wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “wp 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 “wp duplicate”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 7 of the top 20.
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 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 #9 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 14 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
Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN places #10 on merit, 4.8★ from 6053 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.
Yoast Duplicate Post 3M+ · 4.7★ (538)
wp.org #1 2 
Duplicate Page 3M+ · 4.8★ (466)
wp.org #2 3 
WP STAGING – Backups & Restore, Migration & Clone Plugin – Cloud Backups, Scheduled Backups 100K+ · 4.8★ (2470)
wp.org #4 1 too low 4 
WP Fastest Cache – WordPress Cache Plugin 1M+ · 4.9★ (4228)
wp.org #5 ↑1 1 too low 5 
All-in-One WP Migration and Backup 5M+ · 4.5★ (7676)
wp.org #6 ↑1 1 too low 6 
UpdraftPlus: WP Backup & Migration Plugin 4M+ · 4.8★ (8708)
wp.org #7 ↑1 1 too low 7 
WP-Optimize – Cache, Compress images, Minify & Clean database to boost page speed & performance 1M+ · 4.8★ (2617)
wp.org #8 ↑1 1 too low 8 
Duplicate Post 300K+ · 4.9★ (1623)
wp.org #11 ↓1 3 too low 9 
WP Duplicate Page 60K+ · 4.2★ (16) thin reviews
wp.org #3 6 too high 10 Smush – Image Optimization, Compression, Lazy Load, WebP & CDN 1M+ · 4.8★ (6053)
wp.org #16 ↑2 6 too low 11 
Delete Duplicate Posts 10K+ · 4.8★ (153)
wp.org #12 1 too low 12 
WP Rollback – Rollback Plugins and Themes 200K+ · 4.9★ (215)
wp.org #17 ↓1 5 too low 13 
WP Accessibility 60K+ · 4.8★ (68)
wp.org #13 ↑1 14 D Duplicate Menu 100K+ · 4.6★ (104)
wp.org #14 ↓1 15 
Advanced Custom Fields (ACF®) 2M+ · 4.5★ (1440)
wp.org #18 3 too low 16 
WP Umbrella: Security Backup Restore & Monitoring 90K+ · 4.8★ (81)
wp.org #15 ↑2 1 too high 17 
BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin 400K+ · 4.0★ (1323)
wp.org #19 2 too low 18 
Duplicate Page and Post 70K+ · 4.6★ (29)
wp.org #10 ↑1 8 too high 19 
Hide My WP Ghost – Security & Firewall 100K+ · 4.5★ (373)
wp.org #21 2 too low 20 
WP Bulk Delete 90K+ · 4.6★ (131)
wp.org #20 21 
WP-Sweep 100K+ · 4.7★ (138)
wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 
WP Migrate Lite – Migration Made Easy 200K+ · 4.2★ (318)
wp.org #24 2 too low 23 Duplicate Post – duplicate pages, copy content, clone posts 5K+ · 4.7★ (7) thin reviews
wp.org #9 ↑6 14 too high 24 
Duplicate Killer – Prevent Duplicate Form Submissions 1K+ · 5.0★ (3) thin reviews
wp.org #23 ↓1 1 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.