Prepare New Version
by Globalis · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 6.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Create the next version of your post while preserving its already online version.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
6K+
≈6.5K estimated
Momentum
+30%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “clone”, “copy” and “duplication” 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.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →95%
of downloads still active
At least 6K of 6.3K lifetime downloads are still running, above 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 12+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.0.38, 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 4435 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.0.38; the current branch is 6.8
4.8★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.17★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4435 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| clone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| copy your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| duplication your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| replacement your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
1 search this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 1 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
- “clone”, “copy” and “duplication” 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 388 · 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
12.2y ago
latest release · v1.0 · 9 Sep 2014
4
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 1% 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 “6K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 9 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 21 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Trebly11.7y ago
Hi, I had an article which has grown to more than 30 000 words (55 pages). Even Though I uses pagination It become impossible to navigate. I was looking for a way to copy and to cut into copies so that I could generate finally five articles (one article per main chapter), all this keeping all categories and properties. During this I was needing to go on viewing the old version too. I could do it rather quickly using “Prepare new version” Trebly
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Noahj11.9y ago
This plugin takes away may 2-3, maybe 4 other plugins you would have to combine to get all the functionality of this plugin. It is also much easier to create/prepare a new version and in doing to you are taken to the new version instantly. You can then edit it right there, click save, then click update original and your new version of the page is up! Such a productivity booster! Thanks for this addition champ!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ master41216012.5y ago
Good if you run a site with multiple writers I take? XD
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ sbrodin12.6y ago
Used it to prepare different versions of posts and it works perfectly. Very useful. Works fine with WordPress 3.8.1 Thanks Globalis media systems
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Uncategorized Creations12.7y ago
We have used it to quickly create a series of test posts for a new theme (using Duplicate). We also use it to prepare new versions of technical doc posts (New Version). Thx for the work !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ liton198013.1y ago
By using this plugin, we are not have to make changes very fast and review them. We can be sure about existence of a correct version of posts while editing is in progress. Thanks a lot for your excellent job.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 0.9.2 bugfixes 0.9.2
- — Version 0.9.1 Code refactoring and cleaning Update readme for pnv_erase_content_destination filter Security fix: create a nonce for each action and include post ID in it / props Julio Potier Security fix: check user rights on the post 0.9.1
- — Version 0.9 initial public version released 0.9
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
6 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Create the next version of your post while preserving its already online version."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 12 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 12 of 12 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 Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 6 headings and 7 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 3,246 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "clone", "editing" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-02-13 7K+ → 6K+ down after 170 days in tier
- 2025-08-27 6K+ → 7K+ up after 87 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 7K+ → 6K+ down after 110 days in tier
- 2025-02-11 8K+ → 7K+ down after 151 days in tier
- 2024-09-13 9K+ → 8K+ down after 264 days in tier
- 2023-12-24 10K+ → 9K+ down after 215 days in tier
- 2023-05-23 9K+ → 10K+ up after 5 days in tier
- 2023-05-18 10K+ → 9K+ down 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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MultiSite Clone Duplicator 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags D -
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 -
Post Cloner 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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