wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “delete duplicate posts”

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 “delete duplicate posts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 3 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 #13 on merit, a gap of 10 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

Post Views Counter places #12 on merit, 4.9★ from 1237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #18. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #1 2

Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #2 3

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #6 ↑4 3 too low 4

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #7 ↑2 3 too low 5

WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131) wp.org #4 ↓1 1 too high 6

Bulk Delete 30K+ · 4.3★ (129) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too high 7

LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #10 ↓4 3 too low 8

Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #11 ↓3 3 too low 9

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too low 10

Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #8 ↓3 2 too high 11

Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #15 ↓4 4 too low 12

Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237) wp.org #18 6 too low 13

Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #3 10 too high 14

PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #13 ↑2 2 too high 16

WP Frontend Delete Account 4K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #9 ↓2 7 too high 17

WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #23 6 too low 18

Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #21 ↓5 3 too low 19

WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #24 ↓1 5 too low 20

Bulk Edit Posts and Products in Spreadsheet 7K+ · 4.8★ (217) wp.org #22 2 too low 21

Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #14 7 too high 22

Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #17 5 too high 23

Users Bulk Delete With Preview 100+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #20 3 too high 24

Duplicate Page or Post, Delete Revisions and Enable Classic Editor 50+ · 5.0★ (1) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #19 ↑2 5 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.