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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “glb”

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

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 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 #14 but places #23 on merit, a gap of 9 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

Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv places #3 on merit, 4.9★ from 265 reviews, but shows at wp.org #7. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #1 2 MKL Product Configurator for WooCommerce – 2D & 3D Live Preview 2K+ · 4.8★ (42) wp.org #2 3 Image Optimizer, Resizer and CDN – Sirv 900+ · 4.9★ (265) wp.org #7 ↓2 4 too low 4 Mapster WP Maps 3K+ · 4.9★ (54) wp.org #6 2 too low 5 3D viewer by Visody 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↓1 2 too high 6 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #9 ↓2 3 too low 7 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #11 ↓2 4 too low 8 3D Viewer Block – Bring Your Products to Life with Interactive 3D 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 ↓1 4 too high 9 Threepress 100+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #10 ↓2 1 too low 10 AR for WooCommerce 50+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #18 8 too low 11 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑3 3 too high 12 WCB | WP Configurator Builder – Product Configurators Made Simple 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #12 ↑3 13 3D Viewer – glb/gltf Viewer by WPSE 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #5 ↓1 8 too high 14 Reality shop – Unlimited 3D for Elementor and WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 3 too low 15 WP 3D Thingviewer Lite 100+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 7 too low 16 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #19 ↑3 3 too low 17 Press3D 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 ↓1 4 too high 18 3D Scene Viewer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 3 too high 19 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #16 ↓3 3 too high 20 Augmented Reality Viewer – 3D Model Viewer 400+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 ModelVista – 3D Model Viewer for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 2 too low 22 3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #20 ↓1 2 too high 23 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #14 ↓4 9 too high 24 Idesoftbcn AI Product Customizer for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #24 ↓1

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.