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# Website Cloning

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*