wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “remove 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 “remove duplicate posts”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce shows at wp.org #13 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 10 places. Its 1K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Post Views Counter places #9 on merit, 4.9★ from 1237 reviews, but shows at wp.org #16. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin signals wp.org

Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466) wp.org #1 ↑1 2

Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623) wp.org #2 ↓1 3

Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1526) wp.org #5 ↓1 2 too low 4

Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153) wp.org #4 ↓1 5

Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821) wp.org #7 2 too low 6

Admin and Site Enhancements (ASE) 200K+ · 5.0★ (423) wp.org #8 2 too low 7

Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (588) wp.org #9 ↓3 2 too low 8

Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too high 9

Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237) wp.org #16 ↑8 7 too low 10

Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews wp.org #3 8 too high 12

Remove CPT base 10K+ · 5.0★ (33) wp.org #11 1 too high 13

Polylang 900K+ · 4.7★ (3004) wp.org #22 ↑1 9 too low 14

Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528) wp.org #21 ↓3 7 too low 15

LiteSpeed Cache 7M+ · 4.8★ (2778) wp.org #23 ↓2 8 too low 16

Hide Posts 20K+ · 4.7★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #10 ↓1 6 too high 17

Orbit Fox: Duplicate Page, Menu Icons, SVG Support, Cookie Notice, Custom Fonts & More 100K+ · 4.8★ (317) not PHP-current wp.org #19 2 too low 18

Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58) wp.org #20 2 too low 19

bbPress 100K+ · 3.9★ (343) wp.org #24 ↓4 5 too low 20

Dynamic Month & Year into Posts 8K+ · 5.0★ (18) thin reviews wp.org #15 5 too high 21

Clone Posts 10K+ · 4.3★ (22) thin reviews wp.org #14 ↓1 7 too high 22

Same Category Posts 3K+ · 4.7★ (13) thin reviews wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too high 23

Clone / Duplicate Orders for WooCommerce 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) throws errorsnot PHP-current thin reviews wp.org #13 ↓1 10 too high 24

Duplicate All – Posts & Pages 80+ · 5.0★ (1) thin reviews wp.org #18 ↓1 6 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.