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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “augmented reality”

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 “augmented reality”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 13 of the top 20. 6 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

Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator shows at wp.org #7 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 11 places. Its 6K+ installs carry it up the search order; its 4.3★ average from 3 reviews, plus freshness and upkeep, place it lower on our volume-weighted scale.

Buried gem

Text To Speech TTS Accessibility places #8 on merit, 4.8★ from 92 reviews, but shows at wp.org #21. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #1 2 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #3 ↓2 1 too low 3 Element Pack Addons for Elementor – MCP & AI-Ready Elementor Widgets, Elementor Templates, Elementor Addons 100K+ · 4.7★ (284) wp.org #12 ↓1 9 too low 4 PausAR – 3D and AR for Elementor 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #5 ↓1 1 too low 5 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 900+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #13 ↓1 8 too low 6 Zakeke Interactive Product Designer for WooCommerce 1K+ · 4.7★ (131) wp.org #15 ↓1 9 too low 7 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #4 ↓1 3 too high 8 Text To Speech TTS Accessibility 4K+ · 4.8★ (92) wp.org #21 ↓1 13 too low 9 Augmented Reality Viewer – 3D Model Viewer 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #2 7 too high 10 SwiftXR (3D/AR/VR) Viewer 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #11 ↓3 1 too low 11 AR for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #9 ↑1 2 too high 12 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #6 ↓1 6 too high 13 Dark Reader – Beautiful Dark Mode for any Website 200+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑1 3 too low 14 Pixel Gallery Addons for Elementor 4K+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #22 8 too low 15 AR for WooCommerce – Augmented Reality & 3D Product Viewer for Art (ArtInAR) — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 ↓1 5 too high 16 Reality shop – Unlimited 3D for Elementor and WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↓2 8 too high 17 ArtPlacer Widget 100+ · 4.3★ (6) wp.org #17 ↓2 18 Live Copy Paste for Elementor – Cross Domain Copy Paste & Page Duplicator 6K+ · 4.3★ (3) wp.org #7 11 too high 19 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #14 ↑5 5 too high 20 AR for WooCommerce – 3D Product Viewer & Augmented Reality — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↓1 1 too high 21 Simplio3D Product Configurator 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #24 ↓1 3 too low 22 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #18 ↓5 4 too high 23 3D Product configurator for WooCommerce 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓4 3 too high 24 3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓2 1 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.