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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “post clone”

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 “post clone”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 14 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

WP Clone any post type shows at wp.org #10 but places #21 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 400+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.7★ average from 3 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 #6 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 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 Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) wp.org #1 2 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too low 3 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 WP Post Page Clone 70K+ · 4.5★ (8) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Migrate Guru – Site Migration & Cloning 200K+ · 4.9★ (1645) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too low 6 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525) wp.org #15 9 too low 7 Jetpack – AI Agents & MCP, Security, Backup & Analytics 3M+ · 3.7★ (2408) wp.org #9 ↑2 2 too low 8 All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676) wp.org #14 ↓1 6 too low 9 Clone Posts 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) wp.org #5 ↓2 4 too high 10 UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8706) wp.org #17 ↓3 7 too low 11 Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440) wp.org #12 ↑8 1 too low 12 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) wp.org #3 ↑2 9 too high 13 Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) wp.org #6 ↑1 7 too high 14 Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466) wp.org #18 ↓2 4 too low 15 Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #8 7 too high 16 Category AJAX Filter – Posts, Custom Post Types & Product Filter 6K+ · 4.9★ (158) wp.org #22 6 too low 17 WP Ultimate Post Grid 4K+ · 4.4★ (32) wp.org #20 ↓1 3 too low 18 Ultimate Post List 2K+ · 4.6★ (13) wp.org #21 3 too low 19 Post Type Transfer 2K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too high 20 Duplicate Page or Post 9K+ · 4.0★ (8) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 WP Clone any post type 400+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 too high 22 Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #11 ↓1 11 too high 23 Clone Gravity Form Entry 90+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24

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.