Duplicate Widget
by Scott Reilly · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 64 other plugins · 78.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
A widget that can act as a duplicate of another widget (for synchronized use in another sidebar)
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
Active installs
1K+
≈1.5K estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “coffee2code”, “duplicate” and “sidebar” 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.
46 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.4%
of downloads still active
At least 1K of 29K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities 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 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.4.2, well behind 6.8.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2014-10-13Most reviewers call it a simple time saver that does exactly what it promises, though a few report it breaking on newer WordPress versions, slowing a site down, and one case where adding a duplicate wiped out a pile of widgets.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.4.2; the current branch is 6.8
4.3★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.14★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| coffee2code your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicate your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widgets your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “coffee2code”, “duplicate” and “sidebar” 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.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 243 · 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
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
14.4y ago
latest release · v1.0.2 · 12 Jun 2012
3
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 “1K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 12 months 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 16 Oct 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ seiferflo12.1y ago
It took me a bit of time before I ask myself, did someone create a plugin for that? Thank god you did it. thanks a lot. It works with wordpress 4.0 but just by safety it would be nice if you could update it. Cheers Ps: WordPress should incluse this by default.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DavidFraiser12.9y ago
Not only does this plugin no longer work in current WP versions, the author’s site, coffee2code.com, has been down for the past 5 months.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ chrisrouse13.0y ago
I’ve been using this plugin for a while now on some client sites and finally installed it on my own site. The width of the dropdown menu needs to be constrained, but it works and does exactly what it says it does.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ fischi13.1y ago
this is just perfect.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lgmtl13.1y ago
Thanks for the great pluggin. I’m using this for a multi-lingual site 6 languages and with the widget logic plugin works great and saves lots of time having to only update one instance of a widget. Highly recommended.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aprettierweb13.2y ago
This plugin is heaven sent! Easy to use and works perfectly!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chad Warner13.3y ago
It’s simple and does the job. I’ve used it on a few sites to quickly create duplicates of existing widgets.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Stanislav Khromov13.3y ago
This plugin deleted 100+ widgets from a site once I added a duplicate widget. Be very careful with this plugin, and take backups beforehand.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 21 languages, 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
5 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 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 3 of 4 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 5 headings and 5 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,822 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "coffee2code" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-11-03 2K+ → 1K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-02 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-01 2K+ → 1K+ down after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-29 1K+ → 2K+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2025-10-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 7 days in tier
- 2025-10-20 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-19 2K+ → 1K+ down after 15 days in tier
- 2025-10-04 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1 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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