Mobile Detector vs Device Detector

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

Health D47

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

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

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

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

Release activity

Mobile DetectorDevice 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.