Get rid of duplicates in WordPress

Delete Duplicate Posts is a plugin for WordPress that does exactly what the name says.

Easy and simple to install and use, the plugin will search for and delete duplicate posts and pages with duplicate titles. You can choose to leave either the first or the latest post behind and delete the rest. All post meta is also removed.

You can run the plugin manually or let it run automatically every hour, cleaning up and sending you details by email.

This free plugin for WordPress was first released September 2nd, 2009 and deletes duplicate posts on your website.

This was inspired by an article I wrote about how to delete duplicate posts back in 2009.

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 Christos P.
   Clean interface. Excellent features. Must have this plugin especially if you are a WordPress developer.
 
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   The Plugin had a few issues with elementar in the beginning.This was adressed by Daan very quickly.
 
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 MasterJuan
   First of all I am giving it 5 stars because from a Product Catalogue with 25K products, I found and deleted easily almost 6K products.
 
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 kaperino
   Really happy to have found this one – does exactly what it says on the tin!
 
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 izwpsupport4120
   A must try plugin with lots of useful features like for product display in different ways, options that can boost your sales, enhance user experience etc. Customer support is also very good. Thanks a lot for developing a plugin with so many useful functionalities.
 
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 darkmonster
   Is helpful to make my self-hosted local host a server video to expose in my deepweb onion site making the experience turning interesting to my visitors.
 
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 capitancapo
   Lo llevo utilizando mucho tiempo y estoy muy satisfecho. Con el tiempo ha evolucionado mucho con sus updates y se ha convertido en una herramienta muy profesional e imprescindible para implementarla en woocommerce.
 Tiene una versión premium, pero la versión gratuita está más que completa.
 Por mi parte lo recomiendo.
 
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 diarmani
   I tried another highly recommended bulk post editor that failed miserably before trying this plugin.
 
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 schafi
   this plugin is perfect for me, because it shows the right date for the post on my blog, thanks a lot
 
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 prbuddy7
   I learnt about MySticky menu through Website learners and being a loyal follower I went ahead and installed the plugin. However, unfortunately for some techie reasons it didn’t work on my website. I was prompted to give a feedback when I was uninstalling the plugin and to my surprise, the support team... read moreI learnt about MySticky menu through Website learners and being a loyal follower I went ahead and installed the plugin. However, unfortunately for some techie reasons it didn’t work on my website. I was prompted to give a feedback when I was uninstalling the plugin and to my surprise, the support team immediately responded to my concern on e-mail. They guided me step by step to get my issue resolved. And woala!! it worked. I must add that my disappointment earlier led me to look for other plugins that claimed to offer the same feature of a sticky header, and I installed a CSS plugin only to my disappointment. Had the support staff of MySticky Menu not responded so promptly and resolved my issue so efficiently, I have no idea how else I would have continued satisfactorily on my website. read less
 
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 liftedextracts
   Great plugin, great support and lots of customizable settings for your liking.
 This should honestly be a default WordPress feature, glad you were able to bring this to us.
 
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 djbaxter
   Very nice plugin, especially if you use RSS feeds for some of your blog posts. Runs fast with minimal impact on server resources. Finds and lists duplicates and gives you the option of manual (my preference) or automatic deletion, keeping the oldest or the newest version of the duplicates, etc.
 
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 gladiator787
   This plugin is awesome. It helped me migrate my entire website to another domain flawlessly. Their customer service was very helpful too.
 
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 Matt R.
   My site had a LARGE number of custom posts (150K+) that we had imported. During the import, duplicates were created to the tune of almost 40K posts. I set up the plugin to run in automated mode knocking off 100 posts every 30 mins. It took a LONG time – weeks –... read moreMy site had a LARGE number of custom posts (150K+) that we had imported. During the import, duplicates were created to the tune of almost 40K posts. I set up the plugin to run in automated mode knocking off 100 posts every 30 mins. It took a LONG time – weeks – but it did the job without bringing down the server or corrupting the db. All while still permitting front and back-end access. read less
 
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 thy21
   I greatly appreciate this very useful and very professional plugin. The statistics are very detailed and precise.
 And the support is really very responsive and pro too.
 Kudos to you and thank you.
 

Annual

$ 14.99 / year

Automatic deletion - set it and forget it
Email notification - If dupes are found
(Pro) Search any post status
(Pro) Search by duplicate post meta
1 year of updates and support

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Lifetime (Popular)

$ 29.99 once

Automatic deletion - set it and forget it
Email notification - If dupes are found
(Pro) Search any post status
(Pro) Search by duplicate post meta
Lifetime updates and support

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You can move your license to use it on other websites via your account page, or you can get a multisite license to use on multiple websites at same time.

Money-back Guarantee

You are fully protected by our 100% Money Back Guarantee. If during the next 30 days you experience an issue that makes the plugin unusable and we are unable to resolve it, we'll happily consider offering a full refund of your money.

Trusted by 30,000+ WordPress websites

Perfect for news aggregators and automated e-commerce websites

You can run the plugin manually or let it run automatically every hour, cleaning up and sending you details by email.

SEO - Remove unwanted duplicate content

Having duplicate content on your website is bad for your SEO rankings and this plugin can help you by searching and removing duplicate posts and pages.

Select individual posts to delete or select all.
Manual or automatic deletion - making it easy
Keep oldest or newest duplicate
Get status email when something is deleted.
Integrated log shows all activity.
Choose Post Types to search
Choose Post Status types to search
Pro version adds another comparison method - use Post Meta
Pro - Allow 301 Redirects

Great features that help you overcome duplicated content

Features for premium users only

A very popular feature is to be able to redirect your deleted posts and pages to the original page. This saves you a lot of time and makes sure that your visitors and search engines can find what they are looking for.

The free version searches published posts, and the pro version allows you to go even deeper.

Filter out and delete duplicates that are not yet published, prevent duplicates from ever showing up.

Pro version allows you to use different compare method. Find duplicates via post meta.

If using WooCommerce you can automatically remove duplicate SKU.

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Features in both pro and free

Automatic deletion

No time to manually delete? Automate!

With a few clicks, you can set up scheduled removal of any duplicates. You can change the limits and frequency to fit your website.

Works with any plugin or theme

Delete more than just posts

If you have more advanced websites you can control where to look for duplicates.

Select post types you want to keep an eye on and ignore the rest.

Send status email

Keep track of new duplicates

You only receive a notification if new duplicates are found and deleted.

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You can also get the free version of the plugin. It is very powerful by itself and has no limitations. There are some features that are only available in the premium version.

The plugin was first released in 2008 and has been downloaded over half a million times.

The plugin is running on over 30.000 websites - keeping them clean from duplicated content.

Take the free version for a spin and if you want a bit more power and features, go for the pro version.

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Get rid of duplicates in WordPress

Annual

Lifetime (Popular)

Money-back Guarantee

Trusted by 30,000+ WordPress websites

Perfect for news aggregators and automated e-commerce websites

SEO - Remove unwanted duplicate content

Great features that help you overcome duplicated content

Features for premium users only

Redirect deleted pages

Any post status

Compare more than titles?

Features in both pro and free

Automatic deletion

No time to manually delete? Automate!

Works with any plugin or theme

Delete more than just posts

Send status email

Keep track of new duplicates

Delete Duplicate Posts FREE version