Smart Duplicator

Duplicate WordPress posts, pages, and custom post types with a single click.

A lightweight, clean, open-source alternative to Duplicate Post / Yoast Duplicate Post — no bloat, no upsells, fully hookable.

Features

• ✅ Duplicate any post type — posts, pages, and all registered public CPTs
• ✅ One-click row action — "Duplicate" appears in every list table
• ✅ Bulk duplicate — select many posts and duplicate them all at once
• ✅ Copies meta, taxonomies, featured image — fully configurable per setting
• ✅ Configurable title suffix — e.g. " (Copy)", " – Draft", or blank
• ✅ Choose post status — draft, published, pending, or private
• ✅ REST API endpoint — POST /wp-json/smart-duplicator/v1/duplicate/{id}
• ✅ Developer hooks — filter meta keys to skip, act after duplication
• ✅ GPL v2 licensed — truly free and open source

Installation

From ZIP

1. Download the latest release ZIP.
2. Go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin.
3. Activate.

Manually

git clone https://github.com/your-repo/smart-duplicator.git wp-content/plugins/smart-duplicator

Then activate from Plugins → Installed Plugins.

Usage

Row Action

In any post list (Posts, Pages, or a CPT list), hover a row — click Duplicate.

Bulk Action

Select multiple posts → Bulk Actions → Duplicate → Apply.

REST API

POST /wp-json/smart-duplicator/v1/duplicate/123
Authorization: Basic <credentials>

{
  "status": "draft",
  "title_suffix": " (Copy)"
}

Returns:

{
  "id": 456,
  "title": "My Post (Copy)",
  "status": "draft",
  "edit_link": "https://yoursite.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=456&action=edit",
  "link": "https://yoursite.com/?p=456"
}

Developer Hooks

Filter: skip certain meta keys

add_filter( 'smart_duplicator_skip_meta_keys', function( $keys ) {
    $keys[] = '_my_custom_key_to_skip';
    return $keys;
} );

Action: after duplication

add_action( 'smart_duplicator_after_duplicate', function( $new_id, $original_id, $source_post, $opts ) {
    // e.g. log, send notification, run custom logic
}, 10, 4 );

Programmatic duplication

$new_id = Smart_Duplicator::duplicate( 123, [
    'status'       => 'draft',
    'title_suffix' => ' (Copy)',
    'copy_meta'    => true,
    'copy_terms'   => true,
] );

Settings

Go to Settings → Smart Duplicator to configure:

Requirements

• WordPress 5.5+
• PHP 7.4+

License

GPL v2 or later. See LICENSE for full text.