Title: wp post block clone
Published: October 6, 2026
Last modified: October 29, 2026

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# 󠀁[wp post block clone ](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/)󠁿

Clones a block within a post.

## In this article

 * [Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#options)
 * [Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#examples)
 * [Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#global-parameters)

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>  **Note:** This command is not part of a stable WP-CLI release yet. To use it 
> now, [switch to the nightly build](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/guides/installing/#updating-wp-cli)
> with `wp cli update --nightly`. If you installed the command as a separate package,
> updating that package may be enough.

 Duplicates an existing block and inserts it at a specified position.

### 󠀁[Options](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#options)󠁿

 See the [argument syntax](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/references/argument-syntax/)
reference for a detailed explanation of the syntax conventions used.  <id> The ID
of the post. <source-index> Index of the block to clone (0-indexed). [–position=
<position>] Where to insert the cloned block. Accepts ‘after’, ‘before’, ‘start’,‘
end’, or a numeric index. — default: after — [–porcelain] Output just the new block
index.

### 󠀁[Examples](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#examples)󠁿

    ```
    # Clone a block and insert immediately after it (default).
    $ wp post block clone 123 2
    Success: Cloned block to index 3 in post 123.

    # Clone the first block and insert immediately before it.
    $ wp post block clone 123 0 --position=before
    Success: Cloned block to index 0 in post 123.

    # Clone a block and insert at the end of the post.
    $ wp post block clone 123 0 --position=end
    Success: Cloned block to index 5 in post 123.

    # Clone a block and insert at the start of the post.
    $ wp post block clone 123 3 --position=start
    Success: Cloned block to index 0 in post 123.

    # Clone and get just the new block index for scripting.
    $ wp post block clone 123 1 --porcelain
    2

    # Duplicate the hero section (first block) at the end for a footer.
    $ wp post block clone 123 0 --position=end
    Success: Cloned block to index 10 in post 123.
    ```

### 󠀁[Global Parameters](https://developer.wordpress.org/cli/commands/post/block/clone/?output_format=md#global-parameters)󠁿

 These [global parameters](https://make.wordpress.org/cli/handbook/config/) have
the same behavior across all commands and affect how WP-CLI interacts with WordPress.

  |  **Argument** |  **Description** |  
   |  `--path=<path>` |  Path to the WordPress files. |  
 |  `--url=<url>` |  Pretend request came from given URL. In multisite, this argument is how the target site is specified. |  
 |  `--ssh=[<scheme>:][<user>@]<host\|container>[:<port>][<path>]` |  Perform operation against a remote server over SSH (or a container using scheme of “docker”, “docker-compose”, “docker-compose-run”, “vagrant”). |  
 |  `--ssh-args=<args>` |  Pass additional arguments to SSH (or other tools specified by –ssh scheme). |  
 |  `--http=<http>` |  Perform operation against a remote WordPress installation over HTTP. |  
 |  `--user=<id\|login\|email>` |  Set the WordPress user. |  
 |  `--skip-plugins[=<plugins>]` |  Skip loading all plugins, or a comma-separated list of plugins. Note: mu-plugins are still loaded. |  
 |  `--skip-themes[=<themes>]` |  Skip loading all themes, or a comma-separated list of themes. |  
 |  `--skip-packages` |  Skip loading all installed packages. |  
 |  `--require=<path>` |  Load PHP file before running the command (may be used more than once). |  
 |  `--exec=<php-code>` |  Execute PHP code before running the command (may be used more than once). |  
 |  `--context=<context>` |  Load WordPress in a given context. |  
 |  `--[no-]color` |  Whether to colorize the output. |  
 |  `--debug[=<group>]` |  Show all PHP errors and add verbosity to WP-CLI output. Built-in groups include: bootstrap, commandfactory, and help. |  
 |  `--prompt[=<assoc>]` |  Prompt the user to enter values for all command arguments, or a subset specified as comma-separated values. |  
 |  `--quiet` |  Suppress informational messages. |  
 |  `--alias=<name>` |  Name of the alias to use. Aliases can reference local WordPress installations or remote SSH connections. Aliases are defined in the wp-cli.yml file. |  
 |  `--assume-https` |  Set $_SERVER[‘HTTPS’] to make WordPress treat the site as HTTPS. Use when WordPress is behind an HTTPS proxy or load balancer. |

 _Command documentation is regenerated at every release. To add or update an example,
please submit a pull request against the corresponding part of the codebase._