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Disable Browser Telephone Format Detection

by WPExplorer · Uncategorized

Adds a meta tag to your site head which prevents certain browsers from auto detecting phone numbers and adding links and styling to them.

⚠ Few reviews
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81 Health · B
Maintenance 95/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

81 health vs 68 average across 3,307 Uncategorized plugins

Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,380 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-36% vs prior 30d
Oct 22
Jul 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

51

now · peak 376

Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

Disable Browser Tele · #10162 Mobile CSS · #8972 Advanced Custom Fiel · #28 Meta for WooCommerce · #137

Downloads per 1k installs · 30d

Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base

Estimated active installs

wp.org reports only “300+”. The real number sits in this band.

tracked estimate
300–400 ≈340

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,381 observations

Details

Version
1.1.1
Last updated
4mo ago
Added
2020-02-06 · 6 yrs on WP
Requires WP
6.3
Tested up to
6.9.4
Requires PHP
7.0

Growth timeline

Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow

  1. 2026-05-06 400+ → 300+ down after 2 days in band
  2. 2026-05-04 300+ → 400+ up after 2 days in band
  3. 2026-05-02 400+ → 300+ down after 1 days in band
  4. 2026-05-01 300+ → 400+ up after 791 days in band
  5. 2024-03-01 200+ → 300+ up after 2 days in band
  6. 2024-02-28 300+ → 200+ down after 1 days in band
  7. 2024-02-27 200+ → 300+ up

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Disable Browser Telephone Format Detection: 300+ active installs, 5.0★ (1 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-16. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/disable-browser-telephone-format-detection