{"id":4840,"date":"2018-01-01T08:17:22","date_gmt":"2018-01-01T08:17:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2018-01-01T08:17:22","modified_gmt":"2018-01-01T08:17:22","slug":"how-to-copy-a-website","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/a1webdesignteam.com\/blog\/how-to-copy-a-website\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Copy a Website"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to code websites in HTML and CSS can be a long and arduous process, especially if you are trying to teach yourself from scratch. While you can buy books that will walk you through the process of HTML coding, sometimes there are concepts you need to see in action to fully comprehend them. The ability to copy a website will allow you to you dissect the coding process, bit by bit, helping you to understand exactly how HTML coding works.<\/p>\n<div id=\"container\" class=\"\">\n<div id=\"article_shell\">\n<div id=\"article\" role=\"main\">\n<div id=\"bodycontents\">\n<div id=\"intro\" class=\"section  sticky  hasad\">Edit Article<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"firstHeading\">How to Copy a Website<\/h1>\n<p id=\"method_toc\" class=\"sp_method_toc\">Two Methods:WindowsMacCommunity Q&amp;A<\/p>\n<p>Learning how to code websites in HTML and CSS can be a long and arduous process, especially if you are trying to teach yourself from scratch. While you can buy books that will walk you through the process of HTML coding, sometimes there are concepts you need to see in action to fully comprehend them. The ability to copy a website will allow you to you dissect the coding process, bit by bit, helping you to understand exactly how HTML coding works.<\/p>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"section steps   sticky  steps_first\">\n<div class=\"altblock\"><label class=\"method_label\">Method<\/label>1<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"\"><span id=\"Windows\" class=\"mw-headline\">Windows<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"steps_1\" class=\"section_text\">\n<ol class=\"steps_list_2\">\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_fdb9256cd7\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Copy-a-Website-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/4\/4f\/Copy-a-Website-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-1-Version-5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 1\">1<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Download and install HTTrack.<\/b> If you want to copy an entire site, or a large number of pages from a site at once, you&#8217;ll want the help of an automatic site downloader. Trying to manually save each page would be a much too time-consuming task, and these utilities will automate the entire process.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The most popular and powerful website copying program is HTTrack, an open source program available for Windows and Linux. This program can copy an entire site, or even the entire internet if configured (im)properly! You can download HTTrack for free from <samp>www.httrack.com<\/samp>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_dbe602d5f0\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/bf\/Copy-a-Website-Step-2-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-2-Version-5.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/b\/bf\/Copy-a-Website-Step-2-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-2-Version-5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 2\">2<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Set the destination for the copied files.<\/b> Once you\u2019ve opened HTTrack, you\u2019ll need to set a destination folder for the website files. Make sure to create a dedicated folder for your website copies, or you may have difficulty tracking them down in the future.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Give your project a name to help you locate it. HTTrack will create a folder in your destination directory with your project name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_b4b2736c68\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Copy-a-Website-Step-3-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-3-Version-5.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/9\/9b\/Copy-a-Website-Step-3-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-3-Version-5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 3\">3<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Select &#8220;Download web site(s)&#8221; from the drop-down menu.<\/b> This will ensure that HTTrack will download all of the content from the website, including any pictures or other files.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_d0698b86fa\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Copy-a-Website-Step-4-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-4-Version-5.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 4\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Copy-a-Website-Step-4-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-4-Version-5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 4\">4<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Enter the address you want to copy.<\/b> You can enter in multiple websites if you&#8217;d like to copy multiple sites in the same project directory. By default, HTTrack will grab every possible link from that website that stays on the same web server.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If the website you want to copy requires you to log in, use the \u201cAdd URL\u201d button to enter the website address as well as the username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_338f01b717\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d2\/Copy-a-Website-Step-5-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-5-Version-5.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 5\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/d\/d2\/Copy-a-Website-Step-5-Version-5.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-5-Version-5.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 5\">5<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Start copying the website.<\/b> Once you have entered your URLs, you can begin the copying process. Depending on the size of the website, the download process can take a significant amount of time and bandwidth to complete. HTTrack will show the progress of all the files you are copying to your computer.<sup id=\"_ref-1\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Copy-a-Website#_note-1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_ef117d452d\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Copy-a-Website-Step-6-Version-4.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-6-Version-4.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 6\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/0\/0f\/Copy-a-Website-Step-6-Version-4.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-6-Version-4.