---
title: "How to Copy a WordPress Page or Post"
description: "In this tutorial: Install Duplicate Post Plugin Duplicate a Page or Post In this tutorial, we will show you how to duplicate a WordPress Post or Page using the Duplicate Post plugin. This lets you..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/plugins/duplicate-wordpress-post/
date: 2017-10-20
modified: 2020-12-14
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["WordPress Plugins"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# How to Copy a WordPress Page or Post

## In this tutorial:

[Install Duplicate Post Plugin](#install-duplicate-post) [Duplicate a Page or Post](#duplicate-page-post)

In this tutorial, we will show you how to **duplicate** a WordPress **Post** or **Page** using the *Duplicate Post* plugin. This lets you easily make a copy of a page or post. It can be helpful when you are creating a similar Page/Post, or making updates and do not want to edit the live version.

## Install Duplicate Post Plugin

1. [Log into your WordPress Dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/).
2. [![Add New Plugin to WordPress](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_add-new-plugins.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_add-new-plugins.png)   Click **Plugins**, then **Add New**.  
3. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_install-duplicate-post-plugin.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_install-duplicate-post-plugin.png)   Type ‘duplicate post’ in the search field, then click the **Install Now** button next to the *Duplicate Post* plugin by Enrico Battocchi.  
4. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_activate-duplicate-post-plugin.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_activate-duplicate-post-plugin.png)   Once it has been installed, click the **Activate** button to enable the plugin.   [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_duplicate-post-plugin-activated.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_duplicate-post-plugin-activated.png)   You are finished when you see a “*Plugin activated*” message.  

## Duplicate a Page/Post

1. If you are not already [logged into the WordPress Dashboard](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/wordpress/logging-into-wordpress-dashboard/), log in now.
2. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_pages-posts.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_pages-posts.png)   Click **Pages** or **Posts** in the navigation menu, depending which one you want to duplicate.  
3. [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_cloning-a-page.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_cloning-a-page.png)   Roll your mouse over the *Page* or *Post* and click **Clone**.   [![](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_duplicate-page.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/wordpress_duplicate-post_duplicate-page.png)   You will then see another *Page* or *Post* with the same name, but labeled as *Draft.*  

Congratulations, now you know how to **duplicate** a WordPress **Post** or **Page** using the *Duplicate Post* plugin!

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