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Device Detector

Full featured analytics reporting and management tool that detects all devices accessing your WordPress site.

By Pierre Lannoy·Bot·Free
4(2 reviews)
·600 active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, Device Detector is a WordPress bot plugin with 600 active installations and a 4/5 rating from 2 reviews. It has been downloaded 22K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 6.4+ and PHP 8.2+. Available on WordPress.org since 2020. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Top alternative: Chatbot for WordPress by Collect.chat ⚡️.

4/52 reviews
600active installs
22K+total downloads
6 yearssince 2020

Overview

Device Detector is a full featured analytics reporting and management tool that detects all devices accessing your WordPress site.

For each call made to your site, Device Detector analyzes the sent header, detects the device doing the call (and its characteristics) and can:

  • modify the is_mobile() WordPress core function to be more precise and reliable;
  • add some CSS classes to the body tag of your site (many classes to choose from);
  • let you use the result of the detection in your own developments;
  • record detected characteristics for reporting.

Device Detector can report the following main items and characteristics:

  • KPIs: number of hits, class breakdown, clients types and engines;
  • Classes: Bot, Desktop, Mobile and Other;
  • Devices types: Camera, Car Browser, Console, Feature Phone, Phablet…
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Ratings & Reviews

42 reviews
5 ★
1
4 ★
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3 ★
1
2 ★
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1 ★
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Compatibility

WordPress6.4+ requiredTested up to 7.0
PHP8.2+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

Please, see full changelog.

View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

HosterraHosterraPierre LannoyPierre Lannoy
Plugin Info
Version
4.5.0
Last Updated
Mar 20, 2026
WP Requires
6.4+
Tested Up To
7.0
PHP Requires
8.2+
Active Installs
600
Downloads
22K+
Added
Jan 22, 2020
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Community

Tags

botdevicemobiledetectordetection

Developer

P
Pierre Lannoy
12 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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