Title: Clone Main multisite to submultisite Last modified: February 12, 2026 --- # Clone Main multisite to submultisite * [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) * (@barneyboy112) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/) * First time working with multisite and after days of google and testing plugins, still havent found the sollution. I have a multisite with 3 subsites ( _[ redundant link deleted ]_ ). My main goal was to copy the entire main site, so theme, menus etc.. was identical setup on each sumsite, so i could just change the menu names and text. but even tho the theeme is active on each site, its not really working and i cant find a proper pluging to migrate with (prefer if its free or 1 time pay). Hope it makes sense, thanks in advance * The page I need help with: _[[log in](https://login.wordpress.org/?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwordpress.org%2Fsupport%2Ftopic%2Fclone-main-multisite-to-submultisite%2F%3Foutput_format%3Dmd&locale=en_US) to see the link]_ Viewing 7 replies - 1 through 7 (of 7 total) * [Lucian Padureanu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianwpwhite/) * (@lucianwpwhite) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709179) * [@barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) One thing to understand about multisite is that by default each subsite functions as a completely separate site as far as content. That said, there are some plugins where you can duplicate content between sites. Search the repository for “multisite duplicate content”. BUT, you should be aware that Google will penalize you as far as SEO when you duplicate site content in this way. * Thread Starter [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) * (@barneyboy112) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709424) * Thank you for the feedback. I dont min setting it up for each subsite then, but i still dont get why the theme/template dont apply on the subsites, when it says active for each site. Its all plain white and when i create a menu, i can see the theme in dashboard and even “adjust” in it, but the colour and setup isnt preset, it just create a plain black and white menu * [Lucian Padureanu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianwpwhite/) * (@lucianwpwhite) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709441) * [@barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) I checked your site once again and it looks like you are using Astra theme is that correct? From my knowledge it’s a very multisite-friendly and stable theme overall.. so there should not cause too much pain in particular to set it up… You will need to create the settings on each subsite however.. that’s why most probably you are seeing the “white”.. Try going into Appearance > Customize on one of your subsites and see if the theme options are there .IF you cannot see those, it mighit be that the theme is enabled only on certain subsites and not network enabled.. To check this go to: **Network Admin > Themes** and make sure Astra is network-enabled (not just activated on individual sites) Of course, last things to check are caching (maybe some caching layer is preventing these c hanges to be applied correctly).. While performing all the above actions I suggested, make sure you check for any console errors in your browsers and feel free to share those with us (screenshots would be ideal, while censoring any possible sensitive data). For this **Open your subsite and press F12 to open developer tools. ** Check the **Console **tab for any errors loading CSS files * Thread Starter [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) * (@barneyboy112) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709493) * Yes it is Astra, well spotted:-D, i Choose it exatly because it should be multisite friendly. I can see and customize it on each subsite. (added pictures) * “You will need to create the settings on each subsite however.. that’s why most probably you are seeing the “white”..” – Did i miss it somewhere, been looking thru mainsite and subsite dashboard and couldnt find any function for that . – Is it in the WP-config file i would have to change something more? * Also added picture of network settings * [https://postimg.cc/1fZQr1PB](https://postimg.cc/1fZQr1PB) * [https://postimg.cc/tYHjNGyD](https://postimg.cc/tYHjNGyD) * [https://postimg.cc/6yNXfxw0](https://postimg.cc/6yNXfxw0) * [https://postimg.cc/RqJPVWkY](https://postimg.cc/RqJPVWkY) - This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/). - This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/). - This reply was modified 7 months, 1 week ago by [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/). * [Lucian Padureanu](https://wordpress.org/support/users/lucianwpwhite/) * (@lucianwpwhite) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709522) * [@barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) Great, thanks for the screenshots.. everything looks good , no errors. that’s a good sign. * What I meant by “create the settings on each subsite” is exactly what you’re doing in 1st screenshot , using the Customizer (Appearance > Customize) to set up colors, fonts, layouts, header/footer, etc. There’s no special config file needed. * Since you can see and customize Astra on each subsite, the theme itself is working fine., so the “plain white” issue you mentioned earlier is probably because each subsite starts with default/blank Astra settings until you configure them. * A couple of things that might speed this up now; 1. I found this free plugin online after doing some quick lookup – [https://wordpress.org/plugins/customizer-export-import/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/customizer-export-import/) Some plugins like “Customizer Export/Import” can help you export settings from your main site and import them to subsites (saves you from manually recreating everything). 2. Is it the entire site that appears white, or just missing specific styling? If the whole site is blank, that might be a different issue (like a plugin conflict or PHP error) * Can you clarify: when you say “plain white,” do you mean the frontend shows absolutely nothing, or just that it’s using default/unstyled Astra settings? A screenshot of what you’re seeing on the frontend would be helpful.. Also I hope the above might provide a “quicker” solution to this.. * Thread Starter [barneyboy112](https://wordpress.org/support/users/barneyboy112/) * (@barneyboy112) * [7 months, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18709542) * to me it look like the whole site, I did jeg try make a new headline, and saw this under console. * [https://postimg.cc/DWsrvCmW](https://postimg.cc/DWsrvCmW) * [HeroChat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/herochat/) * (@herochat) * [1 month, 1 week ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/clone-main-multisite-to-submultisite/#post-18897112) * How about Prime Mover? [https://wordpress.org/plugins/prime-mover/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/prime-mover/) - This reply was modified 1 month, 1 week ago by [HeroChat](https://wordpress.org/support/users/herochat/). 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