WordPress has no native way to duplicate a page
You built a landing page that converts. You want to spin up three variants, same layout, different headlines. WordPress gives you no built-in way to clone a page. The alternatives are the Duplicate Post plugin (one more plugin to maintain) or manual copy-paste of block content (tedious, error-prone).
What most people do instead
A better way: one command, complete clone
Run tp duplicate page -id=247. The command clones title, content, excerpt, featured image, categories, tags, and every custom meta field. The clone arrives as a draft named "Copy of [original title]", edit it, publish when ready.
Shown in advanced mode, where commands start with tp. In easy mode you type the same command without the tp prefix.
Not just the content, every field. Featured image, custom fields, taxonomies, SEO overrides (Yoast / Rank Math), WooCommerce attributes, ACF fields. The clone is identical to the original except its slug (unique-suffixed) and status (draft).
How it works
The command uses WordPress\'s wp_insert_post with a deep copy of the original page\'s content, then replays every postmeta row under the new post ID. Taxonomy terms are re-assigned by term ID. The result is a byte-identical clone under a new draft ID.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
-id (required) | ID of the page to duplicate |
| What\'s cloned | Title, content, excerpt, featured image, categories, tags, ALL custom meta fields |
| What\'s unique on the clone | ID, slug (with -copy-N suffix), status (draft), dates (current timestamp) |
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Real example
Your marketing team runs A/B tests on landing pages. Every new variant is a duplicate of the previous winner with one element changed. Without this command, you'd open the Duplicate Post plugin, click duplicate, wait. With tp duplicate page -id=247 you get a draft copy in under a second, ready to edit.
Goes further with TrueCommander
Frequently asked questions
tp duplicate page -id=123 creates a complete draft copy with all of it preserved.