Documentation · Revolutionary Duplicator 0.1.8
Revolutionary Duplicator, in five minutes.
How to duplicate pages, posts and custom post types, what each setting does, and the hooks developers can use.
Released version 0.1.6
Current release setup and checks
Copy a page, post or supported custom post type with control over its status and copied fields.
- A copy requires permission to edit its source. Another author's private post or draft is not made available just because duplication is enabled.
- A user without publish permission receives Pending Review when the selected copy status requires publication rights.
- Settings includes a title prefix, suffix tokens and custom fields to skip. The duplication notice offers Undo for the new copy.
Check your setup
- Choose the enabled post types and default copy status in Settings.
- Use a harmless draft to check the title, status, metadata and taxonomies of a copy.
Watch the walkthrough
Duplicate a WordPress page into a separate draft
Use Revolutionary Duplicator to copy a fictional page, rename the draft and verify that the original remains intact. The duplicate stays unpublished.
Recording release: 0.1.4. Captured on an isolated demonstration site.
Chapters
Quick start
Up and running in minutes
Step 1
Install and activate
Upload the plugin under Plugins, Add New, and activate it. There is no setup to do.
Step 2
Duplicate a page
Go to Pages, hover any page and click Duplicate. The copy appears as a draft in the list.
Step 3
Adjust if you like
Open Revolutionary Plugins, Duplicator, Settings to change what is copied and who can do it.
On this page
Start here
Where everything lives
Duplicate links appear on your content screens as soon as the plugin is active. Settings live under Revolutionary Plugins, Duplicator, in two tabs: Dashboard and Settings.
Requirements
- WordPress 5.6 or later
- PHP 7.4 or later
License and updates
Your Revolutionary license key is entered once for the whole suite, in Multipurpose Dashboard, Welcome. Duplicator uses it only for automatic updates. It never turns features off.
The Dashboard tab
Shows each enabled post type with its published and total counts, a summary of what gets copied, quick actions and a short how-to.
Everyday use
Duplicating an item
There are four ways to make a copy. All of them take you back to the post type's list, where the new item appears with an Item duplicated notice.
| Where | How |
|---|---|
| Row action | Hover an item on the Posts, Pages or custom post type list and click Duplicate |
| Bulk action | Tick several items, choose Duplicate from Bulk actions and click Apply |
| Publish box | Click Duplicate in the Publish box of the classic editor |
| Admin bar | Click Duplicate in the admin bar while editing an item |
Who owns the copy
The copy belongs to the person who made it, not the author of the original.
Settings
What gets copied
Some parts are always copied. The rest are controlled by the What to copy checkboxes on the Settings tab.
Always copied
- Title, with your title suffix added
- Content and excerpt
- Parent page and menu order
- Comment and ping settings
- Post password
Your choice
| Option | Default | What it copies |
|---|---|---|
| Custom fields / post meta | On | All post meta, including the featured image. Edit lock data is skipped. |
| Categories, tags, and other taxonomies | On | Every taxonomy the item belongs to |
| Page template / post format | On | The page template and the post format |
| Comments | Off | All comments, keeping threading and each comment's approval status |
| Child pages (recursive) | Off | Every child item, and their children, placed under the new parent |
Settings
Status, naming and post types
The rest of the Settings tab controls how copies are named and saved and where Duplicate appears.
| Setting | Default | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Status of duplicate | Draft | Draft, Pending, Private or Published |
| Title suffix | (Copy) | Added to the end of the copied title. Leave blank to keep the original title. |
| Enabled post types | Posts and Pages | Any public post type can be turned on |
| Required capability | edit_posts | Also publish_posts, edit_others_posts or manage_options |
Safety
Permissions
Two checks decide whether someone can duplicate an item.
- They must have the Required capability from Settings.
- They must be able to edit the item they are copying. This stops anyone reading a private draft by duplicating it.
- When copying child pages, any child they cannot edit is skipped.
The Dashboard and Settings tabs themselves need the manage_options capability.
Hooks
For developers
Two hooks let you shape copies in your own code. There are no shortcodes, blocks or WP-CLI commands.
| Hook | Type | When it runs |
|---|---|---|
rvdup_new_post_args( $args, $source_post ) | Filter | Before the new post is inserted. Return changed arguments. |
rvdup_after_duplicate( $new_id, $source_id ) | Action | After the copy and everything attached to it is complete |
Example
Prefix every copied title with a date by filtering rvdup_new_post_args and changing $args['post_title'], or use rvdup_after_duplicate to clear a meta field that should never be copied.
Troubleshooting
Common questions
Turn it on under Settings, Enabled post types, and check that your role has the required capability.
That is by design. You can only duplicate items you are allowed to edit.
Your role cannot publish that post type, so the copy is held for review.
Only if you turn on Comments under What to copy. It is off by default.
Stuck on something?
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