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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “clone template”

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 template”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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

Clone Gravity Form Entry shows at wp.org #11 but places #24 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 90+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Duplicate Post places #6 on merit, 4.9★ from 1623 reviews, but shows at wp.org #15. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Royal Addons for Elementor – Addons and Templates Kit for Elementor 600K+ · 4.8★ (612) wp.org #1 2 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #3 ↑2 1 too low 3 Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Clone Posts 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #4 ↓1 5 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #8 3 too low 6 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #15 ↓3 9 too low 7 Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #9 ↓2 1 too low 9 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #14 ↑1 5 too low 10 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #12 ↑7 2 too low 11 Export Themes 2K+ · 4.9★ (13) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 too high 12 Master Addons for Elementor – Elementor Addons, Widgets, Mega Menu Builder, Popup Builder, Widget Builder & Template Kits 30K+ · 4.5★ (212) wp.org #19 ↓5 7 too low 13 WPVibe – MCP Server for WordPress, works with Claude, ChatGPT & other AI MCP agents 100K+ · 5.0★ (195) wp.org #22 9 too low 14 NS Cloner – Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator 6K+ · 4.7★ (279) wp.org #20 6 too low 15 BlogVault Backup & Staging 80K+ · 4.6★ (332) wp.org #24 9 too low 16 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #10 ↓1 7 too high 18 HT Mega Addons for Elementor – Elementor Widgets & Template Builder 60K+ · 4.1★ (66) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #7 ↑4 12 too high 20 Jeg Kit for Elementor – Powerful Addons for Elementor, Widgets & Templates for WordPress 300K+ · 3.8★ (79) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Simple Content Templates for Blog Posts & Pages 1K+ · 4.0★ (24) wp.org #16 5 too high 22 WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Royal WordPress Backup, Restore & Migration Plugin – Backup WordPress Sites Safely 30K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #23 24 Clone Gravity Form Entry 90+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #11 ↓1 13 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.