How to Duplicate a Landing Page

This step-by-step tutorial shows you how to quickly duplicate an existing landing page to create variations or new campaigns.

What You’ll Learn

By the end of this tutorial, you’ll know how to:

1. Duplicate a landing page via dashboard
2. Clone pages with WP-CLI
3. Create variations for A/B testing
4. Duplicate with all settings
5. Manage multiple page versions

Time Required: 5-10 minutes
Difficulty: Beginner
Prerequisites: At least one existing landing page

Why Duplicate Landing Pages?


Common Use Cases


6. 🧪 A/B Testing: Create variants to test
7. 🎯 Multiple Campaigns: Same design, different content
8. 🌍 Localization: Translate for different languages
9. 📝 Templates: Reuse successful designs
10. 🔄 Seasonal Campaigns: Holiday vs regular versions
11. 🎨 Client Work: Same structure, different branding

Benefits


12. ⚡ Save time: No need to rebuild from scratch
13. ✅ Consistency: Keep proven designs
14. 🎯 Quick testing: Launch variations faster
15. 📊 Compare performance: Same base, different copy

Method 1: Dashboard Quick Duplicate


The easiest way to duplicate a page.

Step 1: Go to Landing Pages List


16. Log into WordPress admin
17. Navigate to Landing Pages (or ShahiLandin → All Pages)
18. You’ll see list of all landing pages

Step 2: Find Page to Duplicate


Locate the landing page you want to copy.

Example: “Free Guide Download Page”

Step 3: Hover and Click “Duplicate”


19. Hover over the page title
20. Quick actions appear below
21. Click Duplicate

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Free Guide Download Page
Edit | Quick Edit | Trash | Duplicate | View | Statistics
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Step 4: Page Duplicated


You’ll see a success message:

`
✅ Landing page duplicated successfully!
`

A new page appears in the list:

`
Free Guide Download Page (Copy)
`

Step 5: Customize the Duplicate


Click Edit on the new page:

22. Change title: “Free Guide Download Page (Copy)” → “Spring Sale Guide”
23. Update slug: free-guide-copy → spring-sale-guide
24. Modify content (HTML, CSS, JS) as needed
25. Update meta description
26. Click Update

What Gets Duplicated?


✅ HTML content
✅ CSS styles
✅ JavaScript code
✅ Page settings (rendering mode, etc.)
✅ SEO meta data
✅ Analytics goals
✅ Performance settings

❌ Statistics/analytics data
❌ Publish status (duplicate is draft)
❌ Comments (if enabled)

Method 2: WP-CLI (Advanced)


Duplicate pages via command line – great for automation.

Step 1: Open Terminal/SSH


Connect to your server via SSH or use local terminal:

`powershell

Navigate to WordPress root


cd C:\xampp\htdocs\shahitest
`

Step 2: Find Page ID to Duplicate


List all landing pages:

`bash
wp shahi list –fields=ID,title,status
`

Output:
`
+—–+—————————+——–+
| ID | title | status |
+—–+—————————+——–+
| 123 | Free Guide Download Page | publish|
| 124 | Webinar Registration | publish|
| 125 | Product Launch | draft |
+—–+—————————+——–+
`

Note the ID you want to duplicate (e.g., 123).

Step 3: Duplicate with WP-CLI


`bash
wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”Spring Sale Guide”
`

Success message:
`
Success: Landing page duplicated. New ID: 126
`

Optional Flags


`bash

Duplicate with custom title


wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”Black Friday Sale”

Duplicate with custom slug


wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”New Page” –slug=”new-page-url”

Duplicate and immediately publish


wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”New Page” –status=publish

Duplicate without analytics goals


wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”New Page” –skip-goals
`

Bulk Duplication


Duplicate multiple pages:

`bash

Duplicate pages 123, 124, 125


for id in 123 124 125; do
wp shahi duplicate $id –title=”Copy of Page $id”
done
`

Method 3: Duplicate for A/B Testing


Create variants specifically for experiments.

Step 1: Create Experiment


27. Go to Landing Pages → Your page
28. Scroll to A/B Testing meta box
29. Click Create New Experiment

Step 2: Add Variant by Duplication


30. In experiment setup, click Add Variant
31. Choose Duplicate Existing Page
32. Select: “Use current page as template”
33. Enter variant name: “Variant B – Short Form”
34. Click Create Variant

Step 3: Variant Created Automatically


ShahiLandin creates a duplicate with:

35. Same content as original
36. Marked as experiment variant
37. Linked to experiment
38. Ready to edit

Step 4: Edit Variant


39. Click Edit Variant button
40. Make changes (e.g., shorter form, different headline)
41. Click Update
42. Return to experiment setup

Step 5: Configure and Launch Experiment


43. Set traffic split: 50% / 50%
44. Set conversion goal: form_submit
45. Set duration: 14 days
46. Click Start Experiment

See full guide: How to Run A/B Tests

Method 4: Duplicate with REST API


Programmatically duplicate pages.

Endpoint


`
POST /wp-json/shahilandin/v1/pages/{id}/duplicate
`

Authentication


Use Application Password or OAuth.

