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Yoast Duplicate Post

by Yoast · 3,000,000+ active installs · Checked 4 Nov 2026
Healthy

Healthy: maintained, last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in 24 months, no unpatched vulnerabilities.

92/ 100 Canary Score
Sub-scores for Yoast Duplicate Post
Ownership100
Maintenance100
Security90
SupportNo data
Reputation70

How the score works

Quick answers

Is Yoast Duplicate Post still maintained?
Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months. 6 Oct 2026 · wordpress.org
Who owns Yoast Duplicate Post, and has it changed hands?
No change recorded. Main committer lopo since Dec 2007. 4 Nov 2026 · SVN log
Was Yoast Duplicate Post removed from wordpress.org?
No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026. 4 Nov 2026 · wordpress.org
Is Yoast Duplicate Post safe?
5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.6). Not on the exploited list. 17 Mar 2026 · Wordfence Intelligence
Is the latest Yoast Duplicate Post update safe to install?
No ownership change before 4.7. No one-star spike after it. 22 Jun 2026 · Release history

Active signals

Facts we detected, with links to the source.

No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.

Ownership timeline

Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.

Committers and their active periods
lopo5 Dec 2007 to 9 Mar 2026, 592 commits
Yoast10 Mar 2021 to 6 Oct 2026, 33 commits

2 committers recorded. No ownership change since 2007.

Maintenance

Last release
29 days ago
Releases, 24 months
2
Tested up to
7.1 current
Requires PHP
7.4 supported 8.2+
Releases per quarter
Releases per quarter for Yoast Duplicate Post
Q1 20240
Q2 20240
Q3 20240
Q4 20240
Q1 20250
Q2 20250
Q3 20250
Q4 20250
Q1 20261
Q2 20261
Q3 20260
Q4 20260

Last release 6 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).

Reputation

Last 90 days: 1.0 (1 review). Lifetime: 4.7.

Average rating per quarter for Yoast Duplicate Post
Q1 20254.5
Q2 20254.0
Q3 20252.5
Q4 20255.0
Q1 20264.0
Q2 20264.1
Q3 20261.0

Average rating fell from 4.5 to 1.0 between Q1 2025 and Q3 2026.

Rating distribution
5 star472
4 star19
3 star12
2 star12
1 star23
Latest low reviews

Security record

2 vulnerabilities in 24 months (5 on record), all patched (latest fixed in 4.6).

Show 5 patched vulnerabilities
PublishedIssueCVSSAffectedFixed inDays to patch
17 Mar 2026Yoast Duplicate Post <= 4.5 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Post Duplication and Overwrite5.4<= 4.54.6Patched before disclosure
11 Feb 2026Duplicate Post <= 3.2.3 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting4.4<= 3.2.33.2.4Patched before disclosure
26 Sep 2019Yoast Duplicate Post <= 3.2.3 - Authenticated (Admin+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting5.5< 3.2.43.2.475
1 Aug 2014Yoast Duplicate Post <= 2.5 - SQL Injection9.8<= 2.52.6Patched before disclosure
1 Aug 2014Yoast Duplicate Post <= 2.6 - Cross-Site Scripting6.1<= 2.63.0801

Sources: Wordfence Intelligence, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, readme changelogs.

Support

33% of 3 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.

Momentum

3,000,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.

Weekly downloads, last 27 weeks
Weekly downloads for Yoast Duplicate Post
4 May 202637,348
11 May 202676,211
18 May 202680,826
25 May 202678,042
1 Jun 202670,051
8 Jun 202669,111
15 Jun 202666,490
22 Jun 20261,012,306
29 Jun 2026230,693
6 Jul 2026272,733
13 Jul 2026133,970
20 Jul 2026147,958
27 Jul 2026116,447
3 Aug 2026105,670
10 Aug 202687,356
17 Aug 202688,572
24 Aug 202696,714
31 Aug 202685,489
7 Sep 202675,252
14 Sep 202678,500
21 Sep 202680,801
28 Sep 202676,773
5 Oct 202674,125
12 Oct 202664,232
19 Oct 2026117,501
26 Oct 202692,404
2 Nov 202614,859

Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 45% below the 27-week average.

Healthier alternatives

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No healthier plugin in the same category yet.

Facts

Version4.7
AuthorYoast
Added5 Dec 2007
Last updated6 Oct 2026
Active installs3,000,000+
Requires WordPress7.0
Tested up to7.1.4
Requires PHP7.4
CategoryContent Management > Blog & Article Publishing
Tagscopy, clone, duplicate post

Other plugins by this author: Yoast SEO - Advanced SEO with real-time guidance and built-in AI, ACF Content Analysis for Yoast SEO, Yoast Test Helper, Custom field finder, Redirectioner, Term Menu Order

Questions

Is Yoast Duplicate Post still maintained?

Yes. Last release 6 Oct 2026, 2 releases in the last 24 months.

Who owns Yoast Duplicate Post, and has it changed hands?

No change recorded. Main committer lopo since Dec 2007.

Was Yoast Duplicate Post removed from wordpress.org?

No. Listed on wordpress.org as of 4 Nov 2026.

Is Yoast Duplicate Post safe?

5 known vulnerabilities, all fixed (latest in 4.6). Not on the exploited list.

Is the latest Yoast Duplicate Post update safe to install?

No ownership change before 4.7. No one-star spike after it.

Data: wordpress.org Plugins API, plugins SVN and Trac, wordpress.org reviews and support forum, Wordfence Intelligence, CISA KEV, NVD.Plugin data refreshed 4 Nov 2026.Report a data issue