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Copy / Duplicate an entire Site with all Contents

In 2sxc 7.0 we introduced the ability to migrate entire sites - with all content and apps. There are many reasons to do this, like

  1. To copy a site from one DNN-Installation to another
  2. To move a site from a development server to a live server
  3. To copy a live site into a test-environment for further testing / staging
  4. To deliver a fully functional site together with a skin (for skin-creators)

Note that the functionality was developed with the idea, that the entire site is copied into another empty site. Using it in any other way may have strange side effects. 

Understanding Full Site Copying

To get started, you should know these facts about how 2sxc handles it's data:

  1. Content-Items (for example a combination of text and picture or a 10-field-set describing an employee) exist in a list and are then assigned to one or more modules to display on those pages. So to re-create a site, we must export both the content-items and their assignments to the modules/pages where they are used. This Assignment of Content-Items to Modules is called a Content-Group and also includes information like sorting (if multiple items are shown) or what template is to be used.
  2. Each 2sxc-Module on a DNN-Page knows what App (or Content) it is displaying, and what Content-Group. Exporting a full DNN-Site (see instructions below) only exports this reference, but is still missing the Content-Items and the Content-Groups. 
  3. Content-Groups are necessary when duplicating a site but just data-trash if you are exporting content or Apps for other purposes. Because of this, they are not included by default. 

Download Detailed Instructions

Here you will find the detailed instructions - they are still draft, but should be more-or-less correct. 

Download Manual to Copy or Migrate a Site with 2sxc 7.0