WP Delete Post Copies
by etruel · Uncategorized
Also makes 11 other plugins · 12.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Delete duplicate posts by title or content, including attachments, with powerful filters. Supports manual and scheduled cleanups.
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Health
B 72/100
Few reviews
Active installs
200+
≈220 estimated
Momentum
+66%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: One page off on “remove copies”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.7%
of downloads still active
At least 200 of 29.5K lifetime downloads are still running, in line with its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,786 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.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 356 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.8.12; the current branch is 7.1
3.8★ over 6 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.1★ 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 27d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 27d
-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| remove copies your tag | #11 | #22 | down 1 |
| duplicated posts your tag | #21 | #23 | 0 |
| delete duplicates | #23 | #20 | — |
| delete your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 3 listed. 4 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 3 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- One page off on “remove copies”. #11 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
- “delete”, “duplicates” and “posts” 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 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 424 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #11,300 to #12,900, alongside the other plugins at 200+ 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.
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
12mo ago
latest release · v6.0.3 · 12 Nov 2025
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 68% 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 “200+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 2 months ago and a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, so the real count is still just over 200.
Install history since 19 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ diriras4.5y ago
Hello, after a long time working as expected, the plugin suddenly stopped working without any error! It keeps searching for posts to delete with a never ending status. Even logs stopped populating. What is the issue? This topic was modified 4 years, 2 months ago by diriras.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ bobbycash5.1y ago
Thanks for creating this plugin! easy to use delete duplicate title posts perfectly, hope this plugin becomes famous <3
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marian Kadanka7.2y ago
Unable to select search by content only. When selected both “look at on content” and “look at on title” it doesn’t mean it is AND relationship, so it still finds posts with identical titles, but different content.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Marc11.0y ago
I have no idea why this plugin isn’t ranked higher or installed more often. It is perfect for deleting exactly what needs to be deleted.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ geese13.6y ago
Works as expected, 5 stars.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Sarangan Thillaiampalam13.7y ago
This plugin doesn’t compare posts which are scheduled/queued. Please fix.
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 2 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (6.0.3). Sites still on an older version should update.
- Patched Medium · 4.4 WP Delete Post Copies <= 6.0.2 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-11-20 CVE-2025-12066 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 6.0.2 Patched in 6.0.3
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.
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 3 Nov 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Delete duplicate posts by title or content, including attachments, with powerful filters. Supports manual a..."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("essential for", "perfect for", "use it").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 4,369 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 4 of 5 tags appear in the text; "remove copies" does not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-08-31 100+ → 200+ up after 22 days in tier
- 2026-08-09 200+ → 100+ down after 660 days in tier
- 2024-10-18 300+ → 200+ down after 34 days in tier
- 2024-09-14 200+ → 300+ up after 49 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 300+ → 200+ down after 256 days in tier
- 2023-11-14 400+ → 300+ down after 231 days in tier
- 2023-03-28 500+ → 400+ down after 880 days in tier
- 2020-10-29 700+ → 500+ down after 468 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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Force Delete Posts 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B - S Super Post Cleaner 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Public Post Preview 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag A -
WP Bulk Delete 90K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A -
List category posts 70K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A
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