Copy WordPress Site to another domain so I have two websites with two domain nam

  • I created a WordPress site with the eCommerce theme ID Store. I created all pages, categories, etc. and the site is up and running.

    Now I want to take that site and copy it over to another WordPress site with a different domain name using the files from the first site. I want to maintain both sites separately, even though they share similar content.

    The products, menu, pages, etc. from the first site will be the same on the second site. However, I want to add products to the second site that will not be included in the first site. So I want to keep them separate domains and WordPress sites.

    I copied over the first site (all files and database) to the second site domain so that I wouldn’t have to start all over creating the categories, menu, and pages for the new site. However, when I copied over the folders, now the domain for the new site points to the first site, including the dashboard. Basically when I try to log into the second site, it routes me to the dashboard of the first site.

    I was going to use search and replace plugin on the second site to change the links. However, when I access the second site, I am routed to the first site.

    How do I copy over the first site to the second site while maintaining them separately? I am trying to avoid having to create everything again for the second site.

    I hope my explanation of the problem is clear. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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  • Hi, @jdeascentis.

    However, when I access the second site, I am routed to the first site.

    It sounds like the Site and WordPress URLs on the second site haven’t been updated yet to point to its domain (instead of the old one). You can update those by editing the site’s wp-config.php file.

    Thread Starter jdeascentis

    (@jdeascentis)

    Thank you so much for your help. It worked perfectly. I appreciate it a great deal.

    Thread Starter jdeascentis

    (@jdeascentis)

    I spoke too soon. I followed the Edit functions.php steps for site 2. The home page of site 2 changed correctly. But all inner pages did not change. In addition, the home page for site 1 is correct, but all other pages go to the same incorrect pages that site 2 are now going to.

    I might not have explain my issue correctly. Here is what I have going on.

    1. I created examplesite1.com with IDStore WordPress theme. Create inner pages and all categories and pages for the eCommerce site.
    2. Now I want to take that exact site and copy it over to a different domain name examplesite2.com.

    I still want to keep examplesite1.com as is. But I want examplesite2.com and all inner pages to link to examplesite2.com, not examplesite1.com.

    Any help would be much appreciated.

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