WP 3D Thingviewer Lite
by Accolore · Uncategorized
This plugin provide a 3D model files viewer to embed your 3d models on your Wordpress pages or posts.
Try it live opens a temporary test site in your browser, which can take about 20 seconds to load. Plugins that rely on outside services or a full server may not work completely there.
Health
C 56/100
Stale · Few reviews
Active installs
100+
≈180 estimated
Momentum
+31%
low volume, under 1,000 downloads a month
Biggest opportunity: “3d”, “model” and “thing” 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.
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.3%
of downloads still active
At least 100 of 7.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,783 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.
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 574 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.7.11; the current branch is 7.1
3.2★ over 5 reviews, weighted for review count to 4.0★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 574 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.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.6
Velocity
places per keyword, 23d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 23d
+0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| thingviewer your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| 3d your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| model your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| thing your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| viewer your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 1 listed. 6 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “3d”, “model” and “thing” 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 · 1,491 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 211 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank
Ranked about #13,300 to #16,400, alongside the other plugins at 100+ 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 1 Nov 2026.
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
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.
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 “100+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago and the previous band took 4.6 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 200.
Install history since 24 Oct 2020
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Tatenda B Mpofu2.7y ago
Simple and straightforward to use, good features available on the free app
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ dusitnpoissant3.7y ago
In the demo the config page appears in the WP Admin Menu, but when I installed it nothing showed up. I tried deactivating and reactivating and uninstalling and reinstalling… no config page ever shows up so this is completely useless, but it looks great on their demo page and I wish i could get it to work.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ t1m1ng4.7y ago
Light weight clean looking viewer should be developed further so users can customize more settings. Support of .3MF files.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ 0maha5.4y ago
Gave it a try. When you install, there are no configuration screens or anything. After a bit of reading, discovered that the use is based on embedding a shortcode like this: [wp-3dtvl model_file=”your_file_name”][/wp-3dtvl] Tried that with multiple models, and all I got was an on-screen error saying “An error occurred loading model”. Dug around some more and found the author’s demo model from the Envato based paid version of this plugin. Tried substituting the path for that model. Same result. In summary: Gave this an honest try. Could not get it to work at all.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ hertje787.7y ago
I’ve been searching for a simple STL-viewer and I found it in WP 3D Thingviewer Lite!
Read on wp.org ↗
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.
This plugin’s searches fall outside the topics measured so far. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin provide a 3D model files viewer to embed your 3d models on your Wordpress pages or posts."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 7 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 7 of 7 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Block editor, Zoom.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 2 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,668 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-25 200+ → 100+ down after 1681 days in tier
- 2021-08-17 100+ → 200+ up
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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Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ installs · 4.0★ · 3 shared tags B - S STL Viewer 100+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Three Viewer 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags - A A8C 3D Model Viewer Block 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Embed-SweetHome3D 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags -
vitrine 3D Viewer — installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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