Cardboard
by Takayuki Miyauchi · Uncategorized
Also makes 20 other plugins · 39.3K+ installs across the portfolio →
This is a WordPress plugin enables you to enjoy 360 photo with Google Cardboard.
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
300+
≈380 estimated
Momentum
+38%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “360” and “photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,739 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.5%
of downloads still active
At least 300 of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,772 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 9+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3607 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.7.39; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.06★ and held back under 25 reviews
4 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3607 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 360 your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| cardboard your tag | Not checked yet | ||
| photo your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| theta your tag | Not checked yet | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 2 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “360” and “photo” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #10,100 to #11,100, alongside the other plugins at 300+ installs. Plugins with the same install count swap places between wp.org requests, so this is where most of them sit. Checked monthly, last on 21 Oct 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
9.9y ago
latest release · v4.7.1 · 16 Dec 2016
11
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “300+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago and the previous band took 21 months to cross, so the real count is still just under 400.
Install history since 7 Feb 2018
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ wordpressmymlsprl9.1y ago
Thanks a lot. I was looking for such a plugin. Keep on your good job.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ muneto murakami9.1y ago
Very awesome!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Westlake9.5y ago
This plugin works great for me in Firefox and Safari on my laptop but leaves a blank line and no 360 images in Chrome and Opera on my laptop. It works great on my iPhone, but fails and repeatedly reloads the page on my iPad. I contacted the developer on GitHub. He replied that it works for him, then closed the conversation without responding to my browser compatibility issues. I can’t recommend this plugin because it isn’t working in all common browsers that I’ve tested it on.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dennist_10.3y ago
I have been using this plugin for a few months now and its very good and stable. All you have to do is upload and add media in full size and it adds the 360 to your page. Its a very simple plugin that works. Update 7/4/19 – This app works with any 360 image you have. I have tried others and they are not as simple as this one. I used SiteOrigin and some simple CSS and created a large interactive 360 image for my main image under the header. This topic was modified 7 years ago by dennist_. Reason: update on this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Brian David Phillips10.6y ago
On installation, get a Fatal Error when trying to activate. Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_FUNCTION in /home4/hypno23/public_html/lovetranceformation.org/wp-content/plugins/cardboard/cardboard.php on line 44 So, no go. Tried on two different sites that I run. No good on either.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ obelix852qe310.6y ago
This is a little clean, easy to use. Nothing more (or less) than promised! Thanks for Sharing!
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.2.4
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
3 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This is a WordPress plugin enables you to enjoy 360 photo with Google Cardboard."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ✓ Headings and lists 4 headings and 4 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 490 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 4 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-12 400+ → 300+ down after 635 days in tier
- 2024-10-15 500+ → 400+ down after 437 days in tier
- 2023-08-05 600+ → 500+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2023-08-04 500+ → 600+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2023-08-02 600+ → 500+ down after 302 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 700+ → 600+ down after 349 days in tier
- 2021-10-20 800+ → 700+ down after 357 days in tier
- 2020-10-28 1K+ → 800+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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Firelight Lightbox 200K+ installs · 4.8★ · 1 shared tag A -
ACF Photo Gallery Field 60K+ installs · 3.9★ · 1 shared tag B -
LightPress Lightbox 40K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag B -
Easy Watermark 30K+ installs · 3.8★ · 1 shared tag C - W WP Photo Album Plus 10K+ installs · 4.6★ · 1 shared tag A
- A Advanced Image Styles 9K+ installs · 4.5★ · 1 shared tag D
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