Website Cloning

Clone a website's files and database into a new independent site on Hostinger Agency Hosting, and learn when to use cloning versus staging in hPanel.

Duplicate a website — files and database — into a new, independent site. Available on Agency Hosting.

When to use cloning

• Start a new project from an existing site as a template

• Create a dev copy while the original stays live

• Duplicate a client site for consistent setups

• Rebuild a site without touching the original

Clone a website

1. In hPanel, go to Websites → Add Website.

2. Choose Clone websites — clone sites from this or another hosting plan.

3. Pick the source site and the domain for the new site.

4. Confirm.

Copy time depends on site size — usually a few minutes.

After cloning

The clone is fully independent. You can:

• Point it at a different domain

• Edit files and content without affecting the original

• Configure its own SSL, cache, CDN

For WordPress sources, WordPress is copied over and siteurl/home are updated to the clone's domain automatically.

Cloning vs. staging

	Clone	Staging
Independence	Fully independent	Linked to production
Sync with original	No	Yes (push/pull)
Use case	New site from template	Test before going live
Domain	Own domain	Preview/subdomain URL

Use cloning for a new, separate copy. Use staging to test changes and push them back to production.

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Last updated: July 22, 2026