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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “bulk duplicate”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “bulk duplicate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 5 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

Bulk Page Duplicator shows at wp.org #11 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 500+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) wp.org #1 2 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #6 ↓4 4 too low 3 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) wp.org #3 ↑1 2 too high 6 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #2 ↑7 4 too high 7 Bulk Delete 30K+ · 4.3★ (129) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8 BEAR – Bulk Editor for WooCommerce Professional. AI assistant on board (MCP Server) 30K+ · 4.7★ (228) wp.org #8 ↓3 9 Duplicate PP 10K+ · 4.4★ (19) wp.org #5 4 too high 10 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #21 ↑2 11 too low 11 Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #14 3 too low 12 Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce – WP Sheet Editor 10K+ · 4.9★ (228) wp.org #13 1 too low 13 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #24 11 too low 14 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #10 ↓2 4 too high 15 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #16 ↓4 1 too low 16 Smart Manager – Bulk Edit for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.4★ (288) wp.org #23 ↓2 7 too low 17 Bulky – Bulk Edit Products for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (53) wp.org #12 ↓1 5 too high 18 Bulk Edit Categories and Tags – Create Thousands Quickly on the Editor 3K+ · 4.5★ (26) wp.org #17 ↓1 1 too high 19 Bulk Order Form for WooCommerce 800+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #22 ↓2 3 too low 20 Duplicate Variations for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too high 21 Duplicate Title Validator 300+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #15 6 too high 22 Bulk Page Duplicator 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too high 24 Duplicate All – Posts & Pages 80+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓1 5 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.