# Duplicator
> [!NOTE] Overview
> Duplicator is a powerful WordPress migration and backup plugin that specializes in moving, copying, and cloning WordPress sites between domains and hosts.
## Key Features
1. Migration Tools
- Site cloning
- Domain migration
- Hosting transfer
- Staging creation
2. Backup Features
- Full site backup
- Database backup
- Custom packages
- Archive browser
3. Installation Options
- One-click install
- Custom install
- Database setup
- URL configuration
## Usage Status
- **Recommendation Level**: Must Use
- **Pricing**: Free (Basic), $69/year (Pro)
- **Installation Type**: Migration Plugin
## Configuration Guide
### 1. Package Creation
1. Basic Settings
- Archive type
- Database options
- File filters
- Package name
2. Advanced Options
- Custom filters
- Database tables
- Archive engine
- Processing
### 2. Installation Process
1. Deployment
- File extraction
- Database import
- URL updates
- Permissions
2. Configuration
- Database setup
- Path settings
- URL handling
- Cleanup
## Best Practices
1. Pre-Migration
- Clean database
- Remove unused files
- Update plugins/themes
- Test functionality
2. Post-Migration
- Verify files
- Check database
- Test features
- Update DNS
## Integration Notes
- Works with:
- [[WP Rocket]] for cache
- [[Wordfence Security]] for security
- Most hosting panels
- Common configurations
## Common Issues & Solutions
1. Package Creation
- Server timeout
- Memory limits
- File permissions
- Database size
2. Installation
- Path issues
- Database errors
- URL problems
- Permission settings
## Personal Experience
Excellent tool for site migration and cloning. Pro version offers valuable features like scheduled backups and multisite support. Very reliable for both simple and complex migrations.
## Alternatives
1. [[UpdraftPlus]]
2. All-in-One WP Migration
3. BackupBuddy
4. WP Migrate DB Pro
## Best Use Cases
1. Site Migration
- Host changes
- Domain updates
- Server moves
- Site copies
2. Backup Creation
- Full site backup
- Pre-update backup
- Development copies
- Emergency recovery
## Performance Considerations
1. Server Resources
- Memory usage
- Execution time
- Disk space
- CPU load
2. Package Options
- Archive type
- Compression
- File filtering
- Database options
## Migration Process
1. Source Site
- Create package
- Download installer
- Verify files
- Backup original
2. Destination Site
- Upload files
- Run installer
- Configure settings
- Test site
## Resources
- [WordPress Repository](https://wordpress.org/plugins/duplicator/)
- [Documentation](https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/)
- [Knowledge Base](https://snapcreek.com/duplicator/docs/quick-start/)
- [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/duplicator/)