{"id":544,"date":"2025-12-07T11:26:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T11:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/kb\/cloning-a-website-using-softaculous\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T14:43:06","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T14:43:06","slug":"cloning-a-website-using-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/cloning-a-website-using-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Cloning a Website Using Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Softaculous provides a <strong>Clone<\/strong> feature that allows you to duplicate an existing website installation. This is especially useful for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Creating a <strong>staging environment<\/strong> to test updates or new features.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Moving a site from one folder or domain to another.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safely experimenting without affecting your live site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Cloning ensures the original site remains intact while you work on the duplicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps to clone your website<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Log in to cPanel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to your hosting account\u2019s <strong>cPanel login page<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter your credentials and access the dashboard.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Open Softaculous<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the <strong>SoftaculousApps Installer<\/strong> icon under the \u201cSoftware\u201d section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click to open the Softaculous interface.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3-1024x366.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-546\" style=\"width:565px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3-1024x366.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3-300x107.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3-768x274.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3-770x275.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-3.png 1156w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Find Your Installation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Softaculous, go to <strong>Installations<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Locate the website you want to clone (e.g., WordPress, Joomla, Drupal).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"408\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-1024x408.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-545\" style=\"width:536px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-1024x408.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-768x306.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-1536x612.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4-770x307.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-4.png 1894w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Select the Clone Option<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Next to your installation, click the <strong>Clone<\/strong> icon.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A new page will open with cloning options.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"401\" src=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-1024x401.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-547\" style=\"width:523px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-1024x401.png 1024w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-768x301.png 768w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-1536x601.png 1536w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2-770x301.png 770w, https:\/\/kb.jolt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/12\/image-2.png 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Configure Clone Settings<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Choose Destination:<\/strong> Select the domain, subdomain, or directory where the cloned site will reside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Database Settings:<\/strong> Softaculous will automatically create a new database for the cloned site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leave other settings as default unless you need specific changes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Execute the Clone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Scroll down and Click <strong>Clone Installation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Softaculous will duplicate your site, including files and database, to the new location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Verify the Clone<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Log in to the cloned site\u2019s admin panel to ensure functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visit the new domain or directory to confirm the cloned site is working.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Softaculous provides a Clone feature that allows you to duplicate an existing website installation. This is especially useful for: Creating a staging environment to test updates or new features. Moving a site from one folder or domain to another. Safely experimenting without affecting your live site. Cloning ensures the original&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel","category-wordpress"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=544"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":786,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/544\/revisions\/786"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jolt.co.uk\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}