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 6\">6<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_1_6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Check out your copied website.<\/b> Once the download is complete, you can open the copied website and browse it directly from your computer. Open any of the HTM or HTML files in a web browser to view the pages as if you were online. You can also open these files in a web page editor to <a title=\"Create a Simple Web Page with HTML\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Create-a-Simple-Web-Page-with-HTML\">see all of the code that makes them work<\/a>. The files will be localized by default so that links point to the downloaded files and not to the website. This allows for completely offline viewing.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"anchor\" name=\"Mac_sub\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"section steps   sticky \">\n<div class=\"altblock\"><label class=\"method_label\">Method<\/label>2<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"sticking\"><span id=\"Mac\" class=\"mw-headline\">Mac<\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"steps_2\" class=\"section_text\">\n<ol class=\"steps_list_2\">\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_ec3b8543d0\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Copy-a-Website-Step-7.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-7.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 7\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Copy-a-Website-Step-7.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-7.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 1\">1<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_2_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Download SiteSucker from the Mac App Store.<\/b> This is a free program that will allow you to download complete copies of websites. You can also download SiteSucker from the website at <samp>ricks-apps.com\/osx\/sitesucker\/index.html<\/samp>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you download the app from the website, double-click the downloaded DMG file. Drag the SiteSucker application icon to your Applications folder to install it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_217b6c44e8\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Copy-a-Website-Step-8.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-8.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 8\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/1d\/Copy-a-Website-Step-8.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-8.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 2\">2<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_2_2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Enter the URL of the website that you want to copy.<\/b> With SiteSucker&#8217;s default settings, every page on the website will be copied and downloaded to your computer. SiteSucker will follow every link it finds but will only download files from the same web server.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Advanced users can adjust the settings for SiteSucker, but if you just want to copy a website you don&#8217;t need to worry about changing anything. SiteSucker will copy the complete website by default.<\/li>\n<li>One setting that you may want to change is the location for the copied website on your computer. Click the Gear button to open the Settings menu. In the &#8220;General&#8221; section, use the &#8220;Destination&#8221; menu to select where you want the files to be saved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_dee55b407a\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/84\/Copy-a-Website-Step-9.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-9.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 9\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/8\/84\/Copy-a-Website-Step-9.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-9.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 3\">3<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_2_3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Click the &#8220;Download&#8221; button to begin saving the website.<\/b> SiteSucker will start downloading all of the content from the website that you entered into the URL field. This can potentially take a very long time, and you can monitor the progress in the bottom part of the SiteSucker window.<\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_17b5b1b29c\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5e\/Copy-a-Website-Step-10.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-10.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 10\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/5\/5e\/Copy-a-Website-Step-10.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-10.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 4\">4<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_2_4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">Enter your username and password if prompted.<\/b> If you&#8217;re trying to download content from a password protected site, you&#8217;ll be prompted for your login information. By default, SiteSucker will check your Keychain first to see if your login information is already stored. If it isn&#8217;t, you&#8217;ll need to enter this information manually.<sup id=\"_ref-2\" class=\"reference\" aria-label=\"Link to Reference 2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/Copy-a-Website#_note-2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearall\"><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"hasimage final_li\">\n<div class=\"mwimg  largeimage  floatcenter \">\n<div class=\"content-spacer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" id=\"img_b405cdf16e\" class=\"whcdn content-fill\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Copy-a-Website-Step-11.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-11.jpg\" alt=\"Image titled Copy a Website Step 11\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/1\/13\/Copy-a-Website-Step-11.jpg\/aid1369112-v4-728px-Copy-a-Website-Step-11.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"step_num\" aria-label=\"Step 5\">5<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"stepanchor\" name=\"step_2_5\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"step\"><b class=\"whb\">View your copied website after it is finished downloading.<\/b> Once you have finished downloading the site, you can view it offline just as if you were online. SiteSucker will localize the web pages so that they point to the local downloaded files instead of the original online address. This allows you to view the entire site without an internet connection.<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning how to code websites in HTML and CSS can be a long and arduous process, especially if you are trying to teach yourself from scratch. While you can buy books that will walk you through the process of HTML coding, sometimes there are concepts you need to see in action to fully comprehend them. 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