Clone Posts
by George Pattichis · Uncategorized
Also makes 7 other plugins · 65.2K+ installs across the portfolio →
Easily clone (duplicate) Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types, including their custom fields (post_meta)
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Health
B 75/100
no flags
Active installs
10K+
≈15K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “duplicate posts” and “copy posts” for “clone post” and “clone page”. “duplicate posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “clone post” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “copy posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “clone page” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
75 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →4.7%
of downloads still active
At least 10K of 212.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,764 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.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
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.
Excellent listing optimization
Well tuned across the board
Updated 282 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
4.3★ over 22 reviews, smoothed to 4.16★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
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.
34
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
13%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.1
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clone posts your tag | #2 | #3 | 0 |
| post cloning your tag | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| clone pages your tag | #6 | #12 | down 2 |
| clone | #6 | #11 | 0 |
| clone post | #4 | #5 | 0 |
| clone custom posts | #4 | #8 | 0 |
| post clone | #5 | #9 | down 2 |
| copy posts your tag | #14 | #17 | down 2 |
| clone page | #9 | #15 | down 2 |
| duplicate posts your tag | #18 | #17 | down 1 |
| clone wordpress | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| clone plugin | #7 | #12 | 0 |
| changelog | #20 | #20 | down 3 |
| remove duplicate posts | #14 | #21 | down 1 |
| posts copy | #20 | #19 | down 1 |
| jquery on posts pages | #20 | #23 | down 3 |
| copy pages to posts | #22 | #21 | — |
| copy posts to pages | #22 | #21 | — |
28 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 18 listed. 10 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words).
What to do about it
- Swap “duplicate posts” and “copy posts” for “clone post” and “clone page”. “duplicate posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #18. “clone post” sits at #4 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “copy posts” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #14. “clone page” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “copy posts”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 10.1K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
9mo ago
latest release · v2.1.4 · 22 Jan 2026
9
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 75% 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 “10K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 5.9 years ago; the previous band took 17 months to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 18 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ clayray11mo ago
Unlike Yoast Duplicate Post, this plugin can’t duplicate posts built with the popular Breakdance builder.Also, would be great if the default setting was for the plugin to be active for pages, not just posts.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ George Kpax1.9y ago
Works perfectly and it’s not bloated like other plugins. It also copies all post meta data including ACF fields.. amazing!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fbot3.6y ago
Basic, yet powerful. Love the fact that it clones post meta too!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ revixi53.7y ago
I was facing the boring task of cloning a lot of pages, so I found this little tool with a single search and was really satisfied with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xeniajfp3.9y ago
A must-have little tool to speed up my WP management. It also has bulk cloning too… thanks a lot!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ maxavid8064.1y ago
A real time saver, With the bulk cloning feature I can clone multiple pages at once, just what I was looking for!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Galle Lagdei4.1y ago
Great tool, Simple to use and it does exactly what it says, thanks!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hugheyharry4.2y ago
Plugin is very easy to use, lightweight and just works. It takes one click to clone a page or a post!
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.4 Ensure compatibility with WP 6.9 Fix wrong translation text domains 2.1.4
- — Version 2.1.3 Ensure compatibility with WP 6.8 Reduced tags to the 5 most useful and relevant ones Ensured full WordPress coding standards compliance (PHPCS) 2.1.3
- — Version 2.1.2 Ensure compatibility with WP 6.7 2.1.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Settings Page Styling Update Translations Update 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1.0 Ensure compatibility with WP 6.4 Settings Page Styling Update Translations Update Coding Standards formatting 2.1.0
- — Version 2.0.4 Ensure compatibility with WP 6.1 Maybe Unserialize Meta Values – Thanks @bradvin 2.0.4
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 3 languages, 3 at 90% or more
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.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Easily clone (duplicate) Posts, Pages and Custom Post Types, including their custom fields (post_meta)"
- ✓ Has a FAQ 3 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 3 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 482 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ! Tags match the text Only 0 of 5 tags appear in the text ("clone pages", "clone posts", "copy posts", "duplicate posts", "post cloning" missing).
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2020-11-29 20K+ → 10K+ down after 500 days in tier
- 2019-07-18 40K+ → 20K+ down after 1314 days in tier
- 2015-12-12 30K+ → 40K+ up
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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Duplicate Post 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
Post/Page Import Export – Migrate Content with Custom Fields & Taxonomies 400+ installs · 3.8★ · 2 shared tags B -
Duplicate Post and Clone Page 10+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D - C Copy it — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Multisite Network Repost — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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