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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “3d animated”

wp.org orders by popularity, so a plugin a host bundled onto millions of sites, or a big-brand one that's slow and mediocre, can sit at the top. Our ranking is built to answer a different question: which of these is actually worth installing. How this works →

For “3d animated”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 12 of the top 20. 4 plugins are pushed down for signals wp.org ignores: errors, a host-installed base, or removal risk.

wp.org search ranks on

Install count (uncapped), the raw star average, freshness, and support. Popularity dominates, so the biggest install base usually wins regardless of how it got there.

We add

A cap on the install boost, volume-weighted ratings, and signals wp.org can't see: whether it throws errors on current PHP, whether the install base is organic or host-pushed, and its risk of being pulled.

Ranked above its merit

3D Scene Viewer shows at wp.org #10 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 20+ installs carry it up the search order; its 5.0★ average from 1 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Bricksable for Bricks Builder places #10 on merit, 5.0★ from 61 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 DearFlip – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF embed, PDF viewer 200K+ · 4.9★ (194) wp.org #1 2 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Animated Text Block – Add Typing and Looping Text Effects 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #2 2 too high 5 HappyAddons for Elementor – 160 Elementor Widgets, GSAP Animations & Templates 400K+ · 4.8★ (489) wp.org #7 ↑1 2 too low 6 Mega Addons For WPBakery Page Builder 20K+ · 4.2★ (57) wp.org #13 7 too low 7 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #12 ↑2 5 too low 8 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 Sina Extension for Elementor 40K+ · 4.9★ (35) wp.org #11 2 too low 10 Bricksable for Bricks Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (61) wp.org #24 14 too low 11 Master Slider – Responsive Touch Slider 60K+ · 4.6★ (504) wp.org #22 11 too low 12 Block Animations, Motion & Scroll Effects – Ghost Kit 6K+ · 4.6★ (46) wp.org #19 ↑5 7 too low 13 Text Typing – grab attention with animated typing headlines 3K+ · 3.8★ (6) wp.org #6 7 too high 14 Marquee Addons for Elementor – Essential Motion Widgets & Templates 20K+ · 5.0★ (6) wp.org #8 ↑2 6 too high 15 Calculate Prices based on Distance For WooCommerce 300+ · 4.8★ (20) wp.org #21 ↓1 6 too low 16 Turbo Addons Elementor 3K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #18 2 too low 17 Parallax Section Block – Add Parallax Scrolling Effects to Sections 3K+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #14 ↓1 3 too high 18 KineticHub – Animated Blocks 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Icon List Block – Add Icon-Based Lists with Custom Styles 4K+ · 3.7★ (6) wp.org #15 ↓3 4 too high 20 Video Background Block – Add Stunning Video Backgrounds to Any Section 2K+ · 4.5★ (4) wp.org #23 ↓2 3 too low 21 Embed Lottie Player – bring your pages to life with animation 4K+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #20 ↓1 1 too high 22 Flipbox Addon for Elementor 600+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 5 too high 23 3D Scene Viewer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↑5 13 too high 24 Classic Addons – WPBakery Page Builder 3K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 8 too high

Merit ranking caps the install boost at 1M (wp.org leaves it uncapped), replaces the raw star average with a volume-weighted Bayesian score and a Wilson lower bound, and keeps wp.org's own freshness and compatibility decays. Method from the plugin-directory source; see Meta Trac #8298. Positions are tracked daily from the first visit to a keyword, so the small arrows show movement since tracking began.