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

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 duplicates”, 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

Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts shows at wp.org #6 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager places #9 on merit, 5.0★ from 1526 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 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #1 2 Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #2 3 WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131) wp.org #3 4 Bulk Delete 30K+ · 4.3★ (129) wp.org #4 5 Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #9 4 too low 6 Simple Revisions Delete 10K+ · 4.9★ (50) wp.org #5 1 too high 7 LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #8 ↓1 1 too low 8 Media Cleaner: Delete Unused Images & Clean Your Media Library 90K+ · 4.6★ (779) wp.org #10 ↓2 2 too low 9 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #15 6 too low 10 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #14 ↓2 4 too low 11 WP Frontend Delete Account 4K+ · 4.6★ (27) wp.org #7 ↓1 4 too high 12 Ninja Forms – Contact Form Builder with Calculators, Quizzes, Signatures & AI Form Builder 500K+ · 4.4★ (1397) wp.org #18 ↓1 6 too low 13 PublishPress Revisions: Duplicate Posts, Submit, Approve and Schedule Content Changes 10K+ · 4.6★ (66) wp.org #13 14 File Manager Pro – Filester 100K+ · 4.9★ (155) wp.org #17 ↑5 3 too low 15 WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228) wp.org #23 7 too low 17 LWS Cleaner 20K+ · 4.8★ (16) wp.org #11 ↓1 6 too high 18 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #6 12 too high 19 BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor 1K+ · 5.0★ (55) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too low 20 Media Tracker – Track Unused, Duplicate & Used Media 1K+ · 4.2★ (9) wp.org #24 ↓1 4 too low 21 Users Bulk Delete With Preview 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too high 22 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 3 too high 23 R RT Delete Duplicate Products for WooCommerce 300+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 7 too high 24 Duplicate Page or Post, Delete Revisions and Enable Classic Editor 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #22 ↑2 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.