wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wordpress post duplicate”
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 “wordpress post duplicate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 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
Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts shows at wp.org #4 but places #15 on merit, a gap of 11 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 #11 on merit, 5.0★ from 1525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #20. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.
Yoast SEO – Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI 10M+ · 4.8★ (27821)
wp.org #1 ↑1 2 
Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466)
wp.org #3 1 too low 3 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #5 2 too low 4 
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #2 ↓1 2 too high 5 
Post SMTP – Complete Email Delivery and SMTP Solution with Email Logs, Alerts, Backup SMTP & Mobile App 300K+ · 4.7★ (528)
wp.org #10 ↓3 5 too low 6 
Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153)
wp.org #9 3 too low 7 
Simple Custom Post Order 300K+ · 4.8★ (587)
wp.org #11 4 too low 8 
MonsterInsights – Google Analytics Dashboard for WordPress (Website Stats Made Easy) 2M+ · 4.5★ (3157) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #7 ↓3 1 too high 9 
Post Views Counter 100K+ · 4.9★ (1237)
wp.org #15 6 too low 10 
WPForms – AI Form Builder for WordPress – Contact Forms, Payment Forms, Survey Form, Quiz & More 5M+ · 4.8★ (14387)
wp.org #17 ↓1 7 too low 11 Folders – Unlimited Folders to Organize Media Library Folder, Pages, Posts, File Manager 90K+ · 5.0★ (1525)
wp.org #20 9 too low 12 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #18 ↑3 6 too low 13 
Post Duplicator 200K+ · 4.8★ (80)
wp.org #13 ↓1 14 
Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29) throws errorsnot PHP-current
wp.org #6 8 too high 15 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #4 ↑6 11 too high 16 
WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #8 8 too high 17 
Ultimate Post Kit – Elementor Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider & Blog Layout Widgets 30K+ · 4.8★ (58)
wp.org #19 ↑3 2 too low 18 
Smart Post – Post Grid, Post Carousel, Post Slider Gutenberg Blocks for Blog & News 20K+ · 4.7★ (210) heavy footprint
wp.org #24 6 too low 19 
GTM4WP – A Google Tag Manager (GTM) plugin for WordPress 700K+ · 4.5★ (155)
wp.org #22 ↓2 3 too low 20 
Duplicate PP 10K+ · 4.4★ (19) thin reviews
wp.org #12 ↑2 8 too high 21 
WordPress Importer 2M+ · 3.1★ (327)
wp.org #14 ↑1 7 too high 22 
Toolkit for Polylang – Translation Inspector & Duplicate Content 10K+ · 4.5★ (33)
wp.org #23 ↓4 1 too low 23 
WP Post Page Clone 70K+ · 4.5★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #21 ↑2 2 too high 24 
Duplicate Page or Post 9K+ · 4.0★ (8) thin reviews
wp.org #16 ↑1 8 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.