Duplicate Post

Contributors: lopo
Donate link: https://duplicate-post.lopo.it/
Tags: duplicate post, copy, clone
Requires at least: 3.6
Tested up to: 4.9
Stable tag: 3.2.2
Requires PHP: 5.2.4 License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

Copy posts of any type with a click!

Description

This plugin allows users to clone posts of any type, or copy them to new drafts for further editing. If you find this useful, please consider donating whatever sum you choose, even just 10 cents. Just a few cents from every user would help me develop the plugin and improve support.

How it works:

In 'Edit Posts'/'Edit Pages', you can click on 'Clone' link below the post/page title: this will immediately create a copy and return to the list.
In 'Edit Posts'/'Edit Pages', you can select one or more items, then choose 'Clone' in the 'Bulk Actions' dropdown to copy them all at once.
In 'Edit Posts'/'Edit Pages', you can click on 'New Draft' link below the post/page title.
On the post edit screen, you can click on 'Copy to a new draft' above "Cancel"/"Move to trash" or in the admin bar.
While viewing a post as a logged in user, you can click on 'Copy to a new draft' in the admin bar.

3, 4 and 5 will lead to the edit page for the new draft: change what you want, click on 'Publish' and you're done.

There is also a template tag, so you can put it in your templates and clone your posts/pages from the front-end. Clicking on the link will lead you to the edit page for the new draft, just like the admin bar link.

Duplicate Post has many useful settings to customize its behavior and restrict its use to certain roles or post types. Check out the extensive documentation on the plugin's site.

If you're a plugin developer, I suggest you to read the Developer's Guide to ensure compatibility between your plugin(s) and mine. Feel free to contact me so we can keep in touch and collaborate.

Duplicate Post does not collect any information outside your WordPress installation, therefore it's 100% GDPR compliant.

Thanks for all the suggestions, bug reports, translations and donations, they're frankly too many to be listed here!

Installation

Use WordPress' Add New Plugin feature, searching "Duplicate Post", or download the archive and:

Unzip the archive on your computer
Upload duplicate-post directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
Go to Settings -> Duplicate Post and customize behaviour as needed

Frequently Asked Questions

The plugin doesn't work, why?

First, check your version of WordPress: the plugin is not supposed to work on old versions anymore. Make sure also to upgrade to the last version of the plugin!

Then try to deactivate and re-activate it, some user have reported that this fixes some problems.

Pay also attention to the "Permissions" tab in the Settings: make sure the plugin is enabled for the desired roles and post types.

If it still doesn't work, maybe there is some kind of conflict with other plugins: feel free to write in the forum and we'll try to discover a solution (it will be really helpful if you try to deactivate all your other plugins one by one to see which one conflicts with mine... But do it only if you know what you're doing, I will not be responsible of any problem you may experience).

The plugin is not translated in my language!

From version 3.0 the plugin's translations are managed by the WordPress.org platform and the plugin is shipped without language files, so first of all update translations under Dashboard->Updates.

If Duplicate Post is still in English, or if there are some untraslated strings, you can help traslating to your language here: you only need a WordPress.org account. Contact me if you wish to become an editor for your language.

Screenshots

Here you can copy the post you're editing to a new draft.
By clicking on "Clone" the post is cloned immediately. "New draft" leads to the edit screen.
The options page.
The template tag manually added to Twenty Ten theme. Click on the "Copy to a new draft" link and you're redirected to the edit screen for a new draft copy of your post.
The admin bar link.
Bulk clone action.

Upgrade Notice

3.2.2

Adds compatibility with Gutenberg UI and fixes a problem with slugs on new installs

3.2.1

Fixes some problems with Multisite, WPML, revisions

3.2

new website + WPML compatibility + various fixes

3.1.2

Fixes the problem with custom fields

3.1.1

Bulk clone + custom field wildcards + other features + bugfixes + fix for nasty nag

3.1

Bulk clone + custom field wildcards + other features + bugfixes

3.0.3

Notices + small fixes and improvements

3.0.2

Small bugfixes: check the changelog for more info

3.0.1

Recommended if you have 3.0: fixes the upgrade bug

3.0

Major redesign of the settings page + fine-tune options (what to copy, custom post types, etc.) + bugfixes and XSS prevention

2.6

PHP 5.4 (Strict Standards) compatible + Fixed possible XSS and SQL injections + other bugs

2.4.1

Fixes a couple of bug. Recommended if you have problems with v2.4

2.4

Copy child pages + a couple of bugfixes + licence switch to GPLv2

2.3

Fixes a bunch of bugs + copy attachments + choose where to show the links.

2.2

VERY IMPORTANT UPGRADE to get rid of problems with complex custom fields, afflicting both 2.1.* releases.

2.1.1

Fix for upgrade problem

2.1

Copy from admin bar + user levels out, roles and capabilities in.

2.0.2

Fixed permalink bug + double choice on posts list

2.0.1

Bug fix + new option

2.0

Several improvements and new features, see changelog. Requires WP 3.0+.

1.1.1

Some users have experienced a fatal error when upgrading to v1.1: this may fix it, if it's caused by a plugin conflict.

1.1

New features and customization, WP 3.0 compatibility: you should upgrade if you want to copy Custom Posts with Custom Taxonomies.

