Mobile Detect
Healthy: Mobile Detect is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| pothi | 10 Dec 2017 to 13 Aug 2026, 58 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 3 months ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 1
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- 7.4 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 0 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 4 |
| Q3 2024 | 1 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 13 Aug 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
Support history appears after our first snapshots of the forum counts.
Security record
No published vulnerabilities on record for this plugin.
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 5.0 from 7 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 7 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 0 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 0 |
Momentum
3,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 59 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 110 |
| 18 May 2026 | 147 |
| 25 May 2026 | 133 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 173 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 124 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 217 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 114 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 140 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 194 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 203 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 144 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 141 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 206 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 210 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 150 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 147 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 122 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 146 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 116 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 154 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 140 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 164 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 125 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 244 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 202 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 34 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 1% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.1.1 |
|---|---|
| Author | Pothi Kalimuthu |
| Added | 10 Dec 2017 |
| Last updated | 13 Aug 2026 |
| Active installs | 3,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > URL Redirects & 301 Management |
| Tags | ipad, mobile, tablet, browsers, mobiledetect |
Other plugins by this author: Preload Fullpage Cache, Auto Maintenance Mode
Questions
Is Mobile Detect still maintained?
Mobile Detect was last updated on 13 Aug 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Mobile Detect safe?
Mobile Detect has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Mobile Detect?
The wordpress.org author is Pothi Kalimuthu. Recent committers: pothi, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Mobile Detect?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: MCP Adapter, WP-SCSS, Show Pages IDs, WP Reset.