Useful Sitecore Content Authoring Tips

April 22, 2022

By Ashwinder Kaur

Duplicate, Copy, & Clone In Sitecore

What Does 'Duplicating' An Item In Sitecore Mean?

Creates an exact copy of the original item and its children in the same node you currently have selected. From there on they exist as separate entities.

Right-click to duplicate an item in Sitecore

What Does 'Copying' An Item In Sitecore Mean?

Creates an exact copy of the original item and its children in a destination you specify. From there once they exist as separate entities.

Right-click to copy an item in SitecoreRight-click to copy an item to somewhere else in Sitecore

What Does 'Cloning' An Item In Sitecore Mean?

This option is hidden under the Configure ribbon. It creates a duplicate of the item and its child items.

However, unlike copy or duplicate, the cloned copy is linked to the original item. This means when you change values on the original item, whether it be presentation details or field values, it will be reflected on the cloned copy as well.

Cloning an item in Sitecore modal

Restore A Deleted Item + Its Versions

A deleted item and its version can be restored from Sitecore Recycle Bin by following steps:

1. Open The Sitecore Launchpad

Click Recycle Bin.

Recycle bin location on Sitecore dashboard

You can also open the Recycle Bin from the Sitecore Start menu.

Access the Sitecore recycle bin via the desktop view

2. In the Recycle Bin Dialog Box:

To restore a single item, select the item in the list and click Restore.

Restore an item from the recycle bin in Sitecore

To restore a version of the item, select the Show Versions check box to display all the deleted versions of the selected item.

Show Versions tickbox in the content editor of Sitecore.

Then from the list of versions, select the version that you want to restore and click Restore.

Restore versions of an item in Sitecore.


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Ashwinder Kaur

Quality Assurance Lead

Ashwinder, aka "Ash" is a Quality Assurance Lead dedicated to ensuring high-quality products. She has a Bachelor's of Computer Science & Engineering ad more than 7 years of QA experience under her belt. Ash loves to spend time with her family, sightseeing (especially the Rocky Mountains), and enjoys solving math problems with her son.