Mobile Detect
Fine-tunes wp_is_mobile function by excluding tablets (ex: iPad), from being detected as mobile! Uses MobileDetect PHP Library from mobiledetect.net!
5(7 reviews)
·3.0K+ active installs·Updated 4 weeks agoAs of April 2026, Mobile Detect is a WordPress ipad plugin with 3.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 47K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP 7.4+. Available on WordPress.org since 2017. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Downloads are down 13% this week. Support resolution rate: 100%. Top alternative: Multi Device Switcher.
5/57 reviews
3.0K+active installs
100%resolved
9 yearssince 2017
Overview
Mobile detect plugin uses the open source MobileDetect PHP library to fine-tune the built-in WordPress function wp_is_mobile() in such a way that tablets are excluded from being detected as mobile!
If you don’t understand the above one-liner, here is some explanation…
If we serve different (cached) content for mobiles and desktops, iPads (and other tablets) are usually served with mobile version of the site. That means, iPad users see only the mobile version of the site. If you are in doubt, check your site now! There is nothing wrong with your iPad (or any other tablet). It is due to how WordPress treats iPads and other tablets. Currently, in WordPress, iPads (and other tablets) are considered as mobile! One day (in the future), tablets may be considered as desktops by WordPr…
Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Thank you
by Vu Tru So·1 year ago·1 reply
Great job, thank you so much!
very useful
by dreamsoft·3 years ago·1 reply
keep it up, is much useful
Splendid
by southpaw254·4 years ago·1 reply
Can’t even notice the transition due to its speed
GREAT plugin to improve mobile loading speed.
by chinawhisper·6 years ago
It is the best plugin to improve your mobile loading speed, I have used many plugins trying to reduce the loading speed, but none of them works. This plugin has greatly reduced the loading time, good job!
Great for distinguishing between tablets and mobiles
by vshura·6 years ago·1 reply
Great plugin once I had figured out how to use it. See instructions for shortcodes here:
https://wordpress.org/support/topic/info-how-to-create-shortcodes/
Download Trends
Today: 25Yesterday: 24This week: 168Period total: 7K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 7.4+ required |
Version Adoption
v3.1
73.2%
v1.5
14.9%
Other
6.6%
v1.3
5.3%
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Changelog
Changelog for upstream Mobile Detect library can be found at https://github.com/serbanghita/Mobile-Detect/releases.
3.1.1
- Fix for PHP deprecation notice.
Contributors
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