360 Panorama & Virtual Tour WordPress Plugins
As the most popular Content Management System (CMS) that’s powering millions of websites, WordPress has hundreds of quality plugins that extend its functionality to let users incorporate powerful features into their websites.
This includes 360-Degree Panorama Viewing and Virtual Tour creation plugins.
Over the years, many free and paid panoramic photography and Virtual Reality (VR) related themes, plugins and addons have been developed. Unfortunately, most of them are no longer being developed or maintained, but they are still available to be purchased or downloaded.
For security reasons, it is very important for users to only install WordPress plugins that are actively updated by their developers. This ensures that any bugs are fixed and security issues are patched.
If you are looking for the best WP plugin for panoramas and virtual tours, please take a look below, where we have listed all the main plugins and shared a brief review to help rule out those which are defunct or have poor ratings.
Last updated: June 24, 2021
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360 Product Rotation
https://wordpress.org/plugins/360-product-rotation/
Create a 360 view with the online 360 view creator
REVIEW: Last updated 6 months ago (as at June 2021). Bad ratings. SKIP.
360 Virtual Tour
https://www.inkthemes.com/market/360-virtual-tour-wordpress-plugin/
With 360 Virtual Tour WordPress Plugin, you can offer features like zoom in or out, picture rotation, auto scroll, keyboard controls, etc to showcase the vital details of a panoramic photograph. 360 Virtual Tour WordPress Plugin helps you to display a full view of an image that will cover all the spheres with zoom-in, rotation & several other functionalities. Moreover, you don’t have to be a techie geek in order to create a panoramic photo as it provides shortcodes.
REVIEW: Last Updated in 2017. Goes to codecanyon. SKIP.
360 VR Gallery Plugin
https://codecanyon.net/item/360-vr-gallery-wp/17725469
The 360 VR Gallery is a mobile ready responsive WordPress plugin for displaying 360 degree virtual tours directly in the Browser. Now there is no need to segregate the 6 side of panoramic photo. Using 360 VR Gallery you can use just One 360×180 panoramic photo for making a virtual tour. 360 VR Gallery is simple to use.
REVIEW: Last updated in 2016. SKIP.
Easy Panorama Plugin
https://wordpress.org/plugins/easy-panorama/
Easy Panorama plugin for WordPress websites allows you to display wide/panoramic images in a more accessible way: enjoy your panoramic photos scrolling them on the x-axis or moving your mobile device. You can start embedding your panoramic images using the handy shortcode (TinyMCE editor) or the new Block.
REVIEW: Last updated 3 years ago (as at June 2021). Bad ratings. SKIP.
Flat 360° Panoramic Image Viewer Plugin
https://codecanyon.net/item/360-panoramic-viewer-wordpress-plugin/5054590
https://www.inkthemes.com/market/360-panoramic-viewer-wordpress-plugin/
The Flat Panoramic Image Viewer takes static flat rectilinear panorama photography and uses WordPress to add hotspots and scrolling for an ultra-realistic viewing experience. To bring life to your static panorama photographs, our Flat Panoramic Viewer plugin is the answer you have been looking for. Manipulating your original photography so that your end-user has the most immersive user experience possible, our plugin allows you to give users a 360° right and left rotation and provides extra functionality enabling hotspots via linking an element to the image without any extra configuration required.
REVIEW: As at June 2021 – 4.31 stars from 64 ratings | 132 Comments | 1,325 sales | Last Update June 3, 2021. ***7/10***
iPanorama 360° – Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress
https://codecanyon.net/item/ipanorama-360-virtual-tour-builder-for-wordpress/17028820
iPanorama 360 Virtual Tour Builder is the WordPress plugin that lets you create awesome virtual tours for your customers without advanced programming knowledge. Using the built-in builder you can easily upload your panoramic photos, add hotspots that allow the user to navigate from one scene to another, add popover windows to point out important information about any part of the scene. You can enrich a hotspot or popover window with text, images, video and other online media. This panorama plugin is responsive and works on all modern browsers and mobile devices. Use this plugin to create interactive tours, maps and presentations.
