WP question: How to copy complete wp setup?
 

So...

I have account with 10-20-30 wp installations each on its own domain.

I configure one with theme, plugins, categories, menu, etc, no content yet.

How to copy or apply that exact complete setup to other installations?

I know there was a thread about it somewhere, but couldn't find it.

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they have exactly that service fully incorporated, among many others.

Hmm... wasn't there a free plugin for that?

Also, I don't need to manage the sites all from one dashboard later, just want to set up one wordpress with some simple settings, install theme, plugins and copy that to 20 other new wp installs under same account.

WPTwin is the best solution. Not free but it's worth it

$99 for software that clones a wordpress. If people actually do this then I am in the wrong business...

exactly, looking for free option since i remember someone recommended it here.

i would like to move a complete WP setup - anyone have an idea for that as well? or is that the same?

Yes, you've a vote from me.:)

brrrrr... me playing around with PHPmyadmin - no good idea :1orglaugh

If you post/copy and past at gfy, you are SURE able to do this task. :)
It's really that simple.

second this

Phpmyadmin is the easiest way

ok let me simplify the problem:

i can do it myself since i have done it already few times, new wp installs are in question.

but how to make it the least painful and time consuming if i need to setup wp my own way + modify theme and apply all that to the rest of the new wp installs?

no content/posts/tags yet, categories maybe, but not important part.

I found answers here by asking questions

http://wordpress.org/support/

bump for an answer :)

Copy the files using cp -a. The -a part is important.

Copy the database using mysqldump.
Adjust the base and WP url in the dump before loading.

Set the config.php to point to the the new database. Also in config.php change any fully qualified paths to relative.

Done.


If you are using unfortunate enough to be using Plesk, change the file ownership with find . -uid olduser -exec chown newuser {} \;

It's super easy. :2 cents:

i already have the wp installed on all domains.

ok, to copy and activate theme and plugins is more or less easy part, however the other settings like widgets, categories, menus, specific plugin settings etc are what i need copied.

No it isn't.

Back up all your content folders locally. Use this plugin: http://austinmatzko.com/wordpress-plugins/wp-db-backup/ - or whatever db backup plugin you prefer. That one works fine for me.

Change your DNS information. Create a new db. Install WP at your new host. Edit wp-config to your new db settings. Upload your database, upload your content.

I recently (about 2 months ago) moved some long established blogs to Amerinoc. Except for uploading all my content (which took a loooong time...), it took about 10 minutes to move the sites and have WP working as it was.

Transfer sites - install WP - upload databases. Maybe DirectAdmin made it easy, but it was surprisingly simple and quick.

Sorry for perpetuating the thread hijack...

As for copying contentless WP installs, I would simply upload the same theme with different settings to each domain. I usually restrict the same theme to about three sites or so, but...

Install WP on 20 different sites. Upload the same theme to each of those sites. 20 identical, contentless sites.

You have your master install saved locally, then you would download each seperate site into its own folder on your HD (back up your content, wp-config, etc.) Any changes to the overall design will be done to the master folder, any changes to content will be saved to the unique folder for that domain.

This is getting so long, I'm boring myself.

I tried adding a page and it didn't work, my business partner tried and ended up deleting EVERYTHING to the point we couldn't even log back in and fix it.

Now I just pay someone else to do it.

Dump the database, adjust the two URLs, and import the database to the new site. If you're copying from a running site with posts, do that for one site, delete things as needed, then use that as the base to do the others from.

If that didn't make sense to you, you might be paying someone who has the background needed to follow those instructions. We have a guy named Elias who is good for those things.

Also check into the multi plugins for Wordpress which let you run several blogs from one install. That's good because you can do Wordpress updates or changes in one place and it applies to all sites.

I can do it for you for $10 since it really is too fucking easy...

Or you can have someone else on fiverr.com do it for half...

if you just wanted a default set of themes and plugins, i would create a git repo some sort of skeleton with everything you want, then just checkout for each install.

actually, here is a better solution.

setup wordpress on a domain, create categories, tags, whatever you want.

install the plugins you want on your installs, and anything else.

now install the duplicator plugin, which you can create an archive, then download that archive with the installer script.

upload those 2 files to each new domain with no files in the directory, it will create a skeleton with cats, tags, plugins automatcially.

http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/duplicator/

how about the export function of wordpress itself? Works perfect for me...

its pretty easy, just backup the mysql and the site. Retore the site on the new location and just do a mass find and replace in the mysql and run it in phpmyadmin. Takes like a few minutes

its not just that he wants, wants themes plugins, categories, but no content.

best way to do this is to setup a skeleton

Do the standard copy and then delete all the posts... there is probable a plugin for it.