Simple Copy Post Button
by John Regan · Uncategorized
Also makes 1 other plugin · 100.4K+ installs across the portfolio →
Copies/Duplicates Posts, Pages, and Custom Post Types with just one click.
46 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins
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 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4750 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
99
now · peak 161
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
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 “400+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2015-09-16 · 1,423 observations
Estimated value
What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.
Est. annual revenue
Est. acquisition value
No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.
Details
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ 110.7y ago
Seriously, this one should be part of the core. Why it still isn’t?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ xjamesb12.3y ago
This is a perfect plug-in. It does one thing very well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Roy Tanck12.4y ago
Needed this functionality in a client project, and this plugin is excellent for it. Nothing to configure, just a couple of well-placed new buttons that do as advertised.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ roglekloster12.8y ago
Perfect! I agree it should me included in the core. Until then – any chance of adding the same function for pages to your plugin? That was what we were actually looking for.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Trashcom12.8y ago
Fait exactement ce pour quoi il est attendu. La capacité à dupliquer directement du post édité amène une grande souplesse.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Leslie P12.8y ago
This function should be part of the core. It’s really quite shocking that I had to find a plugin to do this. This plugin is just perfect – totally intuitive. Copies a post exactly the way you’d want it to. No training required for other authors.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Den99913.0y ago
copies without additional fields.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ murrayelliot13.0y ago
Downloaded this plugin today to make quick post duplicates and I’m happy with it so far! It removes the featured image, but that’s good as it’s what I wanted to happen. Creates a new post with the title follower by (copy) and a new publish date.
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-01-25 500+ → 400+ down after 303 days in tier
- 2025-03-28 600+ → 500+ down after 244 days in tier
- 2024-07-27 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-26 600+ → 700+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-07-23 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-22 600+ → 700+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2024-07-21 700+ → 600+ down after 192 days in tier
- 2024-01-11 800+ → 700+ down after 2 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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Post Duplicator 200K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags A - D Duplicate Menu 100K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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Reveal IDs 40K+ installs · 4.8★ · 2 shared tags A
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