wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “disable copy paste”
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 “disable copy paste”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 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
Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator shows at wp.org #1 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 16 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
Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 4514 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.
WP Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100K+ · 4.8★ (1138)
wp.org #2 1 too low 2 
Secure Copy Content Protection and Content Locking 20K+ · 4.3★ (62)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Modula Image Gallery – Photo Grid & Video Gallery 100K+ · 4.7★ (616)
wp.org #7 4 too low 4 
Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528)
wp.org #9 ↓1 5 too low 5 
Copy Anything to Clipboard for WordPress – Copy Button, Copy Text & Copy Code 10K+ · 4.5★ (36)
wp.org #5 6 
Ad Inserter – Ad Manager & AdSense Ads 300K+ · 4.9★ (2433)
wp.org #14 ↑2 8 too low 7 
The Paste 9K+ · 4.8★ (35)
wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 
Redirection 2M+ · 4.4★ (703)
wp.org #10 ↑3 2 too low 9 Popup Maker – Boost Sales, Conversions, Optins, Subscribers with the Ultimate WP Popup Builder 600K+ · 4.9★ (4514)
wp.org #19 ↓4 10 too low 10 
Quiz Maker by AYS 20K+ · 4.9★ (601)
wp.org #17 7 too low 11 
Disable Right Click RB – Content Copy Protection, Prevent Copy & No Right Click 600+ · 4.2★ (14) thin reviews
wp.org #4 7 too high 12 
FileOrganizer – WordPress File Manager 200K+ · 4.8★ (49)
wp.org #11 ↓1 1 too high 13 
Shortcoder — Create Shortcodes for Anything 100K+ · 4.9★ (227)
wp.org #18 ↓1 5 too low 14 
Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680)
wp.org #23 9 too low 15 
Newsletter – Send awesome emails from WordPress 200K+ · 4.6★ (1205) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #16 1 too low 16 
Prevent Direct Access – Protect WordPress Files 10K+ · 4.6★ (297)
wp.org #24 ↓3 8 too low 17 Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #1 16 too high 18 
WP Hide & Security Enhancer 50K+ · 4.3★ (275) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #15 ↑3 3 too high 19 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #22 ↓13 3 too low 20 
Advanced IP Blocker 3K+ · 4.9★ (27)
wp.org #20 21 
Simple Content Copy Protection & No Right Click 100+ · 5.0★ (4) thin reviews
wp.org #8 ↓2 13 too high 22 
FluentAuth – Login Security, Two-Factor Authentication, Passkeys & Social Login 10K+ · 4.1★ (35)
wp.org #21 1 too high 23 
Yoast Test Helper 50K+ · 4.9★ (12) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews
wp.org #13 ↓2 10 too high 24 
Disable Right Click & Content Copy Protection 80+ · 0.0★ (0) thin reviews
wp.org #12 12 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.