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

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 “panoramic”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 4 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

Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views shows at wp.org #2 but places #8 on merit, a gap of 6 places. Its 700+ 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.

merit plugin wp.org
1 WPVR – 360 Panorama viewer and Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress 10K+ · 4.7★ (133) wp.org #1 2 AI-Powered Carousel, Slider, Video & Photo Gallery Blocks by WP Carousel 60K+ · 4.7★ (434) wp.org #5 3 too low 3 Panorama – Turn Photos into Immersive Virtual Tours 2K+ · 4.3★ (9) wp.org #3 4 iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 4K+ · 4.5★ (31) wp.org #6 ↓1 2 too low 5 GutSlider – All in One Slider and Carousel Blocks for Gutenberg 6K+ · 4.9★ (14) wp.org #8 ↓1 3 too low 6 Print Page Block – make any page printable in one click 1K+ · 4.9★ (7) wp.org #7 ↓1 1 too low 7 PDF Embed Block – share documents right inside your posts 4K+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 3 too high 8 Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 6 too high 9 WP Google Street View (with 360° virtual tour) & Google maps + Local SEO 300+ · 3.7★ (3) wp.org #9 ↓1 10 Advanced Panorama 360 Viewer 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 ↓1 11 Panoramic Slider Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↓1 12 P Panoramic Image Block — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↓1 13 C Cyb Pannellum Viewer 40+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 ↓1 14 Easy Panorama 500+ · 3.6★ (5) wp.org #22 ↓2 8 too low 15 Leadwhite Mosaic Gallery for Elementor 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↓1 1 too high 16 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 ↓1 1 too high 17 FWD Video Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑3 1 too high 18 C Cyb Marzipano Viewer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↓2 1 too high 19 OrbitLens360 — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↓2 1 too high 20 Mirame360 Embed — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 ↓2 1 too high 21 W WonderPano – 360 Panorama Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #20 ↓2 1 too high 22 Australcode Uniform Images – Product Image Resize Without Cropping for WooCommerce 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #21 1 too high 23 Printcart Canvas – Canvas Print Designer & Edge-Wrap Preview for WooCommerce — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 ↓1 24 Virtual Tour Builder — · 0.0★ (0) 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.