How to use a plugin to copy or clone content in WordPress

Installing and configuring Duplicate Post plugin on WordPress

To add install and configure Duplicate Post plugin on WordPress, follow these steps:

1. Log in to your WordPress site with an administrator account.
2. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Plugins, and then click Add New:
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4. Search for “Duplicate post” and, you should see a display of available plugins on your screen:
   
5. Click Install and then Activate the plugin:
   
6. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Copy, Paste and Delete:
   
7. Configure the default settings and set the elements of the page or post to be copied and then click Save:
   

How to copy or duplicate content using Duplicate Post plugin

To copy or duplicate content in WordPress with the plugin, follow these steps:

1. On the Dashboard in the left sidebar, click Post, and then click All Post:
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3. Select the blog, click Copy, and then click Copy Now:
   
4. The duplicated content is on the post list and named with #[number] represents a duplicate copy. The number after # shows the number of times the content has been copied:
   
5. To make a copy of the content from the visual editor, open the content on the right hand panel click on Copy this post:
   
6.  Select the elements you want to copy from the content, or select the Defaultoption from the Use as basis settings to populate the element for the duplicate copy:
   
7. Click on Copy it!, after selecting the elements to copy. Click on All Post, and the newly duplicated content is displayed:

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