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

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 scene”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 10 of the top 20. 1 plugin is 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

Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer shows at wp.org #9 but places #22 on merit, a gap of 13 places. Its 600+ installs carry it up the search order; its 3.5★ average from 2 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce places #9 on merit, 4.6★ from 449 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 3D FlipBook – PDF Embedder, PDF Flipbook Viewer, Flipbook Image Gallery 70K+ · 4.8★ (182) wp.org #3 1 too low 3 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #2 1 too high 4 Premium Addons for Elementor – AI-Ready Elementor Addons, Widgets & Templates 600K+ · 4.9★ (1680) wp.org #8 4 too low 5 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #5 ↑2 6 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #17 11 too low 7 PausAR – 3D and AR for Elementor 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #6 ↓2 1 too high 8 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #13 ↓1 5 too low 9 WCFM Marketplace – Multivendor Marketplace for WooCommerce 10K+ · 4.6★ (449) wp.org #24 15 too low 10 SwiftXR (3D/AR/VR) Viewer 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #7 ↓1 5 too high 13 3D Scene Viewer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 ↑1 9 too high 14 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #22 ↑1 8 too low 15 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↑1 3 too high 16 Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #16 17 WCB | WP Configurator Builder – Product Configurators Made Simple 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #19 2 too low 18 HappyVR – Virtual Tour Builder & 360 Panorama Viewer 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑1 4 too high 19 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #15 ↓1 4 too high 20 Composite Products – Conditional Images 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #18 2 too high 21 ThreeWP 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 22 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #9 ↑2 13 too high 23 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 PDF Flipbook, WPBakery Addon – Unreal FlipBook 1K+ · 3.0★ (2) wp.org #20 4 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.