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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “three.js”

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 “three.js”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 9 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

Shader Spiral Carousel shows at wp.org #15 but places #20 on merit, a gap of 5 places. Its — 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 3D Viewer – Turn Product Pages into Interactive 3D Experiences 9K+ · 4.7★ (24) wp.org #1 2 WPKoi Templates for Elementor 5K+ · 4.6★ (19) wp.org #7 5 too low 3 Threepress 100+ · 4.8★ (5) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 ThreeWP 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #4 5 Panorama Block – immerse visitors in 360 degree views 700+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #2 3 too high 6 TNC FlipBook 3D – PDF Flipbook, 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer, PDF Embedder 400+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #3 3 too high 7 Interactive Globes – 3D World Maps 400+ · 5.0★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too high 8 WP 3D Thingviewer Lite 100+ · 3.2★ (5) wp.org #16 8 too low 9 Three Code – Canvas Embed for Three.js — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 Press3D 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #8 2 too high 11 Iris AI – AI Homepage, Chatbot & Site Assistant 40+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 2 too high 12 3D Product Customizer & Configurator for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #20 8 too low 13 Advanced Panorama 360 Viewer 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 1 too low 14 PDF Rack – 3D Flipbook, PDF Viewer & Embed PDF 20+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #11 3 too high 15 Idesoftbcn AI Product Customizer for WooCommerce 10+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #12 3 too high 16 SiteGalaxy — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #13 3 too high 17 Shader Grid 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 18 Filmstrip Carousel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 19 Shader Carousel 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #19 20 Shader Spiral Carousel — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #15 5 too high 21 Edel Museum Generator 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 1 too low 22 Tilvora – 3D Flooring Visualizer — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #23 1 too low 23 Sadat Loginverse — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #24 1 too low 24 GlobeProof – 3D Customer & Review Globe for WooCommerce — · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #21 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.