Multisite Cloner
by Manuel Razzari · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 110+ installs across the portfolio →
When creating a new blog on WordPress Multisite, copies all the posts, settings and files, from a selected blog into the new one.
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 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
100+
≈150 estimated
Momentum
+12%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “clone” for “multisite cloner”. “clone” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multisite cloner” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
49 health vs 58 average across 25,735 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →0.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 36K lifetime downloads are still running, below its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 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.
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 9+ 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 3634 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.6.30; the current branch is 6.8
4.7★ over 29 reviews, smoothed to 4.32★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3634 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.
33
Momentum
Mixed: one swing, the rest drifting
0.0
Velocity
places per keyword, 9d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 9d
0.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| multisite cloner | #11 | #5 | 0 |
| page cloner | #19 | #7 | 0 |
| clone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy blog your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| multisite your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| wpmu your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
4 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 2 listed. 2 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “clone” for “multisite cloner”. “clone” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “multisite cloner” sits at #11 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 203 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 3.7 years 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 10 Mar 2015
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
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 25 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 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 Mentions Multisite.
- ! Headings and lists 1 heading and 1 list; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,290 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "copy blog", "wpmu" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2023-02-05 200+ → 100+ down after 124 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 100+ → 200+ up after 833 days in tier
- 2020-06-23 200+ → 100+ down after 1068 days in tier
- 2017-07-21 100+ → 200+ up after 599 days in tier
- 2015-11-30 80+ → 100+ 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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Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A -
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ installs · 4.9★ · 2 shared tags A - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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Duplicate Post Page Menu & Custom Post Type 10K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags C -
Prepare New Version 6K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D -
Post Cloner 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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