Avoid Duplicate Posts vs Clone Posts
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Clone Posts leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,488, ahead of Avoid Duplicate Posts at #21,304. Over the last 7 days Clone Posts climbed 4 places and Avoid Duplicate Posts slipped 19 places. Clone Posts has the largest install base, roughly 200× the next: 10K+ active installs against 50+ for Avoid Duplicate Posts. Downloads this week: Clone Posts 243 and Avoid Duplicate Posts 18. Ratings: Avoid Duplicate Posts 1★ from 2 and Clone Posts 4.3★ from 22 reviews.
| Metric | Avoid Duplicate Posts | Clone Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #21,304 ▼ 19 | #1,488 ▲ 4 |
| Active installs | 50+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 18 | 243 |
| Rating | 1★ (2) | 4.3★ (22) |
| Last updated | Jul 4, 2024 | Jan 22, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.2.5 | 2.1.4 |
| Best rank on record | #20,564 | #1,488 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2015 | Jun 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Avoid Duplicate Posts or Clone Posts?
By active installs, Clone Posts: 10K+ sites run it against 50+ for Avoid Duplicate Posts, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 20, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Avoid Duplicate Posts or Clone Posts?
Clone Posts, at #1,488 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Avoid Duplicate Posts at #21,304. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Avoid Duplicate Posts or Clone Posts alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.