Post Duplicator

No! Post Duplicator works immediately with sensible defaults. Duplicated posts are created as drafts with the current user as the author. You can start duplicating posts right away. However, you can customize default settings by going to Settings > Post Duplicator to configure:

• Default post status (draft, published, pending, or same as original)
• Default post type (same or convert to another type)
• Default author (current user or original author)
• Default date (current time or duplicate timestamp)
• Title and slug suffixes
• Date offset options

The duplicate option appears in four places:

1. Posts List (Single): Hover over any post in the All Posts (or any post type list) screen and click "Duplicate [Post Type]" in the row actions
2. Posts List (Bulk): Select multiple posts using checkboxes, then choose "Duplicate" from the Bulk Actions dropdown
3. Gutenberg Editor: Click the "Duplicate Post" button in the top toolbar when editing a post
4. Classic Editor: Find the "Duplicate [Post Type]" button in the Publish meta box

Post Duplicator creates a complete copy including:

• All post content and formatting (including Gutenberg blocks)
• Title and slug (with customizable suffixes or full editing)
• All custom fields and metadata (ACF, meta boxes, etc.)
• Categories, tags, and all custom taxonomies
• Featured images (with ability to change before duplication)
• Post format and excerpt
• Comment and ping status settings
• Menu order
• Post parent (for hierarchical post types)
• Post password (if applicable) Comments are NOT duplicated (by design), and new unique IDs and GUIDs are assigned to each duplicate.

Yes! When the duplication modal opens, you can customize:

• Full title and slug - Edit the complete title and slug, not just suffixes
• Post status - Draft, published, pending, or same as original
• Post type - Convert to a different post type during duplication
• Post author - Assign to any user or leave without author
• Post date - Use current time, original date, or pick a custom date with the calendar picker
• Post parent - Set parent for hierarchical post types (pages, etc.)
• Featured image - Change, replace, or remove the featured image
• Taxonomies - Select which categories, tags, and custom taxonomies to include
• Custom meta - Choose which custom fields to duplicate For bulk duplications or multiple clones, expand each post item to customize it individually. These customizations only apply to that specific duplication and don't change your default settings.

Yes! You can convert posts to different post types during duplication:

1. Open the duplication modal
2. Click "Customize Settings"
3. Select a different post type from the "Post Type" dropdown
4. The duplicate will be created as the selected type

Go to Settings > Post Duplicator > Permissions to configure role-based permissions:

• Duplicate Posts: Allows users to duplicate their own posts
• Duplicate Others' Posts: Allows users to duplicate posts created by other users

Yes! Post Duplicator works with all post types, including:

• Standard posts and pages
• Custom post types from themes
• Custom post types from plugins (WooCommerce products, etc.)
• Any registered post type in WordPress

Yes! All custom fields and metadata are automatically copied to the duplicate. This includes:

• ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) data
• Custom meta boxes
• Any post meta stored in the database

Yes! Post Duplicator integrates seamlessly with:

• WPML: Automatically handles multilingual content correctly
• Polylang: Excludes translation taxonomies from duplication

Yes! Enable the "Offset Date" option in Settings > Post Duplicator to automatically schedule duplicates:

1. Enable "Offset Date"
2. Set the number of days, hours, minutes, or seconds to offset
3. Choose "Newer" (future) or "Older" (past) direction
4. All duplicates will use this date offset

Comments are intentionally NOT duplicated. This prevents duplicate comment threads and maintains comment integrity. Each duplicate post starts with zero comments.

Yes! Version 3.0.0 introduced bulk duplication:

1. Navigate to the posts list (All Posts, All Pages, etc.)
2. Select multiple posts using the checkboxes
3. Choose "Duplicate" from the Bulk Actions dropdown
4. Click Apply
5. Configure each duplicate individually in the modal
6. Click the duplicate button to create all posts

The multiple clones feature lets you create several copies of a single post:

1. Start duplicating any post (from posts list or editor)
2. Click the copy icon button in the modal header to enable multiple clones mode
3. Set the number of clones you want (1-50)
4. Each clone appears as a separate item that you can expand and customize
5. Edit the title, slug, status, author, date, featured image, and other settings for each clone
6. Click the duplicate button to create all clones at once

Both features let you create multiple posts, but they work differently: Multiple Clones:

• Creates multiple copies of a single post
• All clones start from the same original content
• Perfect for creating variations of the same post
• Example: Create 5 different versions of a blog post for A/B testing Bulk Duplication:
• Duplicates multiple different posts at once
• Each duplicate is based on a different original post
• Perfect for duplicating a batch of posts with similar settings
• Example: Duplicate 10 different product posts from one category to another Both allow you to customize each duplicate individually before creating them.

Go to Settings > Post Duplicator in your WordPress admin. You can also access it by clicking the "Settings" link on the Plugins page next to Post Duplicator. The settings page includes four tabs:

• General: Configure duplication mode and post-duplication actions
• Defaults: Configure default duplication settings
• Post Types: Configure which post types can be duplicated and which appear in the "Post Type" dropdown menu
• Permissions: Control who can duplicate posts
• Advanced: Settings for duplicating special post statuses

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