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Copy a site

In the Sites & settings treeview, select a site.

Click Copy. The Copy Site page appears.

Under Copy site, enter settings such as the site name. For information about these options, see Create a parent or child site.

Under Select content to copy, select the content to copy for the new site.

Tip: The program copies all site settings from the original site to the new site. You can edit the site settings as necessary. For example, you can adjust site tracking settings so Google Analytics tracks only the new site. For information about settings, see Settings.

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All — To copy the entire content and design, select All. The option provides details such as the number of images, pages, and parts to copy.

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Templates — To copy templates for pages, email, and eCards, select Templates. This does not copy the pages, friendly URLs, email messages, or eCards that use the templates.

Note: The All and Templates options copy parts. Some parts are shared between the original site and the new site, while other parts are duplicated to create separate parts for the new site.

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Layouts — To copy only style sheets, layouts, and images, select Layouts.

Note: The All, Templates, and Layouts options copy images from Image library but not images uploaded by website users such as profile images on the User Networking part.

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Settings only — To copy only site settings, select Settings only.

To copy security settings, select Copy security settings. This copies the original site's security permissions from the Targeting & security tab, as well as security assignments. It also copies security permissions from the Targeting & security tabs on parts and pages.

For information about the Targeting & security tab and security assignments, see Targeting & Security Tab and Security Assignments.

To create the new site, click Copy site. A process page appears. After the process, “Complete” appears.

Note: To undo the copy and remove the new site, click Undo copy on the process page. The program removes the site and all duplicated content from the database. Shared content remains in the database for the original site.

To update the new site’s settings, click Go to site settings. The Settings tab appears. For information about site settings, see Site Settings.

The new site does not appear on the Internet. For information about how to publish it, see Publish a site.