How do I copy a page or post?

What do you need?

• The plugin Yoast Duplicate Post. It is included by default in your leflite website (see which plugins are included in your website).
• Permissions to edit pages.

The buttons below are in Dutch. If you see them in English, they are called Clone, New Draft, and Rewrite & Republish.

Step 1: Go to Pages

Click on Pages (or Posts for a post) in the left menu. Hover your mouse over the title of the page you want to copy. Links will appear under the title.

Step 2: Clone or New Draft

• Clone: a copy will immediately appear in the list, with the status Draft. You stay in the list. Handy if you want to make multiple copies.
• New Draft: a copy will be created and it will open immediately in the editor.

You can also do this for multiple pages at once: check them in the list and choose Bulk Actions for cloning.

Step 3: Adjust title and address

Open the copy. The title is the same as the original. Give the page a new title and check the address (the slug) in the sidebar to ensure it fits the new page. See change the URL of your page. Adjust the content and publish the page when it is ready.

Rewriting a live page (Rewrite & Republish)

Do you want to make significant changes to a page that is already online? If you just edit and update it, your changes will go live immediately. With Rewrite & Republish, you work on a copy:

1. Hover your mouse over the page in the list and click Rewrite & Republish.
2. You will get a copy in the editor. At the top, there will be a notification that you are editing a rewrite copy. The original remains unchanged online.
3. Adjust the copy at your own pace. You can save it in between.
4. When you’re ready, click Republish. The new version will replace the original at the same address and the copy will disappear.

Good to know

• Patterns: if there is a synced pattern on the page, it will remain linked to the same Builder in the copy. If you adjust the pattern, it will change on both pages.
• Main page: the copy is under the same main page as the original.
• Menu: a copy does not automatically appear in the menu.

Having trouble?

• You don’t see the links under the title: hover your mouse over the title; the links will only appear then. If you still don’t see them, the plugin may be off or you may not have the rights. Please contact us.
• The address of the copy ends with -2: WordPress makes addresses unique. Adjust the slug to the address you want.
• The rewrite copy appears as a separate page: use the button to republish, not the regular Publish button of a new page.