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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “obj viewer”

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 “obj viewer”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 11 of the top 20. 2 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

Press3D shows at wp.org #7 but places #14 on merit, a gap of 7 places. Its 40+ 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

Firelight Lightbox places #2 on merit, 4.8★ from 361 reviews, but shows at wp.org #6. 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 Firelight Lightbox 200K+ · 4.8★ (361) wp.org #6 4 too low 3 SwiftXR (3D/AR/VR) Viewer 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #4 1 too low 4 Easy 3D Viewer 1K+ · 4.1★ (12) wp.org #3 1 too high 5 3DPrint Lite 600+ · 4.8★ (37) wp.org #8 ↑1 3 too low 6 3D Viewer Block – Bring Your Products to Life with Interactive 3D 1K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #2 4 too high 7 AR for WordPress 300+ · 4.6★ (10) wp.org #12 5 too low 8 AR for WooCommerce 60+ · 5.0★ (5) wp.org #13 5 too low 9 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #9 ↓2 10 Embed STL 400+ · 4.5★ (2) wp.org #10 11 3D Scene Viewer 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #5 6 too high 12 WP 3D Thingviewer Lite 100+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #15 ↓1 3 too low 13 Emb3D Model Viewer 100+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #20 7 too low 14 Press3D 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #7 ↑1 7 too high 15 PartWork.ai 3D Viewer – CAD, STEP & STL Files — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑1 1 too high 16 PrintPrice: STL & 3MF Price Calculator for WooCommerce 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 5 too high 17 Modelora – 3D Product & Model Viewer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 1 too high 18 3D Viewer Online 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 1 too high 19 Immersive Designer – 3D Product Configurator for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Birlo 3D Print Lite for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too low 21 ProofCanvas — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Mini Gallery 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 P Prodaxis Print Quote — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 3D Model Viewer by Arty 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 6 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.