Changelog

3.2.2 (2018-04-13)

The "Admin bar" option shows the link in the post edit screen too, so you can use the plugin with Gutenberg enabled
Option for "Slug" not set by default on new installations
Better display of icon in the Admin bar on small screens

3.2.1 (2017-11-25)

Fixing some issues of the 3.* trunk before major redesign
Fixes issue when upgrading on multisite
Improved compatibility with WPML + page builders, thanks to WPML team
Prevents creating a revision immediately after the cloning

3.2 (2017-04-04)

new website with extensive documentation
WPML compatibility, thanks to WPML team
improved Jetpack compatibility (Subscriptions, Markdown)
small changes to hooks
improved security with nonces
various small fixes

3.1.2 (2016-12-13)

Fix for custom fields not copied

3.1.1 (2016-12-13)

Fix for nasty update nag (plus a failsafe checkbox)

3.1 (2016-12-13)

Bulk clone action added (WP 4.7+)
Wildcards enabled for custom fields to skip
Options to copy post author, post format (moved from taxonomies), menu order, post template
Check publish_posts/publish_pages capability to prevent Contributors from publishing by cloning
Using wp_slash (WP 3.6+) or a better workaround (WP 4.4+) on the post and its meta, should also fix some compatibility issues
Check if admin bar is showing before enqueueing CSS
Probable fix for repeated clone bug
Other minor bugs fixed

3.0.3 (2016-10-29)

Notices in admin after copying
Fixes warning in custom post type archives
Uses site options for version and notice
Minor fixes

3.0.2 (2016-10-18)

Can now be enabled for every custom post type with visible UI (not just public ones)
Admin bar CSS only enqueued when needed
New "Donate" button
Fixes for minor bugs and typos

3.0.1 (2016-10-09)

Fixes the issues for people upgrading from an older version

3.0 (2016-10-09)

Settings page redesigned
More options to enable/disable copy of every part of a post
Enable/disable cloning for every custom post type
Jetpack Publicize compatibility
Fixed a possible XSS
Fixed other little bugs
Translations removed to use WP.org's official translation project
Checked PHP 7 compatibility

2.6 (2014-04-27)

PHP 5.4 (Strict Standards) compatible
Fixed possible XSS and SQL injections
other bugs
Updated and added translations
Tested up to WP 3.8.1

2.4.1 (2014-02-22)

Fixed regression about draft permalinks
Fixed bug with guid
Don't clone to_ping and pinged (maybe there will be an option about those later)

2.4 (2012-04-29)

New option to clone the children of the original page
Licence changed to GPLv2 or later
Fixed publishing dates for drafts
Fixed bug with prefix/suffix
Translation project moved to GlotPress

2.3 (2012-04-06)

Added options to choose where to show the "Clone" links
Clone attachments (i.e. references in the DB, not physical files)
Fix for untranslated user roles
Some other fixes (missing checks, PHP warnings and errors, etc.)

2.2 (2012-02-01)

Fix for problems when copying serialized meta fields
Fix for multiple _dp_original field
Removed deprecated parameter when adding options

2.1.1 (2012-01-04)

Can't rely on activation hook for upgrade, this caused problems with new options

2.1 (2012-01-03)

Even more code cleaning (no more custom queries, using WP API)
Term order preserved when copying
Stopped using deprecated User levels, now it uses Roles and Capabilities
'Copy to a new draft' link in admin bar
duplicate_post_get_original template tag
Settings link in plugin list, 'Donate' and 'Translate' link in option page

2.0.2 (2011-12-12)

Fixed bug for permalinks
Two links on posts list: clone immediately or copy to a new draft to edit.
Tested on multisite mode.

2.0.1 (2011-12-08)

Fixed bug for action filters
New option so you can choose if cloning from the posts list must copy the post status (draft, published, pending) too.

2.0 (2011-12-08)

WP 3.3 compatibility (still not tested against multiblog feature, so beware)
Minimum WP version: 3.0
Code cleanup
Immediate cloning from post list
Added options for taxonomies and post excerpt
Added suffix option
Added template tag

1.1.2 (2011-04-08)

WP 3.1.1 compatibility (still not tested against multiblog feature, so beware)
Added complete Polish language files

1.1.1 (2010-06-30)

Plugin split in two files for faster opening in Plugins list page
fix conflicts with a few other plugins
Added Dutch language files

1.1 (2010-06-24)

WP 3.0 compatibility (not tested against multiblog feature, so beware)
Option page: minimum user level, title prefix, fields not to be copied, copy post/page date also
Added German, Swedish, Romanian, Hebrew, Catalan (incomplete) and Polish (incomplete) language files

1.0 (2010-06-15)

Better integration with WP 2.7+ interface
Added actions for plugins which store post metadata in self-managed tables
Added French and Spanish language files
Dropped WP 2.6.5 compatibility

0.6.1 (2009-12-03)

Tested WP 2.9 compatibility

0.6 (2007-07-21)

Fix for WP 2.8.1
WPMU compatibility
Internationalization (Italian and Japanese language files shipped)

0.5 (2009-01-09)

Fix for post-meta
WP2.7 compatibility

0.4 (2008-11-23)

Support for new WP post revision feature

0.3 (2008-03-01)

Initial version on WP repository

Contribute

If you find this useful and if you want to contribute, there are three ways:

You can write me and submit your bug reports, suggestions and requests for features;
If you want to translate it to your language (there are just a few lines of text), you can use the translation project;
Using the plugin is free, but if you want you can support my efforts by donating with PayPal here

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