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

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 “panorama”, we and wp.org disagree on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 15 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 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 #5 but places #17 on merit, a gap of 12 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

Unlimited Elements for Elementor places #5 on merit, 4.8★ from 525 reviews, but shows at wp.org #13. A smaller install base keeps it further down the default search order than its quality signals alone would.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #2 1 too low 2 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #1 1 too high 3 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #7 4 too low 4 Simply Schedule Appointments 50K+ · 5.0★ (155) wp.org #9 5 too low 5 Unlimited Elements for Elementor 300K+ · 4.8★ (525) wp.org #13 ↑2 8 too low 6 iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 4K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #6 7 Alex Reservations – Restaurant Reservations, Tables & White-Label Booking System 200+ · 4.9★ (28) wp.org #18 ↓1 11 too low 8 HappyVR – Virtual Tour Builder & 360 Panorama Viewer 70+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 4 too high 9 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #17 ↓1 8 too low 10 Vision – Interactive Image Map with Hotspots Builder 2K+ · 4.9★ (9) wp.org #16 ↓2 6 too low 11 Garden Gnome Package 4K+ · 4.2★ (5) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too high 12 Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #15 ↓2 3 too low 13 Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 10 too high 14 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #12 ↓1 2 too high 15 Algori 360 Image 3K+ · 4.6★ (5) wp.org #20 ↓1 5 too low 16 PicPoints – Interactive Image Map & Hotspot Builder 70+ · 5.0★ (3) wp.org #21 ↓1 5 too low 17 Photo Sphere Viewer – 360° Virtual Tour, Panorama, 360 Video & AR 3D Viewer 600+ · 3.5★ (2) wp.org #5 12 too high 18 Advanced Panorama 360 Viewer 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓2 8 too high 19 All In One Image Viewer – Zoom, Magnify, Maps & Rotation 300+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 ↓1 8 too high 20 A360 Panorama Hero — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #14 ↓2 6 too high 21 PhotoGlue – Easy Photo Collage Maker 100+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓1 2 too high 22 Deko360 – 360° Virtual Tour & Panorama Embed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↓1 23 Papatto 360 Tour 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 Unlimited Elements Blocks Library 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #23 ↓1 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.