A simple way to replicate this site anywhere is with the UpdraftPlus Migrator addon. That’s commercial software that costs $30. You don’t need to purchase that software to replicate this site very easily on a WordPress local (on your own computer) installation based at localhost/wordpress Replicating this site at other local or online addresses is more complicated, but can be done at no cost.
UpdraftPlus Migrator transforms an existing WordPress installation into a replica (clone) of this site via steps using terms like restore and backup. Don’t be confused. Following the steps on this page will cause any content you have in the existing WordPress installation to vanish. Its content will be replaced by a replica of the Communicating with Prisoners site. That’s why you should start with a new WordPress installation when replicating this site. You can establish one on your computer at no cost or purchase online hosting through a commercial hosting provider. Before proceeding, make sure that you understand that whatever you have in the existing WordPress installation will be lost by following the procedure below.
To avoid a serious security risk after replicating this site, IMMEDIATELY CHANGE THE WORDPRESS LOGIN PASSWORD. That’s absolutely necessary if you are replicating this site on a publicly accessible WordPress installation. You should also change the email addresses on the admin Settings page and for the username prisoners333.
Changing the username in the database archive file before importing is good security practice. The username and password for the WordPress installation in the database archive file are prisoners333 and compassion, respectively. On a public installation, a hacker might get into your installation via the above public credentials between the very short time between the migration and your changing the password. That’s probably a very small risk. To eliminate it, you can change the username prisoners333 in the database archive file. Use the search functionality in a text editor (such as Notepad++) to perform that task. Making such a change is generally a good security practice. Having a non-public username makes it harder for someone to crack your site’s login. They need to figure out both your username and your password.
To replicate this site using the UpdraftPlus Migrator addon, buy that software for $30. Its provider gives instructions on how to use Migrator to migrate a site. Here are additional, more detailed instructions.
Once you have the Migrator addon installed in your WordPress installation, from the WordPress admin go to Settings ->UpdraftPlus Backups. At that page click on Restore. On the Restore page, click Upload backup files (adjacent to More tasks:). Into the space that opens, drag one at a time from the unzipped Communicating with Prisoners site archive the following files:
- backup_{date-time}_Communicating_with_Prisoners_{number/letter string}-db.gz
- backup_{date-time}_Communicating_with_Prisoners_{number/letter string}-plugins.zip
- backup_{date-time}_Communicating_with_Prisoners_{number/letter string}-themes.zip
- backup_{date-time}_Communicating_with_Prisoners_{number/letter string}-uploads.zip
Each file will be added to a single line below corresponding to the (common) date-time in the backup file names. After you have added the above four files, click on the Restore button to the right of the date-time line showing the labels Database Plugins Themes Uploads. A panel will pop up. Check the boxes for restoring Database, Plugins, Themes, and Uploads. You must also check the box for search and replace site location in the database. Then click the Restore button on the popup panel (it’s to the left of the Cancel button). The Migrator will then run and replace your WordPress installation with a replica of this site. It may take a few minutes to run.
Immediately after the Migrator finishes running, log out of your WordPress installation (you’ll be forced out when you click on anything). Then immediately log back in. To log back in, you have to use the username prisoners333 and the password compassion. Immediately change the login password to a strong password. You should also change the email address on the admin Settings page and for the username prisoners. Then you are set to experiment with your own copy of the Communicating with Prisoners ortext.
The database file re-creates tables with the WordPress table prefix wp_. That’s the usual table prefix in a standard WordPress installation. If your WordPress installation uses a different table prefix, the site replication will fail. You have to figure out a way to transform the table prefixes. That’s not difficult for someone knowledgeable about web programming tools.
You are free to modify, adapt, and improve the Communicating with Prisoners ortext. You can host the datasets on your own site by changing the datalinks. If you want to improve the Communicating with Prisoners ortext rather than just experiment with an ortext, look for a good online collaborative platform for doing so.