Title: Copy as Draft
Last modified: April 28, 2026

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# Copy as Draft

 *  Resolved [damonmatheny7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damonmatheny7/)
 * (@damonmatheny7)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copy-as-draft/)
 * Hi, quick question. How can I duplicate a page with the same featured image and
   basic settings, but keep the new copy as a draft?
 * Thanks!

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 *  Plugin Author [Enrico Battocchi](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lopo/)
 * (@lopo)
 * [1 week, 2 days ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/copy-as-draft/#post-18892736)
 * Hi [@damonmatheny7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/damonmatheny7/),
   Good
   news — that’s exactly what the “New Draft” action is for. It creates a draft 
   copy of your page that you can edit before publishing, leaving the original untouched.
   You’ll find it in a few places:– In the Pages list, hover over the page and click**
   New Draft** in the row actions– In the block editor, open the sidebar and click**
   Copy to a new draft**– From the admin bar at the top while viewing the page on
   the front endThe featured image and most other settings (taxonomies, template,
   excerpt, custom fields, etc.) are copied by default. If you ever want to fine-
   tune what gets carried over, head to **Settings → Duplicate Post → What to copy**—
   you’ll see a checkbox for each element.Hope that helps!

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