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Delete Duplicate Posts vs Optimization Detective

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.

Optimization Detective

Optimization Detective

by WordPress Performance Team

At a glance

Optimization Detective leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #685, ahead of Delete Duplicate Posts at #1,776. Over the last 7 days Optimization Detective slipped 4 places and Delete Duplicate Posts slipped 41 places. Optimization Detective has the largest install base, roughly 6× the next: 60K+ active installs against 10K+ for Delete Duplicate Posts. Downloads this week: Optimization Detective 3,110 and Delete Duplicate Posts 1,944. Ratings: Delete Duplicate Posts 4.8★ from 153 and Optimization Detective 4.3★ from 3 reviews.

Metric Delete Duplicate Posts Optimization Detective
Popular rank today #1,776 ▼ 41 #685 ▼ 4
Active installs 10K+ 60K+
Downloads, last 7 days 1,944 3,110
Rating 4.8★ (153) 4.3★ (3)
Last updated Oct 7, 2026 Aug 26, 2026
Current version 5.2.2 1.0.0-beta7
Best rank on record #1,673 #649
Days in the top 50 0 0
On WordPress.org since Sep 2009 Mar 2024
Sites detected by our detector 0 2

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

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Downloads per day

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Frequently asked questions

Which is more popular, Delete Duplicate Posts or Optimization Detective?

By active installs, Optimization Detective: 60K+ sites run it against 10K+ for Delete Duplicate Posts, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 30, 2026.

Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Delete Duplicate Posts or Optimization Detective?

Optimization Detective, at #685 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Delete Duplicate Posts at #1,776. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.

Are Delete Duplicate Posts or Optimization Detective 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.