Garden Gnome Package

by Chief Gnome

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76 Quality Score

Active Installs

16/30

About 4,000 active installs is a modest audience, suggesting a niche user base rather than mainstream adoption.

Update Freshness

25/25

Last updated in May 2026 and tested up to WordPress 7.0, which points to a developer who is actively keeping pace with core releases.

User Rating

13/15

An 84 out of 100 from 5 reviewers is positive, but the sample size is too small to draw firm conclusions.

Support Health

8/15

Zero support threads opened and zero resolved means there is no track record to evaluate, neither a good nor a bad signal given the silence.

WP Compatibility

15/15

Full marks here, with broad WordPress version support and a PHP 7.2 requirement that is reasonable for the era.

Scores higher than 51% of indexed plugins

About

Display panoramas, virtual tours or object movies created with Pano2VR and Object2VR.

Active Installs 4k+

Rating ★★★★ 4.2/5

Last Updated 2026-05-28 8:13am GMT

Requires WordPress 5.0+

Tested Up To 7.0.4

Requires PHP 7.2+

Security History

4 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 High 3 Medium

Most recent: February 21, 2026

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What It Does

Garden Gnome Package embeds Pano2VR and Object2VR outputs, including 360-degree panoramas, object movies and WebVR/WebXR tours, into WordPress pages and posts via shortcodes. It is essentially a delivery vehicle for content you produce in Garden Gnome Software's desktop authoring tools, not a tour builder on its own.

Who It's For

This plugin is best for site owners who already create panoramas in Pano2VR or Object2VR and need a clean way to publish them, including real estate agents, museums, hotels, car dealerships and architectural firms. If your workflow includes exporting tours from Garden Gnome Software and you want a low-overhead embed, it fits.

Who Should Skip It

Skip this if you do not use Pano2VR or Object2VR, since the plugin adds little without those source files. Anyone looking for an in-browser tour builder with a drag-and-drop editor will be better served by WP VR or iPanorama 360.

The Bottom Line

Garden Gnome Package scores 76.23 out of 100 and does one job well: publishing Pano2VR and Object2VR tours in WordPress. Its strong maintenance and compatibility are real positives, but the thin rating base and zero support activity mean you are trusting a small project. Use it if Garden Gnome Software is already part of your toolkit; otherwise consider a more self-contained builder like WP VR.

Pick WP VR if you want a self-contained builder with hot spots, floor plans and Google Street View import rather than embedding pre-made tours.

Panorama – 360 degree Virtual Tour, Panoramic Image viewer and More 75/100

Choose Panorama if you need a general-purpose 360 viewer that accepts equirectangular images without requiring Pano2VR exports.

360 Javascript Viewer 66/100

Go with 360 Javascript Viewer if you only need a lightweight JS-based viewer and want to avoid heavier feature sets.

iPanorama 360 – Advanced Virtual Tour Builder 62/100

iPanorama 360 is the better fit when you need a visual editor for scenes, hot spots and tours entirely inside WordPress.

BestPrice Analytics Integration 61/100

BestPrice is unrelated to panoramas and should be disregarded for this use case.