Mobile Detect vs isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress

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

Mobile Detect

by Pothi Kalimuthu

Health A87

isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress

by Jairo Ochoa

Health A85

Active-install trajectory

Mobile Detect isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress

Active installs, each indexed to 100 at the start of the window. A line above 100 is growing its install base, below 100 is shrinking.

Metric	Mobile Detect	isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	3K–4K ✓	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	A · 87 ✓	A · 85
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	100/100	100/100
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	83/100 ✓	78/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.31★ ✓	4.12★
Reviews	7 ✓	3
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	91/100 ✓	89/100
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Low	Low
Last updated	16d ago ✓	17d ago
Downloads · 30d	752 ✓	125
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

Mobile Detect isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress

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.