REVIEW: As at June 2021 – 4.92 stars from 130 ratings | 431 Comments | 3,394 sales | Last Update May 5, 2021. ***8.5/10***
iPanorama 360° Lite – Virtual Tour Builder for WordPress
https://wordpress.org/plugins/ipanorama-360-virtual-tour-builder-lite/
iPanorama 360 is the WordPress plugin out there that lets you create excellent virtual tours for clients from directly inside the WordPress admin in seconds. The plugin supports markers for providing information about any part of the scene or for navigation to other rooms/areas. With a well-builded tooltip system, you can enrich a scene with text, images, video, and other online media resources. Use this plugin to create interactive & virtual tours, maps, presentations.
REVIEW: This is the LITE version of iPanorama 360. as above. The full version has good ratings in CodeCanyon but this free version has average ratings in WordPress.org. ***7.5/10 Try for Free before Upgrading to Paid Version***
MV 360 Tour
https://codecanyon.net/item/mv-360-tour/22434297
With MV 360 Tour you can create amazing virtual tours through WordPress and without programming. Using the plugin is very simple; once you have uploaded an equirectangular image, you can add HotSpots through which you can view multimedia content or move from one panorama to another. The plugin is responsive, your tours can be viewed from any device. Compatible with the main themes and plugins, including WPML, Visual Composer, Divi.
REVIEW: Last updated in June 2020. SKIP.
PanoPress – Embed 360 Panoramas
https://wordpress.org/plugins/panopress/
PanoPress is a free WordPress plugin for displaying 360 degree panoramas created with KRPano, Pano2VR, Kolor Panotour & Panotour Pro, Flash Panorama Player & Flashificator, PTGui, Saladoplayer & similar apps.
REVIEW: Last updated 4 years ago (as at June 2021). SKIP.
Panorama 360 Addon for WPBakery Page Builder
https://codecanyon.net/item/panorama-360-addon-for-visual-composer/21050124
You can create responsive panoramas with 360 Panorama Addon for Visual Composer WordPress Plugin in any page. Fully customizable, predefined template included in the plugin. 360 Panaroma Addon for Visual Composer will be impress your visitors, clients quickly. You can create simple 360-180 degree panoramas with single image in a second with single step. If you don’t know how to make easily, you can simply click predefined template and insert sample demo within a second.
REVIEW: As at June 2021 – 4.00 stars from 4 ratings | 29 Comments | 152 sales | Last Update April 1, 2021. Potential Option for WPBakery / Visual Composer Users.
WP Photo Sphere – Display 360X180 Panoramas
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-photo-sphere/
“WP Photo Sphere is a filter that allows you to display 360×180 degree panoramas. With WP Photo Sphere, your visitors will be able
to navigate through your panoramas without install any plugin.”
REVIEW: Last updated 4 years ago (as at June 2021). SKIP.
WPVR (Pro) – 360 Panorama and Virtual Tour Creator For WordPress
https://rextheme.com/wpvr/
“Show Off With Amazing Virtual Tours. Create stunning virtual tours easily, on your own, in minutes. Let visitors take a realistic remote tour and create a deep interest.”
Create amazing virtual tours on your own easily using WP VR. Let visitors take a tour of your place remotely, and get them more excited. With WP VR, you can create a virtual tour where visitors can navigate a 360 view of your location, switch between several scenes, get information on items on the location, zoom in and out to get a better view, and get an overall idea about how your place may look in reality. Simply provide a 360 panoramic image, and this plugin will transform it into a realistic virtual tour.
REVIEW: Premium Version of the Popular free WP VR plugin – Unlimited Tours, Unlimited Scenes, Unlimited Hotspots, Google Street View, Partial/Flat or 180 deg panorama support, Custom scene gallery, Custom panorama controls. *** 9/10 Top WP Plugin to create Panoramas & Virtual Tours ***
WP VR (Free) – 360 Panorama and Virtual Tour Creator For WordPress
https://wordpress.org/plugins/wpvr/
Create amazing virtual tours on your own easily using WP VR. Let visitors take a tour of your place remotely, and get them more excited. With WP VR, you can create a virtual tour where visitors can navigate a 360 view of your location, switch between several scenes, get information on items on the location, zoom in and out to get a better view, and get an overall idea about how your place may look in reality. Simply provide a 360 panoramic image, and this plugin will transform it into a realistic virtual tour.
REVIEW: As at June 2021 – more than 147,000 Total Downloads | 10,000+ Active Installs | Excellent Ratings (mostly 5 star). *** 8.5/10 Recommended FREE Option ***
Have you come across any great Panorama or Virtual Tour WP Plugin that should be included? Please get in touch to let us know and we’ll update this list.