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Device Detector

by Pierre Lannoy · WordPress.org page · Website

v4.6.0 Tested up to WP 7.1.3 PHP 8.2+

Device Detector has 500+ active installs on WordPress.org and 23,754 downloads all time. It was downloaded 346 times in the last 30 days. The last update was on August 18, 2026, tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Device Detector at a glance

Active installs
500+
Total downloads
23,754
Downloads, last 30 days
346
30-day growth
–
downloads vs the previous 30 days

Is Device Detector well maintained?

Support threads resolved
No open threads
nothing waiting on the WordPress.org forum
WordPress compatibility
Current
tested up to WordPress 7.1.3, the current release is 7.1.3

Features

The feature list from the plugin's own readme on WordPress.org, trimmed to the essentials.

  • 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, Portable Media Player, Smart Display, Smartphone, Tablet, TV
  • Client types: Application Library, Browser, Feed Reader, Media Player, Mobile Application, PIM
  • Technical characteristics and versions of all browsers
  • Device identification: brand, model, etc
  • OS identification: name, version, etc
  • Calling channel: site backend, site frontend, cron job, Ajax request, XML-RPC request, Rest API request, Atom/RDF/RSS feed

Device Detector reviews and ratings

2 reviews on WordPress.org, with the most recent ones as their authors posted them.

All reviews
4.0 out of 5

2 reviews

5★
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4★
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3★
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2★
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1★
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  • Solid, but harms performance

    This plugin is solid, but 'device-detector/includes/libraries/spyc/Spyc.php' and related methods/functions under this script leaves a considerable performance penalty when installed on our site. It is a promising plugin, but it's likely not as battle-tested as it should.

    sgpro

  • good plugin

    I liked this plugin

    Komanda

Download and install history

491 downloads over the last 48 days. Snapshots taken daily from WordPress.org.

Downloads per day
Device Detector downloads per day012.52537.550Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Downloads per day
Active installs
Device Detector active installs0125250375500Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Active installs
Rating out of 5
Device Detector rating01.32.53.85Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Rating out of 5
Reviews
Device Detector review count00.511.52Sep 5Sep 28Oct 22Reviews

Details

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

The full description, screenshots and every review live on the WordPress.org page.

Tags

  • bot
  • detection
  • detector
  • device
  • mobile

More from Pierre Lannoy

Version
4.6.0
Last updated
Aug 18, 2026
First published
Jan 22, 2020
Requires WordPress
6.4
Tested up to
7.1.3
Requires PHP
8.2
Pricing
Free, community plugin

Device Detector FAQ

What does Device Detector do?

According to its WordPress.org readme, Device Detector offers 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, Portable Media Player, Smart Display, Smartphone, Tablet, TV, Client types: Application Library, Browser, Feed Reader, Media Player, Mobile Application, PIM and Technical characteristics and versions of all browsers.

How many active installs does Device Detector have?

WordPress.org reports 500+ active installs for Device Detector as of October 22, 2026.

Is Device Detector still maintained?

Yes. The last release was on August 18, 2026 and it is tested up to WordPress 7.1.3.

Is Device Detector free?

Device Detector is free and listed as a community plugin on WordPress.org, with no commercial upgrade.