wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “copy link”
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 “copy link”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 5 of the top 20.
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 the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.
Ranked above its merit
Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly shows at wp.org #9 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 900+ 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
LiteSpeed Cache places #11 on merit, 4.8★ from 2778 reviews, but shows at wp.org #22. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Broken Link Checker 500K+ · 3.8★ (605)
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
PrettyLinks – Affiliate Link Management, URL Shortener, Link Cloaking, Tracking & Branded Short Links 200K+ · 4.8★ (1322)
wp.org #2 ↓1 3 
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1139)
wp.org #3 ↑1 4 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 
Link Library 10K+ · 4.7★ (97)
wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6 
Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too high 7 
Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62)
wp.org #7 8 
Duplicator – Backups & Migration Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups, & More 1M+ · 4.9★ (4940)
wp.org #16 ↓2 8 too low 9 
Link Whisper Free 30K+ · 4.2★ (151)
wp.org #10 1 too low 10 
Broken Link Checker by AIOSEO – Find & Fix Broken Internal, External & Video Links 200K+ · 3.8★ (87)
wp.org #8 2 too high 11 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778)
wp.org #22 ↑1 11 too low 12 
Simple Link Directory – AI Powered 2K+ · 4.8★ (121)
wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 
WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 5K+ · 4.5★ (25)
wp.org #11 2 too high 14 
BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 20K+ · 4.8★ (85)
wp.org #21 ↓1 7 too low 15 
PW WooCommerce Copy Coupon 1K+ · 5.0★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 2 too high 16 
Comment Link Remove and Other Comment Tools 8K+ · 4.1★ (15) thin reviews
wp.org #14 ↑1 2 too high 17 
Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #23 6 too low 18 
Link Checker 4K+ · 3.2★ (30)
wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too low 19 
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #17 2 too high 20 Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly 900+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #9 11 too high 21 
Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 
Copy Link to Heading – Easily add Anchor links for Headings 40+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↑1 7 too high 23 
Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑1 11 too high 24 
ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #24 ↓3 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.