CODE & CLONING

How to clone a website’s frontend

Load the page, export it with Sitepeel’s Clone page tool and you get its rendered HTML, CSS and assets, but not its backend or source code.

Rendered page content becomes HTML, CSS and assets that are reviewed and rebuilt for a new frontend.
A page export is a starting point; review its assets, layout and behavior.

In short

  • Clone page exports the current page as rendered HTML, CSS and available assets
  • One page at a time: it doesn’t crawl the whole site
  • No backend, database, logins or framework source; you rebuild those
  • Only reuse content, images and fonts you have permission to use
On this page6
  1. Step by step
  2. What a clone includes
  3. Check the export
  4. Example: rebuild a two-column hero
  5. Make it your own
  6. Questions

Step by step

  1. Load the page fully

    Set the width you want, wait for fonts and images, scroll through lazy sections and close overlays.

  2. Set the state you need

    Open the menu, accordion or tab you want in the copy. Clone page captures the state the page is in.

  3. Run Clone page

    Open Sitepeel, choose Clone page and check the preview. If something is missing, load it on the page first.

  4. Open the export locally

    Save it, open it in a local project and compare it with the source at the same width.

  5. Rebuild what doesn’t carry over

    Swap in your own content and media, fix asset URLs and build forms and menus in your own stack.

What a clone includes

What Clone page exports
Part of the siteIn the export?
Rendered HTML of the current pageYes
CSS stylesYes
Images and other assetsOptional; some URLs may still point to the source site
Other pages on the siteNo; capture each page separately
Backend, database and accountsNo
Framework source, such as React componentsNo
Website cloner in the Sitepeel interface
Website cloner in actionExplore the tool

Check the export

  • Compare the hero, one middle section and the footer with the source.
  • Check the desktop layout and at least one narrow width.
  • Look for missing fonts, images, animations and external embeds.
  • Find resource URLs that still point to the source site.
  • Test every navigation link and call to action.

Example: rebuild a two-column hero

Capture a hero you own, with text on the left and an image on the right. Compare both versions at the same desktop width: content width, heading wrap, gap and image crop.

Then narrow both windows. If the source stacks the image below the text and the export doesn’t, check its media queries and script-set classes, and rebuild that behavior yourself.

Make it your own

  • Replace text and media with content you can publish.
  • License any font the layout depends on and set up font loading.
  • Move repeated styles into components or shared CSS.
  • Build forms, menus and other interactions in your own stack.

Questions

Can Sitepeel clone an entire website?

No. Clone page exports the page you have open, so capture each page separately. It doesn’t copy the server, database or login system.

Can I reuse a cloned page?

Only content you own or have permission to use. An export doesn’t give you rights to the site’s text, images or fonts.

Why does my cloned page look different?

Fonts, images or scripts may still depend on the original site, and the export shows one state at one width. Check asset URLs, font loading and media queries.

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

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Inspect it. Understand it. Build something of your own.

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