wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clone page”
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 “clone page”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 of the top 20. 4 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
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts shows at wp.org #7 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 5K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.7★ average from 7 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.
Buried gem
Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning places #11 on merit, 4.9★ from 1645 reviews, but shows at wp.org #23. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
WP Post Page Clone 70K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #1 2 too high 4 
Backuply – Backup, Restore, Migrate and Clone 600K+ · 4.5★ (135)
wp.org #5 ↑2 1 too low 5 
Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525)
wp.org #15 10 too low 6 
WPvivid — Backup, Migration & Staging 900K+ · 4.9★ (1568)
wp.org #14 ↑6 8 too low 7 
Clone 40K+ · 4.1★ (339)
wp.org #11 ↓1 4 too low 8 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #10 ↓1 2 too low 9 
WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #4 5 too high 10 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #20 ↓9 10 too low 11 Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1645)
wp.org #23 ↓8 12 too low 12 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706)
wp.org #24 ↓2 12 too low 13 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14 
Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #6 ↓1 8 too high 15 
Clone Posts 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↓1 6 too high 16 
Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓2 8 too high 17 
Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #12 ↑1 5 too high 18 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #21 3 too low 19 
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #7 ↑9 13 too high 21 
Bold Page Builder 40K+ · 3.6★ (66)
wp.org #16 ↑2 5 too high 22 
Duplicate Page or Post 9K+ · 4.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 9 too high 23 
WP Clone any post type 400+ · 3.7★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #19 4 too high 24 
Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #18 ↓4 6 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.