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

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 duplicator”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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 Quick Post Duplicator shows at wp.org #6 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 14 places. Its 2K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Temporary Login Without Password places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 1549 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #1 2 Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Ultimate Addons for Elementor – Widgets, Templates, WooCommerce & Header Footer Builder 2M+ · 4.9★ (2528) wp.org #4 ↑4 1 too low 4 Fast Page & Post Duplicator 50K+ · 4.7★ (13) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #5 ↓1 6 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #9 ↑3 3 too low 7 NS Cloner – Site Cloner and Multisite Duplicator 6K+ · 4.7★ (279) wp.org #10 3 too low 8 Essential Addons for Elementor – Popular Elementor Templates & Widgets 1M+ · 4.9★ (4132) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #16 ↑1 7 too low 10 Temporary Login Without Password 90K+ · 5.0★ (1549) wp.org #21 ↓2 11 too low 11 Smash Balloon Social Photo Feed – Easy Social Feeds Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4358) wp.org #19 ↓1 8 too low 12 Exclusive Addons for Elementor 50K+ · 4.7★ (47) wp.org #20 ↑2 8 too low 13 Prime Slider – Hero Slider, Carousel, WooCommerce & Post Slider Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.5★ (82) wp.org #22 ↓1 9 too low 14 BA Book Everything 10K+ · 4.2★ (20) wp.org #18 ↑2 4 too low 15 Royal MCP – Secure AI Connector for Claude, ChatGPT & any LLM via MCP 10K+ · 5.0★ (7) wp.org #15 16 Duplicate Variations for WooCommerce 2K+ · 4.8★ (12) wp.org #14 2 too high 17 Bulk Page Duplicator 500+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 10 too high 18 Labinator Content Types Duplicator 100+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 6 too high 19 Quick Copy – Duplicate Posts & Pages 1K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 ↓2 11 too high 20 WP Quick Post Duplicator 2K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 14 too high 21 Post Duplicator Plus 200+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 10 too high 22 Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23 Clonify – Page & Post Duplicator 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 24 SM Easy Duplicator 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.