How to Clone a WordPress Site in Sparkforge

By Sparkforge Support Team ·Last reviewed May 3, 2026

Sparkforge clones a WordPress site by copying its themes, plugins, and content into a new, independent site. Agency owners, agency users, and account users can clone from the WordPress dashboard.

Cloning a WordPress site in Sparkforge produces a fully independent copy with the same configurations, themes, plugins, and content. Use it to spin up multiple sites with the same baseline, build a staging copy, or hand a templated site to a new client without rebuilding.

Who can clone

Cloning is gated by user role:

Agency owners
Agency users
Account users (within the same sub-account)

If your role doesn't include clone permissions, the WordPress dashboard falls back to the standard new-site flow.

Clone a WordPress site

Open the WordPress dashboard. Log in to Sparkforge and navigate to the WordPress dashboard.
Start a new site. Choose Create New or select Blank WordPress.
Open the cloning option. Click the Incomplete Setup card, then select Choose From Existing Site.
Pick source and destination. Select the sub-account where the new site will live, choose the source site to clone, and enter a new website name.
Start cloning. Click Clone.
Watch progress. Real-time indicators show the status of the operation.
Open the new site. Once finished, the cloned site appears as a standalone entry in the WordPress dashboard.

What carries over

The clone preserves the source site's configurations, themes, plugins, and content. Once cloned, the two sites are fully independent — changes to one don't affect the other.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who can use the WordPress clone feature?

Agency owners, agency users, and account users within the same sub-account. Other roles get the standard new-site flow instead.

Will edits to the cloned site affect the original?

No. The two sites are independent after cloning. Edits to one have no effect on the other.

What gets copied during a clone?

All themes, plugins, settings, and content from the source site are copied to the new site.

Can I track the clone's progress?

Yes. The dashboard shows real-time progress indicators while the clone runs.

Can I clone a site into a different sub-account?

Yes. The destination sub-account is selectable during the clone, as long as your role grants access to it.