Best tablet plugins for WordPress
The most popular tablet plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Mobile Detect leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of Mobile CSS (500+) and Nginx Mobile Theme (200+). All 14 plugins tagged “tablet” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 tablet plugins
- 1.
Mobile DetectThe most installed tablet plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 2.
Mobile CSS500+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 13 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.6.1.
- 3.
Nginx Mobile Theme200+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
- 4.
isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress100+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 2 months ago.
- 5.
ICWT Responsive Device Preview70+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 3 months ago.
- 6.
Add Device Type to Body Class60+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 7.
Mobile Banner40+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, updated 5 months ago.
- 8.
Theme Switch in Mobile and Desktop30+ active installs. Rated 1.7 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Responsive Checker10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 8 years ago.
- 10.
Sidr Responsive Menu10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
All 14 plugins tagged “tablet”
Mobile Detect
Down in the last 7 days:1#3,988by Pothi Kalimuthu2 months ago
Fine-tunes wp_is_mobile function by excluding tablets (ex: iPad), from being detected as mobile! Uses MobileDetect PHP Library from mobiledetect.net!
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 30/day
Mobile CSS
Up in the last 7 days:24#8,941by Maxaud13 years ago
Allows you to define different CSS styles that get loaded for specific mobile devices.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Nginx Mobile Theme
Up in the last 7 days:46#12,782by Takayuki Miyauchi8 years ago
This plugin allows you to switch theme according to the User Agent on the Nginx reverse proxy.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 66/day
isMobile() Shortcode for WordPress
Up in the last 7 days:42#13,844by Jairo Ochoa2 months ago
This plugin works with the open source Mobile Detect Library. You can get further information on its website.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
ICWT Responsive Device Preview
Down in the last 7 days:178#18,948by IN CODE WE TRUST3 months ago
Enhances the built-in WordPress editor preview with a device selection for the frontend preview. Works with classic and block editor.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Add Device Type to Body Class
Down in the last 7 days:227#19,914by Aftab Ali Muni2 years ago
This plugin is used to add type of device (mobile, tablet, desktop) in body class of wordpress website. This class is used to add device specific CSS.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Mobile Banner
Up in the last 7 days:40#21,874by Robin Phillips5 months ago
Create a banner with a link at the bottom of the screen, when viewed on mobile only.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Theme Switch in Mobile and Desktop
Down in the last 7 days:303#23,848by codepeople2 months ago
"Theme Switch in Mobile and Desktop" allows to swap the active theme to another one, when your website is loaded on mobile devices or deskto …
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- 1.7(6)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Responsive Checker
#29,153by dbiro8 years ago
A plugin to check your website look on multiple devices.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Sidr Responsive Menu
#45,106by Adrian Emil Tudorache6 years ago
Sidr Responsive Menu
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
azurecurve Mobile Detection
#46,849by azurecurve8 years ago
Plugin providing shortcodes and functions to allow different content to be served to different types of device (Desktop, Tablet, Phone); also includes …
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Responsive Admin Viewports Preview
#50,317by Adnan Shahid9 months ago
Responsive preview tool for WordPress admin to switch between mobile, tablet, and desktop viewports inside the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unreal Themes switching
Up in the last 7 days:6,467#64,329by Unreal Themes6 years ago
"Unreal Themes switching" allows to swap the active theme to another one, when your website is loaded on mobile devices or desktop browsers …
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day