wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “copy post”
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 post”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 of the top 20. 2 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 #3 but places #11 on merit, a gap of 8 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
The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid places #9 on merit, 4.8★ from 265 reviews, but shows at wp.org #14. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #2 ↓1 1 too low 2 
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #1 ↑1 1 too high 3 
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587)
wp.org #5 ↓2 1 too low 5 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1236)
wp.org #8 ↑9 3 too low 6 
Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #6 ↑2 7 
Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62)
wp.org #7 8 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #9 ↓4 1 too low 9 The Post Grid – Shortcode, Gutenberg Blocks and Elementor Addon for Post Grid 100K+ · 4.8★ (265)
wp.org #14 ↓1 5 too low 10 
Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58)
wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #3 ↑3 8 too high 12 
Public Post Preview 100K+ · 4.6★ (79)
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) heavy footprint
wp.org #17 ↓1 4 too low 14 
Post Grid 30K+ · 4.3★ (163)
wp.org #19 5 too low 15 
AnWP Post Grid and Post Carousel Slider for Elementor 20K+ · 4.9★ (84)
wp.org #23 8 too low 16 
Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408)
wp.org #24 8 too low 17 
WP Content Copy Protection with Color Design 5K+ · 4.5★ (25)
wp.org #16 ↓1 1 too high 18 
Copy Move Posts 400+ · 4.8★ (10) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↓1 6 too high 19 
Display Post Types – Post Grid, post list and post sliders 8K+ · 5.0★ (26) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #21 2 too low 20 
Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #20 21 
Click To Copy – Copy Text or Code to Clipboard Instantly 900+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22 
Iconic Copy Text Blocks 400+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #22 23 
Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #15 ↓1 8 too high 24 
Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews
wp.org #18 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.