Fix Duplicates
by Stephen Cronin · Login & Users
Also makes 2 other plugins · 6.8K+ installs across the portfolio →
Do you run a site with user submitted content? Do users submit the same post again and again? Use the Fix Duplicates plugin to find and delete duplica …
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Health
D 46/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “duplicate posts”, “duplicates” and “find duplicates” 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 61 average across 2,203 Login & Users plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 52.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Login & Users plugin keeps 0.7%, across 1,476 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Login & Users 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 4.6.30, well behind 6.8.
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 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| duplicate posts your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplicates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| find duplicates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| fix duplicates your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| user submitted posts 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
- “duplicate posts”, “duplicates” and “find duplicates” 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 151 · 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
10.0y ago
latest release · v1.0.4 · 24 Oct 2016
5
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 “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 73% of the way through.
Install history since 21 Aug 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ bigcheesez4.7y ago
no issues here… although i went in the code and made mine 200 per page. hehehe THANK YOU! bless you! stay safe! you are a contributor to the online world! unique!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ auvajs9.5y ago
It doesn’t find duplicates but only posts with the same name!!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ palorida9.6y ago
Very helpful 😀
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Mojtaba Faal9.9y ago
thanks for this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ lswitzer10.3y ago
Does not work with user created post content. Even a simple match by title would work better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ samowal120110.5y ago
best Plugin for delete duplicate posts
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ danwroy10.8y ago
I gave this a negative review because I thought it didn’t work. Turns out I’m an idiot (reimported posts get a numbered suffix). And worse, here on the plugin review page, you can only edit a review; you can’t delete them. So thank you WordPress for this bullshit.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ pjrfigueiredo11.1y ago
After testing other plugins – more downloaded, more rated whatever -, this was the one that helped me to delete about 1500 duplicated posts! 🙂 BUT!, i can’t buy the Redirect At this time we are unable to complete sales to EU residents. Why? Purchase unavailable in your country
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
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
4 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 "Do you run a site with user submitted content? Do users submit the same post again and again? Use the Fix D..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("Installation Instructions").
- ! 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 5 headings and 2 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,540 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "find duplicates", "user submitted posts" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-24 800+ → 700+ down after 121 days in tier
- 2026-03-25 900+ → 800+ down after 126 days in tier
- 2025-11-19 1K+ → 900+ down after 4 days in tier
- 2025-11-15 900+ → 1K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-11-14 1K+ → 900+ down after 1011 days in tier
- 2023-02-07 2K+ → 1K+ down after 484 days in tier
- 2021-10-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 418 days in tier
- 2020-08-19 9K+ → 3K+ down after 642 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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Trash Duplicate and 301 Redirect 900+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags C -
Duplicate Post 300K+ installs · 4.9★ · 1 shared tag A -
Clone Posts 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag B -
Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 1 shared tag A -
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ installs · 4.2★ · 1 shared tag A -
Duplica – Duplicate Posts, Pages, Custom Posts or Users 2K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag C
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