Device Detector vs Mobile Detector

Head-to-head on the signals that matter, from the public WordPress.org data.

Health B83

Health D47

Active-install trajectory

Device Detector moved down one install band, 600+ to 500+; Mobile Detector moved down one install band, 300+ to 200+. That's a single step across the whole window, so there's no trajectory to draw. The download trend below moves daily.

Metric	Device Detector	Mobile Detector
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	500–600 ✓	200–300
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	-17% ✓	-33%
Overall health	B · 83 ✓	D · 47
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100 ✓	3/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	72/100	80/100 ✓
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (weighted for review count)	3.9★	4.2★ ✓
Reviews	2	4 ✓
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	89/100 ✓	37/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low ✓	High
Last updated	3mo ago ✓	13.9y ago
Downloads · 30d	330 ✓	104
Install conversion Active installs over lifetime downloads. Downloads include every update, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower.	2.1% ✓	0.5%
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

✓ marks the stronger plugin on each row. Rows where they're level show no marker.

Release activity

Device DetectorMobile Detector

7-day average daily downloads. Downloads spike for about a week after each release as the install base re-downloads, so read this as release cadence, not growth.