Post Duplicator Plugin
Creates functionality to duplicate any and all post types, including taxonomies & custom fields.
This plugin was created to make an exact duplicate of a selected post. Custom post types are supported, along with custom taxonomies and custom fields.
*Note: Comments are not passed to the new post.
This plugin is simply meant to quickly and easily duplicate a post. Just hover over a post in the edit screen and select ‘Duplicate {post_type}’ to create a duplicate post.
I created this plugin mainly for myself when I’m develping WordPress sites. I always need dummy content to fill out the look of a website and wanted a very quick and easy way to create multiple posts.
Installation
- Upload
m4c-postduplicator
directory to the /wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Screenshots
Sample view of the duplicate post link
View of the settings page
FAQ
Are there any settings I need to configure? No, but there are a couple settings you can adjust if you choose to do so.
View the settings by going to ‘Tools > Post Duplicator’.
How do I install the plugin? Check out the ‘Installation’ tab.
Changelog
2.35 [2024-05-14]
- Allowed for center tag to be duplicated
2.34 [2024-04-27]
- Added mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_{$key}_enabled filter to disable meta from duplicating
- Added mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_value filter to modify meta values before saving
- Disabled WooCommerce review count meta from duplicating
2.33 [2024-03-12]
- Resolved special characters issue in duplicated title
2.32
- Ensured users without publish_post permissions can not publish posts on duplication
2.31
- Disabled Polylang post_translations taxonomy from attaching to duplicated posts
2.30
- Additional fix to issue with unicode characters in Gutenberg blocks
2.29
- Resolved issue with unicode characters in Gutenberg blocks
2.28
2.27
- Sanitization and validation updates
- Settings page optimization
2.26
- Removed duplicate functionality from post trash pages
- Database sanitization updates
- Asset loading path updates
2.25
- Multiple data sanitization updates
2.24
- Settings sanitization updates
2.23
- Added setting to limit post duplication to current user
- Added setting to setup duplicated post author to current user
- Set the default setting of duplicated post author to current user
2.22
- Fixed Gutenburg escaping in returns for ACF blocks
2.21
- Javascript update for WP 5.5
2.20
- Added “do_action( ‘mtphr_post_duplicator_created’, $original_id, $duplicate_id, $settings )” action for custom actions on duplicated post
- Added “mtphr_post_duplicator_action_row_link( $post )” function for custom post action rows
- Separated post duplicated function outsite of ajax call for custom uses
- Removed limitations of backend script to load only on specific pages
2.19
- Added Duplicate button to published post edit pages
2.18
- Modified javascript for allow duplication of duplicated page before page reload
2.17
- XSS vulnerability fix
- Language file updates
2.16
- Modified how post meta is saved to database
- Modified duplicate slug implementation
- Added file duplication support for the WP Customer Area plugin
2.15
- Added default value for duplicate post slug
- New setting to append a custom string to the duplicate post title
2.14
- New setting to append a custom string to the duplicate post slug
2.13
- Fixed bug due to “wp_old_slug_redirect” function in core
2.12
- Fixed page reload bug after duplication
2.11
- Added ability to duplicate posts to other post types
2.10
- Added page duplication support for the WP Customer Area plugin
2.9
- Now supports multiple values of a single custom field during duplication
2.8
- Added German language files
- Added Japanese language files
- Updated settings file for localization
2.7
- Modified duplicated posts data: post_date_gmt, post_modified, post_modified_gmt
2.6
- Changed the default published status to Draft
2.5
- Changed the default post date of duplicated posts to be the current time.
2.4
- Cleaned up some code.
- Updated localization code and files.
2.2
2.0
- Added a settings page to set ‘post status’ and ‘date’ of duplicated posts.
1.1
- Updated filenames and paths so the plugin works.