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

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 “gltf”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 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 #12 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 8 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.

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 ↑1 3 3D viewer by Visody 900+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #3 ↓1 4 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #5 1 too low 5 3D Viewer Block – Bring Your Products to Life with Interactive 3D 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 1 too high 6 PausAR – 3D and AR for Elementor 300+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #14 ↑1 8 too low 7 Threepress 100+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #11 4 too low 8 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #13 ↑1 5 too low 9 BSS 3D Product Viewer & AR for WooCommerce 20+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #8 ↑4 1 too high 10 3D Viewer – glb/gltf Viewer by WPSE 90+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #6 4 too high 11 AR for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #16 ↑4 5 too low 12 Press3D 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 5 too high 13 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #17 ↑1 4 too low 14 3D Scene Viewer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 ↑4 5 too high 15 ExploreXR 50+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #10 ↓2 5 too high 16 Easy 3d Model Viewer 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑1 2 too low 17 ModelVista – 3D Model Viewer for WordPress 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 2 too low 18 Mini Gallery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↑1 2 too low 19 Ultimate 3D Model Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 3 too low 20 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓2 8 too high 21 Plato Gallery – Quick and Easy for VR, AR, and Metaverse Galleries 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↑1 2 too low 22 InkToPaw 3D Model Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 2 too low 23 3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #15 ↑1 8 too high 24 TWX-Chat – AI Chatbot with Talking Avatars 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 ↑1 3 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.