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Multi Device Switcher

by thingsym · Uncategorized

Also makes 8 other plugins · 38.4K+ installs across the portfolio →

Multi Device Switcher plugin allows you to set a separate theme for device (Smart Phone, Tablet PC, Mobile Phone, Game and custom).

How scoring works →
84 Health · B
Maintenance 100/100
Rating quality 77/100
Support 70/100

84 health vs 56 average across 16,376 Uncategorized plugins

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.

92 / 100

Excellent listing optimization

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 100/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 64/100
Listing tuning 100/100

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,425 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

-8% vs prior 30d
35Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

1.1K

now · peak 7.0K

1.1K30d downloads · Aug 26

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

Multi Device Switche · #1407 you WPtouch · #778 Theme Switcha · #2643 Browser Theme Color · #4373

Rating trend

Star average over time · dips mark rough releases

4.3Stars · Aug 26

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.

55per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

Occasionally updated
from wp.org release tags

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

1

releases in the last 12 months

3mo ago

latest release · v1.8.7

33

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.8.7 · 3mo ago1.8.6 · 1.6y ago1.8.5 · 2.0y ago1.8.4 · 3.8y ago1.8.3 · 4.2y ago1.8.2 · 4.6y ago1.8.1 · 4.7y ago1.8.0 · 5.1y ago1.7.0 · 5.7y ago1.6.2 · 7.6y ago1.6.1 · 8.1y ago1.6.0 · 8.8y ago1.5.4 · 9.3y ago1.5.3 · 9.6y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 52% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

v1.8 52%
v1.6 19%
v1.5 13%
v1.7 9.7%
Older / other versions 6.6%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “20K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
20K–30K ≈29K

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

Install history · since 2015-03-10 · 1,440 observations

20KInstalls · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price.

Details

Version
1.8.7
Last updated
3mo ago
Added
2012-01-31 · 14 yrs old
Requires WP
5.9
Tested up to
7.0.4
Requires PHP
7.4

Recent reviews

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  1. nakaguma
    3.3y ago

    今はほぼレスポンシブでの制作ですが、10年前から利用しているサイトがあり、今もずっと使えているので助かっています。ずっとメンテナンスされているのですね。ありがとうございます!

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  2. dpyatanov
    7.1y ago

    The plugin is not working and even breaking the admin part of the site. Needed to remove its folder manually to deactivate.

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  3. *you
    9.5y ago

    いつも使わせてもらっています!

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  4. Rub3X
    9.9y ago

    Somehow this plugin causes my Adsense income to drop to zero on tablets. I tried 4 different themes on tablets all with the same results. If I disable plugin and use any of those four themes my adsense income immediately resumes normal levels for tablets. Not sure why this happens, I see no obvious issues when browsing my site with tablets while this plugin is enabled. This topic was modified 9 years, 10 months ago by Rub3X.

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  5. himpotan
    10.3y ago

    設定はシンプル、日本語化もされていてとても使い易いです。

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  6. steveb123
    10.3y ago

    This plugin is a life saver, should have more than 5 stars

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  7. WProgru
    10.7y ago

    Отличный плагин!

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  8. Zoli Konta
    10.9y ago

    Great and simple, well documented plugin that just works.

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Latest updates

via wp.org changelog

Recent releases and news for this plugin

  1. Version 1.8.7 tested up to 7.0 change requires at least to wordpress 5.9 change requires to PHP 7.4 improve code with phpcs fix test case update github workflows update phpunit v9 and wpcs v3 update composer dependencies update wp-tes 1.8.7
  2. Version 1.8.6 update japanese translation update pot fix relative path in the argument of load_plugin_textdomain function the “_doing_it_wrong” warning, which has appeared in WordPress 6.7 and later[#15] update github workflows add Kn 1.8.6
  3. Version 1.8.5 add phpcs job to ci add healthcheck to database container add bats test to ci fix bats test case add test case fix phpcs.ruleset.xml add enqueue_styles method imporve code with phpcs fix composer scripts update github ac 1.8.5
  4. Version 1.8.4 tested up to 6.1.0 update japanese translation update pot fix composer.json add test case update useragent fix load_textdomain method for testability add msgmerge to composer scripts add support section and enhance contr 1.8.4
  5. Version 1.8.3 update japanese translation update pot add composer script change makepot from php script to wp cli change plugin initialization to plugins_loaded hook replace assert from assertEquals to assertSame 1.8.3
  6. Version 1.8.2 change requires at least to wordpress 4.9 change requires to PHP 5.6 add test case set the initial value an empty array add hook_suffix argument 1.8.2

Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0

Low memory footprint
Low page-speed impact
Runs on latest PHP + WP
No PHP errors
No JS errors
Activates cleanly
No resource errors
No external HTTP errors
Optimized database use
Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 76 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Chinese (Taiwan) 100%
Japanese 94%
Hungarian 79%
Swedish 43%
English (Canada) 20%
French (France) 17%
German 17%
Romanian 17%
Spanish (Spain) 17%
Azerbaijani 15%
Dutch 15%
English (Australia) 15%
English (UK) 15%
Finnish 15%
French (Canada) 15%
Spanish (Chile) 15%
Catalan 12%
Cebuano 12%
Czech 12%
Dutch (Formal) 12%
English (New Zealand) 12%
English (South Africa) 12%
Esperanto 12%
German (Formal) 12%

Plus 52 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

  1. 2023-05-31 30K+ → 20K+ down

Competes with

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