WP Browser/Platform Detection vs WPG Detect Browser

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

WP Browser/Platform Detection

by Gourav RR

Health D46

WPG Detect Browser

by Rakesh Raja

Health B83

Active-install trajectory

WP Browser/Platform Detection WPG Detect Browser

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	WP Browser/Platform Detection	WPG Detect Browser
Active installs Modeled from the public "N+" band and recent downloads.	100–200	100–200
Install trend Change in active installs across the charted window.	0%	0%
Overall health	D · 46	B · 83 ✓
Maintenance How recently the plugin was updated.	5/100	100/100 ✓
Rating quality Volume-adjusted review quality.	76/100 ✓	74/100
Support Share of forum threads marked resolved.	70/100	70/100
Rating (adjusted)	4.06★ ✓	3.98★
Reviews	2 ✓	1
Ranking optimization How well the listing is tuned to rank on wp.org.	49/100	88/100 ✓
Removal risk Maintenance signals that precede a wp.org closure. Not an official status.	Elevated	Low ✓
Last updated	3.7y ago	1mo ago ✓
Downloads · 30d	78	156 ✓
Category	Uncategorized	Uncategorized

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

Release activity

WP Browser/Platform Detection WPG Detect Browser

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.