements to copy: uncheck Custom fields entirely if you don’t want
       any meta copied across.
    2. Do not copy these fields: keep custom fields enabled, but list the specific 
       meta keys you want skipped (comma-separated). Wildcards with * are supported,
       so for
       example `_yoast_wpseo*` would skip every Yoast SEO meta key in one go.
       You can list other plugins’ keys here too. Whichever you save will apply to 
       every clone you make from then on, so you only have to set it once.
 * Hope that helps!

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 * Last reply from: [Enrico Battocchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lopo/)
 * Last activity: [1 week, 1 day ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-option-help/#post-18893953)
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