# Copying a WordPress site to another domain with WP Toolkit

> Make a full copy of a WordPress site on another domain or subdomain in your hosting account using WP Toolkit's Clone feature.

Source: https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/wordpress/guides/copying-a-wordpress-site-with-wp-toolkit/

WP Toolkit's **Clone** makes a complete copy of a WordPress site, including its files, database and settings, on another domain or subdomain in the same hosting account. Use it to:

- start a new site from an existing one
- make a test copy before big changes (see also [Staging WordPress with WP Toolkit](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/wordpress/wp-toolkit/staging-wordpress-with-the-cpanel-wp-toolkit/))
- move a site to a new domain name

## Before you start

- **Add the target domain or subdomain** to your hosting account in cPanel under **Domains**, if it isn't there yet.
- The target folder must be **empty**, or contain nothing you want to keep. Cloning overwrites it.
- Check you have enough **disk space** for a second copy of the site.

## Clone the site

1. Log in to cPanel and open **WordPress Management** (WP Toolkit).
2. Find the site you want to copy and click **Clone**.
3. Under **Target**, choose the domain or subdomain for the copy, or create a new subdomain.
4. Check the **database name** WP Toolkit suggests. You can keep it.
5. Click **Start**.

WP Toolkit copies everything and updates the site address in the copy's database, so links point to the new domain.

## After cloning

- **Log in to the copy** from WP Toolkit with **Log in**. The users and passwords are the same as the original.
- **Hide test copies from Google:** in the copy's WordPress dashboard, go to **Settings → Reading** and tick **Discourage search engines from indexing this site**. You can also switch off **Search engine indexing** for the copy in WP Toolkit.
- **Check SSL:** the free SSL certificate for a new domain or subdomain is usually issued within a few hours. See [Your free SSL certificate](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/ssl-security/ssl-certificates/how-to-install-ssl-certificate-on-your-site-using-lets-encrypt-ssl/).
- **Email and forms:** update contact forms and email settings in the copy, so messages go to the right place.

## Copy to another hosting account

Clone only works within one hosting account. To copy a site to a different account, use **Copy Data** in WP Toolkit if both accounts are on the same server, or a migration plugin such as All-in-One WP Migration. See [Fixing All-in-One WP Migration import and export problems](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/wordpress/guides/all-in-one-wp-migration-import-and-export-problems/).

## Related articles

- [Moving a website to a new domain name](https://helpcenter.ruachost.com/cpanel/files/moving-a-website-to-a-new-domain-name/)