Duplicate Title Validator
by hasan movahed · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 300+ installs across the portfolio →
Prevents publishing posts with duplicate titles across all post types and taxonomies. Works with both Gutenberg and Classic Editor.
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Health
A 87/100
Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈310 estimated
Momentum
-31%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “localization”, “taxonomy” and “duplicate” for “duplicate titles”, “validate” and “validator”. “localization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “duplicate titles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “taxonomy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “validate” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “duplicate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “validator” sits at #12 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
87 health vs 58 average across 25,736 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.1%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 14.1K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,765 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 3 releases 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
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 6 reviews to 2015-08-14Reviewers say it does what it promises, with a few asking for faster checks, clearer notices, and slug duplicate handling.
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
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 62 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 4 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
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.
41
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.1
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
25%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| duplicate title | #3 | #12 | 0 |
| duplicate checker your tag | #5 | #13 | 0 |
| duplicate titles | #8 | #19 | down 2 |
| title your tag | #12 | #19 | up 1 |
| duplicate title checker | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| title duplicate checker | #4 | #15 | 0 |
| validator | #12 | #18 | 0 |
| prevent duplicate title wordpress | #5 | #23 | up 1 |
| duplicate title seo | #5 | #17 | 0 |
| duplicate title checker wordpress | #5 | #16 | up 1 |
| validate | #9 | #18 | 0 |
| duplicate taxonomies | #6 | #20 | 0 |
| duplicate your tag | #20 | #22 | down 3 |
| wordpress check duplicate title | #7 | #20 | 0 |
| duplicate taxonomy | #7 | #19 | down 1 |
| titles | #22 | #22 | up 1 |
| site title | #17 | #22 | 0 |
| dismissible | #17 | #13 | 0 |
| duplicate content | #20 | #24 | up 1 |
| pre publish checklist | #21 | #21 | down 3 |
| localization your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| taxonomy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
62 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 32 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “localization”, “taxonomy” and “duplicate” for “duplicate titles”, “validate” and “validator”. “localization” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “duplicate titles” sits at #8 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “taxonomy” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “validate” sits at #9 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “duplicate” isn't earning its slot: it only gets you to #20. “validator” sits at #12 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 “title”. #12 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 · 1,487 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 394 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ 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 21 Oct 2026.
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.
3
releases in the last 12 months
2mo ago
latest release · v1.9 · 30 Aug 2026
7
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin. 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 “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 46 days ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 300.
Install history since 7 Aug 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ iasgharalikhan11.2y ago
Hi I really want this plugin, But before that I need some information about it.. Does it work well with 4.2.4? And how does it verify the title everytime its entered? Does it send a query to check all the post titles each time? And if that is the case. Doesnt that slow down the database and the website?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noumaan Yaqoob12.0y ago
Update: updated my rating based on the changes made by plugin author. The plugin works nicely and does exactly what it promises. However, the notices are not very understandable, probably due to language barrier. I would be happy to help the author improve notices. Another issue is that the plugin can help prevent duplicate post titles, but it can not help prevent similar looking URL slugs. For example if a user entered a duplicate title ‘Once Upon a Time’ their second post will have a URL slug like: http://example.com/once-upon-a-time-2 It would be nice if this could be prevented as well. Alternately, the red notification can also include a warning about reviewing the URL slug. Thanks
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WP.00712.0y ago
Very nice. Please work on plugin speed little more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ WP.00712.0y ago
Very nice. Please work on plugin speed little more.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Hannan12.0y ago
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Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hasan movahed12.1y ago
For nuts and dried fruits, you can visit our website. On our website, the duplicate title checking plugin is used. This topic was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by hasan movahed.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceThe 1 disclosed vulnerability is patched in the current version (1.9). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-10-18 CVE-2024-49623 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command Affects <= 1.0 Patched in 1.4
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 1 language, 0 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
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 10 of 10 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 Mentions WooCommerce, Gutenberg, Block editor.
- ✓ Headings and lists 10 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 6,410 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "duplicate checker" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-09-15 200+ → 300+ up after 29 days in tier
- 2026-08-17 300+ → 200+ down after 203 days in tier
- 2026-01-26 400+ → 300+ down after 193 days in tier
- 2025-07-17 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-15 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-07-13 500+ → 400+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2025-07-01 400+ → 500+ up after 19 days in tier
- 2025-06-12 500+ → 400+ down after 5 days in tier
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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R2K Terms Copier 100+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B -
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WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Polylang 900K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag B
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