Request Example


`javascript
// JavaScript example
fetch(‘https://yoursite.com/wp-json/shahilandin/v1/pages/123/duplicate’, {
method: ‘POST’,
headers: {
‘Authorization’: ‘Bearer YOUR_TOKEN’,
‘Content-Type’: ‘application/json’
},
body: JSON.stringify({
title: ‘Duplicated Landing Page’,
slug: ‘duplicated-page’,
status: ‘draft’
})
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => {
console.log(‘New page ID:’, data.id);
console.log(‘New page URL:’, data.link);
});
`

cURL Example


`bash
curl -X POST \
https://yoursite.com/wp-json/shahilandin/v1/pages/123/duplicate \
-H ‘Authorization: Bearer YOUR_TOKEN’ \
-H ‘Content-Type: application/json’ \
-d ‘{
“title”: “Duplicated Page”,
“slug”: “duplicated-page”,
“status”: “draft”
}’
`

Response


`json
{
“id”: 126,
“title”: “Duplicated Page”,
“slug”: “duplicated-page”,
“link”: “https://yoursite.com/landing/duplicated-page/”,
“status”: “draft”,
“original_id”: 123,
“duplicated_at”: “2024-11-28T10:30:00”
}
`

Method 5: Export/Import Approach


Duplicate by exporting and re-importing.

Step 1: Export Page as JSON


`bash
wp shahi export 123 –format=json > page-123.json
`

Or use dashboard:

47. Edit landing page
48. Tools → Export
49. Choose format: JSON
50. Download file

Step 2: Edit JSON (Optional)


Open page-123.json and modify:

`json
{
“title”: “New Landing Page”,
“slug”: “new-landing-page”,
“content”: {
“html”: “…”,
“css”: “…”,
“js”: “…”
}
}
`

Step 3: Import as New Page


`bash
wp shahi import page-123.json
`

Or use dashboard:

51. Landing Pages → Import
52. Upload page-123.json
53. Click Import

New page created with same content.

Best Practices


Naming Conventions


Use clear, descriptive names:

✅ Good:

54. “Product Launch – Version A”
55. “Product Launch – Version B”
56. “Spring 2024 Campaign”
57. “Summer Sale – Mobile Optimized”

❌ Bad:

58. “Landing Page Copy”
59. “Page 1 Copy 2”
60. “Untitled (Copy)”
61. “Test”

Organization Tips


62. Use categories/tags:

`
Category: A/B Tests
Tag: Product Launch, 2024
`

63. Prefix with campaign:

`
[Summer Sale] Free Guide
[Summer Sale] Webinar Registration
[Summer Sale] Product Demo
`

64. Date in title (if time-sensitive):

`
Black Friday 2024 – Landing Page
Q1 2024 Campaign
`

Cleanup Old Duplicates


Regularly delete unused duplicates:

`bash

List draft pages older than 30 days


wp post list –posttype=shahilanding –poststatus=draft –postdate_before=”30 days ago”

Delete them


wp post delete $(wp post list –posttype=shahilanding –poststatus=draft –postdate_before=”30 days ago” –format=ids)
`

Creating Template Pages


Turn successful pages into reusable templates.

Step 1: Create “Template” Category


65. Landing Pages → Categories
66. Add new category: “Templates”
67. Description: “Reusable landing page templates”

Step 2: Mark Page as Template


68. Edit your best-performing landing page
69. Assign to Templates category
70. Add prefix to title: “[TEMPLATE] Lead Gen Form”
71. Add note in content:

Step 3: Duplicate from Template


When starting new project:

72. Find template page
73. Click Duplicate
74. Remove “[TEMPLATE]” from title
75. Search and replace placeholders
76. Customize for new campaign

Template Ideas


Create templates for common use cases:

77. 📋 Lead generation form
78. 📹 Webinar registration
79. 📚 eBook download
80. 💼 Service inquiry
81. 🎁 Contest entry
82. 📧 Newsletter signup
83. 🛒 Product launch
84. 📞 Free consultation

Bulk Duplication


Create many duplicates at once.

Using WP-CLI Loop


`bash

Create 10 variants of page 123


for i in {1..10}; do
wp shahi duplicate 123 –title=”Campaign Variant $i” –slug=”campaign-variant-$i”
done
`

Using Custom Script


Create duplicate-pages.php:

`php
pageid = 123;

foreach ($cities as $city) {
$newpageid = wpinsertpost([
‘posttype’ => ‘shahilanding’,
‘post_title’ => “Landing Page – $city”,
‘post_status’ => ‘draft’,
‘postcontent’ => getpostfield(‘postcontent’, $basepageid)
]);

// Copy meta data
$meta = getpostmeta($basepageid);
foreach ($meta as $key => $values) {
foreach ($values as $value) {
addpostmeta($newpageid, $key, maybe_unserialize($value));
}
}

echo “Created page for $city: ID $newpageid\n”;
}
`

Run with WP-CLI:

`bash
wp eval-file duplicate-pages.php
`

Troubleshooting


“Duplicate Button Not Showing”


Causes:

85. User role doesn’t have permission
86. Plugin conflict

Solution:

87. Check user capabilities: editposts, editshahi_landings
88. Try WP-CLI method instead
89. Contact support

“Duplicate Has Missing Images”


Problem: Images don’t appear in duplicate

Cause: Images linked to specific post ID

Solution:
Re-upload images or use Media Library images (not post-specific).

“Slug Already Exists”


Problem: Can’t use same slug

Solution:
WordPress auto-appends -2, -3, etc. Or manually set unique slug.

“Out of Memory Error”


Problem: Page too large to duplicate

Solution:
Increase PHP memory limit:

`php
// wp-config.php
define(‘WPMEMORYLIMIT’, ‘256M’);
`

Summary


You’ve learned how to:

90. ✅ Duplicate via dashboard (quick method)
91. ✅ Duplicate with WP-CLI (command line)
92. ✅ Create A/B test variants
93. ✅ Duplicate via REST API (programmatic)
94. ✅ Export/import approach
95. ✅ Create reusable templates
96. ✅ Bulk duplicate multiple pages
97. ✅ Organize and manage duplicates

Now you can quickly create landing page variations!

Related Tutorials


98. How to Run A/B Tests
99. How to Create Your First Landing Page
100. WP-CLI Commands Reference

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