scantheworld

<p>Photos can’t show what makes your products special. Give customers the power to examine items from every angle with interactive 3D models—created from simple smartphone videos.<br />
Our AI transforms your smartphone footage into embeddable 3D views that reduce returns and boost buyer confidence. Integrates seamlessly with any WooCommerce-powered WordPress site.</p>
<h4>Key Features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Simple Creation</strong>: Create 3D models with simple mobile device photos/videos</li>
<li><strong>AI-Powered</strong>: Advanced AI processing converts videos to high-quality 3D models</li>
<li><strong>360° Product Views</strong>: Interactive views that seamlessly integrate with your store</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Integration</strong>: Works perfectly with WooCommerce product pages</li>
<li><strong>No Coding Required</strong>: Easy implementation for all skill levels</li>
<li><strong>No Special Equipment</strong>: No photography skills, 3D knowledge, or special equipment needed</li>
<li><strong>Block Editor Support</strong>: Native WordPress Block Editor (Gutenberg) blocks for easy embedding</li>
<li><strong>Flexible Display</strong>: Multiple display options for products and collections</li>
</ul>
<h4>Perfect For</h4>
<ul>
<li>Furniture stores</li>
<li>Collectibles and antiques</li>
<li>Handmade goods</li>
<li>Fashion and accessories</li>
<li>Art galleries</li>
<li>Any product where details drive sales</li>
</ul>
<h4>How It Works</h4>
<ol>
<li><strong>Connect</strong>: Connect your WordPress/WooCommerce store to the Scan the World platform</li>
<li><strong>Upload</strong>: Upload smartphone videos or photos of your products to our platform</li>
<li><strong>Process</strong>: Our AI automatically creates 3D models from your footage</li>
<li><strong>Display</strong>: Use our blocks to embed 3D viewers in your product pages</li>
<li><strong>Sell</strong>: Watch engagement increase as customers explore products in 3D</li>
</ol>
<h3>External services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to the <strong>Scan the World</strong> platform, a third-party external service, to provide 3D model hosting, processing, and display capabilities. This connection is required for the plugin to function.</p>
<p><strong>Service provider:</strong> Scan the World<br />
<strong>Service website:</strong> <a href="https://scan-the-world.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://scan-the-world.com/</a><br />
<strong>Terms of Service:</strong> <a href="https://scan-the-world.com/eula" rel="nofollow ugc">https://scan-the-world.com/eula</a><br />
<strong>Privacy Policy:</strong> <a href="https://scan-the-world.com/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">https://scan-the-world.com/privacy-policy</a></p>
<h4>What the service is used for</h4>
<ul>
<li>User authentication and account management for your Scan the World account</li>
<li>Processing and hosting of 3D models created from your product videos/photos</li>
<li>Linking your WooCommerce products to 3D models</li>
<li>Delivering interactive 3D model viewers to your site visitors</li>
</ul>
<h4>Domains this plugin connects to</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>API endpoint:</strong> <code>https://backend-279037820622.asia-east1.run.app/</code> – Backend API hosted on Google Cloud Run for authentication, data synchronization, and 3D model management</li>
<li><strong>Frontend/Viewer:</strong> <code>https://scan-the-world.com/</code> – Used for embedding 3D model viewers via iframe on your website</li>
</ul>
<h4>What data is sent and when</h4>
<p><strong>When you connect your store (admin action):</strong><br />
* Your Scan the World account email address and password (transmitted securely over HTTPS) – sent when you log in through the plugin settings<br />
* Your WordPress site URL – sent once during initial connection to register your store</p>
<p><strong>When you link products to 3D models (admin action):</strong><br />
* WooCommerce product IDs and basic product information (name, category) – sent when you create product-model associations<br />
* No customer data, order data, or other sensitive information is transmitted</p>
<p><strong>When visitors view 3D models (frontend):</strong><br />
* The embedded 3D viewer loads from scan-the-world.com via iframe<br />
* No personal visitor data is collected or transmitted by this plugin itself<br />
* We may collect product post IDs to link products with their 3D models, and we may collect shop information (for example, your store’s domain) to help the plugin and our platform work together more effectively.</p>
<p>An account on the Scan the World platform is required to use this plugin. The plugin is free, but the service offers various pricing tiers based on usage.</p>
<h3>Source Code</h3>
<p>This plugin includes minified JavaScript and CSS files in the <code>build/</code> directory. The uncompiled source code is included in the plugin package:</p>
<p><strong>Source Code Location:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>All uncompiled source files are located in the <code>src/</code> directory of this plugin</li>
<li>Build tool used: <code>@wordpress/scripts</code> (WordPress’s official build toolchain)</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Building from Source:</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Install Node.js dependencies: <code>npm install</code> or <code>pnpm install</code></li>
<li>For development: <code>npm run start</code> (starts development server with hot reload)</li>
<li>For production: <code>npm run build</code> (creates optimized production build)</li>
</ol>
<p>The build process uses webpack (via @wordpress/scripts) to bundle the source files located in <code>src/</code> into the <code>build/</code> directory. All source code is human-readable and follows WordPress coding standards.</p>


3D Scan & Show: Product Viewer

Create and add interactive 3D product viewers to WooCommerce with models created from smartphone videos.

YoFLA

<h4>Works in 3 steps</h4>
<ol>
<li>Create a 360 view with the <a href="https://www.y360.at/creator/?utm_source=wordpress.org&utm_medium=plugin&utm_content=readme_creator" rel="nofollow ugc">online 360 view creator</a> (requires registration)</li>
<li>Enter your license key in the plugin settings page</li>
<li>View your created views in the 360 media gallery and copy and paste the short code to embed it in any page/post.</li>
<li>Optionally, manually upload your self-hosted 360 view to wp-content/uploads/yofla360/ directory and embed it using a short-code</li>
</ol>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>Full 360° view</li>
<li>Responsive design</li>
<li>Works on mobile devices (retina support)</li>
<li>Works with Woocommerce (storefront theme tested)</li>
<li>Cloud or Self Hosted option</li>
</ul>


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Turn a series of product photos into an interactive 360 degree view.

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