Post Duplicator for WordPress

Cross-Post Type Duplication – Convert posts to different post types during duplication

Hierarchical Post Support – Set parent posts for pages and hierarchical custom post types

One-Click Operation – Duplicate posts from the posts list, edit screen, or block editor toolbar

Perfect For:

Developers – Quickly generate test content and dummy data for development using bulk or multiple clone features

Content Managers – Create content templates and variations efficiently with one-click duplication

Bloggers – Repurpose successful posts with different angles or formats using multiple clones

E-commerce – Duplicate product variations and bulk duplicate similar listings across categories

Content Marketers – Create A/B testing variations with the multiple clones feature

Site Migrations – Bulk duplicate posts when restructuring or migrating content

Multilingual Sites – Works seamlessly with WPML and Polylang for multilingual content

What Gets Duplicated:

Post content and formatting

Title and slug (with customizable suffixes or full editing)

All custom fields and metadata

Categories, tags, and custom taxonomies

Featured images (with ability to change or remove)

Post format and excerpt

Comment and ping status

Menu order

Post parent (for hierarchical post types)

What Doesn’t Get Duplicated:

Comments (by design – prevents duplicate comment threads)

Post ID and GUID (new unique identifiers assigned)

How to Use:

Single Duplication: Hover over any post and click “Duplicate [Post Type]” in the row actions, or click the “Duplicate Post” button in the Gutenberg editor

Multiple Clones: In the duplication modal, click the copy icon to create multiple copies of a single post (up to 50 clones)

Bulk Duplication: Select multiple posts using checkboxes, choose “Duplicate” from the Bulk Actions dropdown, then configure each post individually

Customize Settings: Edit title, slug, status, author, date, post type, featured image, and parent for each duplicate

Configure Defaults: Go to Settings > Post Duplicator to set default status, author, date, and title/slug suffixes

Configure Post Types: Go to Settings > Post Duplicator > Post Types to control which post types can be duplicated and which appear in the “Post Type” dropdown menu

Default Settings:

The plugin works immediately with sensible defaults:

* Duplicated posts are created as Drafts (prevents accidental publishing)

* Title suffix: “Copy”

* Slug suffix: “copy”

* Author: Current User

* Date: Current Time

All defaults can be customized in Settings > Post Duplicator.

Integration:

Post Duplicator works seamlessly with:

* WPML and Polylang (multilingual support)

* WooCommerce (excludes review counts automatically)

* ACF (Advanced Custom Fields) – preserves all field data

* WP Customer Area (special file duplication support)

* All custom post types and taxonomies

Security:

Users without publish_posts capability cannot publish duplicates (forced to Pending)

Non-authors cannot duplicate unpublished posts from other users

Granular permission system controls who can duplicate posts

All data is sanitized and validated before duplication

Developer-Friendly:

Includes hooks and filters for easy customization:

* mtphr_post_duplicator_created action

* mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_{$key}_enabled filter

* mtphr_post_duplicator_meta_value filter