Add Clone Sites for WPMU (batch)
by fritsjan · Uncategorized
Batch add new sites on Wordpress MU / Wordpress Network while using a template site to clone, includes batch domainmapping of the new sites.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
10+
≈15 estimated
Momentum
-29%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “add cloned sites”, “batch create” and “clone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.1%
of downloads still active
At least 10 of 15.1K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,784 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 15+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.1.4, well behind 7.1.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 5568 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.1.4; the current branch is 7.1
5.0★ over 3 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.2★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 5568 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| domainmapping | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| add cloned sites your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| batch create your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| clone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multi site your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpmu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
2 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 1 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “add cloned sites”, “batch create” and “clone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “domainmapping”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 166 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #30,400 to #44,800, alongside the other plugins at 10+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 1 Nov 2026.
Update activity
Downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites.
Not enough installs to measure. This needs at least 100 active sites; below that, a handful of downloads reads as tens of thousands.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
15.3y ago
latest release · v0.8.4.2 · 7 Aug 2011
6
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “10+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2.2 years ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 30 Nov 2021
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ graphicpoet7.7y ago
It’s 2019 and I found a slightly altered version of this, from someone out there and it still works!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ David Cameron Law10.7y ago
I’ve been using the Add Clone Sites for WPMU (batch) plugin (updated 4 years ago) for several years (at least 3 years) along with the WordPress MU Domain Mapping (updated 1 yr ago). I have 8 installs of the above two plugins running about 80 domains between them, so if this broke I’d be in big trouble. Even though these two plugins aren’t updated on a regular basis I’ve had no issues as I’ve upgraded through various versions of WordPress (a lot of major WordPress updates). It’s a bit of a pain to setup, domain mapping isn’t a simple process, but when setup it works well. Rather than updating 80 sites one at a time I update 8 domain mapped installs, saves me LOADS of time. Well deserving of a 5 star review. David Law
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Septyaman13.6y ago
Hi sir, Iwant to instal di plugin in Tips Sahabat, is work in 2013?
Read on wp.org ↗
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
4 of 8 pass · checked 2 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Batch add new sites on Wordpress MU / Wordpress Network while using a template site to clone, includes batc..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 5 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 5 of 5 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("use it"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 743 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "add cloned sites", "multi-site" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2024-08-19 20+ → 10+ down after 310 days in tier
- 2023-10-14 30+ → 20+ down after 262 days in tier
- 2023-01-25 40+ → 30+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 50+ → 40+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Multisite Cloner 100+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D - P Plugin Commander 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- B Blog ID in Site Admin Menu 10+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Clone 40K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag B
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