Mobile Detector
by Tubal · Uncategorized
Lightweight detector of mobile devices, OSs & browsers. Optionally a mobile theme switcher.
47 health vs 57 average across 9,940 Uncategorized plugins
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 3.5.2, well behind 6.8.
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
Biggest win: Update recency
To rank higher: Last updated 4956 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,381 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges
43
now · peak 86
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
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 “200+”. The real number sits in this band.
Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.
Install history · since 2022-10-04 · 1,379 observations
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-06-09 300+ → 200+ down after 215 days in band
- 2025-11-06 400+ → 300+ down after 409 days in band
- 2024-09-23 500+ → 400+ down after 191 days in band
- 2024-03-16 600+ → 500+ down after 221 days in band
- 2023-08-08 700+ → 600+ down after 1 days in band
- 2023-08-07 600+ → 700+ up after 2 days in band
- 2023-08-05 700+ → 600+ down after 159 days in band
- 2023-02-27 800+ → 700+ down
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach — closest match first
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Device Detector 600+ installs · 3.9★ · 3 shared tags B - M Multi Device Switcher 20K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B
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Theme Switcha – Easily Switch Themes for Development and Testing 7K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Specific Content For Mobile – Customize the mobile version without redirections 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
Browser Theme Color 2K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C - N Nginx Mobile Theme 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/mobile-detector" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Mobile Detector — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Mobile Detector: 200+ active installs, 5.0★ (4 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-17. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/mobile-detector