Mobile CSS
by Maxaud · Uncategorized
Also makes 3 other plugins · 620+ installs across the portfolio →
Allows you to define different CSS styles that get loaded for specific mobile devices.
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Health
D 47/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Few reviews
Active installs
500+
≈550 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “css”, “mobile” and “phone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
47 health vs 58 average across 25,734 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →3.7%
of downloads still active
At least 500 of 13.4K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,766 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 13+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 4804 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 3.6.1; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 6 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 4804 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| css your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| mobile your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| phone your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| style your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| tablet your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “css”, “mobile” and “phone” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 138 · peaks are release surges
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
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
13.2y ago
latest release · v1.2 · 5 Sep 2013
3
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 100% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 11 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 6 Sep 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ LeeBinder11.5y ago
Doing 100% what it’s supposed to do in WP 4.1.4 + Responsive Theme. Just 1 little suggestion/ request: change the label in the sidebar from CSS to Mobile CSS, because I already have a CSS menu item in there, too, and it’s confusing that Mobile CSS is just (i my case also) called CSS, too. I bet almost everybody who’s editing CSS for mobile, is also editing it for desktop. Other than that, great. Maxaud has not updated the code in 2 years, but I guess there isn’t much to update because the detection script works as long as the standards don’t change?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ con11.9y ago
Much better, than writing all those media queries + the entries makes it easier to manage for not so savvy CSS people. Great stuff!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Chapita12.1y ago
I did not succeed then manually searched for a plugin. Light, easy and it works!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous12.2y ago
I am using this along with Firebug on my PC. I choose the section that doesn’t display correctly on the phone and then make the changes. I then add those into the css rule of this plugin. So easy it is crazy. Love this plugin
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ crezo12.3y ago
Trying to resize one bit of text had been driving me mad for days. This is the most ridiculously quick, simple and easy to use plug in ever. literally less than two minutes and perfect scaling text on my adaptive site for mobiles. I *****g love you 😉 Seriously, this plugin is genius!! THANK YOU!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ midsummermagic111112.6y ago
I didn’t have anything much complicated to do.. but it fixed some issues with my theme being viewed on the ipad easily. Thanks for this. 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 25 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Allows you to define different CSS styles that get loaded for specific mobile devices."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 1 question in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 1 of 1 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("None yet").
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("if you need"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 451 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-12-06 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2025-12-04 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-03 600+ → 500+ down after 287 days in tier
- 2025-02-19 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-02-18 400+ → 500+ up after 234 days in tier
- 2024-06-29 500+ → 400+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2024-06-27 400+ → 500+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2024-06-24 500+ → 400+ down after 201 days in tier
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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WP Add Custom CSS 60K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B -
Add Admin CSS 10K+ installs · 4.7★ · 2 shared tags B - T TJ Custom CSS 8K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
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Mobile Detect 3K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Styled Calendar – Customizable, Mobile Responsive Google Calendar Embeds 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags A -
Mouse cursor customizer 900+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
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