As of April 2026, Mobile Detector is a WordPress theme plugin with 300 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 4 reviews. It has been downloaded 42K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2011. Last updated 13 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Kirki Customizer Framework.
5/54 reviews
300active installs
42K+total downloads
15 yearssince 2011
Overview
A lightweight detector of mobile devices, OSs & browsers that, optionally, allows your site to switch to a mobile theme when a mobile device is detected or when your users feel like it.
This plugin adds the class MobileDTS to WordPress.
Mobile Detection
On every request, this plugin will try to detect if the user is viewing your site with a mobile device or not. If he is, the detector will also give you some info about the device, browser and OS used.
Who will be happy with this detector?
If you need a fast and reliable way to detect if a user is visiting your site with a mobile device, then you’ll be happy. However, if you need precise information about the device used (other than OS and browser) such as screen resolution you need a detector such as DeviceAtlas or WURFL.
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 3.5.2 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
2.0.2
- The cookie now has both
path&domainset as per WordPress documentation (COOKIEPATH & COOKIE_DOMAIN constants) to avoid some rare cases. - Memory footprint reduced since admin related code is from now on in a different file.
- New template function added:
is_switcher_enabled().
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