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wp.org search vs our merit ranking: “vr integration”

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 “vr integration”, we agree with wp.org on the top plugin, and our order differs from theirs on 8 of the top 20. 6 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

Funbutler Booking System shows at wp.org #9 but places #18 on merit, a gap of 9 places. Its 100+ 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

Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder places #4 on merit, 4.5★ from 151 reviews, but shows at wp.org #24. 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 #1 2 SwiftXR (3D/AR/VR) Viewer 100+ · 5.0★ (8) wp.org #2 3 Greenshift – animation and page builder blocks 70K+ · 4.8★ (107) wp.org #5 2 too low 4 Buttonizer – Floating Menus, Sticky Buttons, & Popup Builder 70K+ · 4.5★ (151) wp.org #24 20 too low 5 Verge3D Publishing and E-Commerce 400+ · 4.0★ (4) wp.org #6 1 too low 6 Matterport Shortcode 3K+ · 5.0★ (9) wp.org #20 ↑1 14 too low 7 VR-Frases 30+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #3 4 too high 8 3D Viewer – 3D Model Viewer – Augmented Reality – Virtual Try On 10+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #7 1 too high 9 Bukza 200+ · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #10 1 too low 10 All Embed – Multi-Source Embed Widgets for Elementor 500+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #4 6 too high 11 Plato Gallery – Quick and Easy for VR, AR, and Metaverse Galleries 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #11 ↑1 12 FWD Video Player 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #12 ↑5 13 3D/AR/VR Model Viewer for WooCommerce 10+ · 4.0★ (1) wp.org #8 5 too high 14 Atomica Vision – Virtual makeup try on — · 5.0★ (2) wp.org #21 ↑1 7 too low 15 ZW Player Video Embed 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #14 ↑2 1 too high 16 EasyThree — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #15 1 too high 17 AI News 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #17 ↑2 18 Funbutler Booking System 100+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #9 9 too high 19 Advanced Panorama 360 Viewer 60+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #18 ↑2 1 too high 20 GoToViaR 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #13 7 too high 21 Archisketch – 3D Interior Design Solution — · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #22 ↑1 1 too low 22 King Addons for Elementor – 100+ Elementor Widgets, 4 000+ Elementor Templates, WooCommerce Builder, Mega Menu, Popup Builder 10K+ · 5.0★ (1) wp.org #19 ↓5 3 too high 23 rooom 3D Product Viewer 10+ · 0.0★ (0) wp.org #16 ↑2 7 too high 24 Three Object Viewer 20+ · 0.0★ (0) 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.