wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “copy widgets”

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 widgets”, we agree with wp.org 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

Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator shows at wp.org #8 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 12 places. Its 6K+ 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

Translate WordPress with GTranslate places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 4962 reviews, but shows at wp.org #19. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Widgets for Google Reviews 1M+ · 4.9★ (2667) wp.org #1 2

WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138) wp.org #2 3

ElementsKit Elementor Addons – Advanced Widgets & Templates Addons for Elementor 1M+ · 4.9★ (2051) wp.org #3 4

Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #6 2 too low 5

Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36) wp.org #4 1 too high 6

Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #9 ↑2 3 too low 7

Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62) wp.org #5 2 too high 8

LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #10 ↓3 2 too low 9

Widget Content Blocks 10K+ · 4.8★ (60) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too high 10

Floating Chat Widget: Contact Chat Icons, Telegram Chat, Line Messenger, WeChat, Email, SMS, Call Button – Chaty 300K+ · 5.0★ (1244) wp.org #15 5 too low 11

Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #17 ↑1 6 too low 12

Translate WordPress with GTranslate 900K+ · 4.9★ (4962) wp.org #19 7 too low 13

Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #20 ↑1 7 too low 14

HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) throws errorsnot PHP-current wp.org #14 15

Widgets for Social Photo Feed 10K+ · 4.7★ (28) wp.org #16 1 too low 16 C Clear Cache for Me 40K+ · 4.8★ (29) wp.org #18 ↓1 2 too low 17

WPZOOM Social Feed Widget & Block 50K+ · 4.3★ (51) wp.org #21 ↑1 4 too low 18

Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #12 ↑8 6 too high 19

WDesignKit – AI Templates, Widget Builder & MCP Workflow 30K+ · 4.8★ (12) thin reviews wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20

Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #8 ↑1 12 too high 21

ElemCopy – Text Copy Button for Elementor 400+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too high 22

Widgets for Social Post Feed 600+ · 5.0★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #23 1 too low 23

Essential Widgets 10K+ · 3.5★ (2) thin reviews wp.org #11 ↓1 12 too high 24

Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #22 2 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.