Title: PHP Browser Detection Author: Mindshare Labs, Inc. Published: January 29, 2010 Last modified: September 8, 2015 --- Search plugins This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/php-browser-detection/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev=999338) # PHP Browser Detection By [Mindshare Labs, Inc.](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mindshare/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/php-browser-detection.3.1.8.zip) * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/#description) * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/#reviews) * [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/#installation) * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/) ## Description Version 3 adds support for is_tablet(), is_desktop(), and is_browser() as well as numerous bug fixes and code improvements. As of version 3.1.2 automatic updates of browscap.ini are disabeld until we can deal with memory usage issues. PHP Browser Detection is a WordPress plugin used to detect a user’s browser. It can be used to send conditional CSS files for Internet Explorer, display different content or custom messages anywhere on the page, or to swap out Flash for an image for iPhones. **Template Tags:** _Test for specific browsers:_ $version is optional. Include a major version number, a single integer – 3,4,5, etc… Or leave it empty to test for any version. ``` ``` _Check for mobile, tablet, iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc…_ ``` ``` _Check for greater than / less than a specific version…_ Less than or equal to Firefox 19: < ?php if(is_firefox() && get_browser_version() Less than or equal to IE 10: < ?php if(is_ie() && get_browser_version() Greater than or equal to Safari 4: = 4) { /* your code here */ }; ?> these are just a few examples, but this syntax will work for any browser or version. _Check specific versions…_ Is the browser IE6? Is the browser IE10? **Or you can get all the info and do what you want with it:** _Get just the name…_ ``` ``` Get the full version number – 3.2, 5.0, etc… ``` ``` _Or get it all in array…_ ``` ``` **Shortcodes:** _Test for specific browsers:_ ``` [is_browser name="chrome" version="45"]

You are using Chrome 45 or above.

[/is_browser] ``` _Output all browser info:_ ``` [browser_info] ``` ## Installation 1. Automatically install through the Plugin Browser or… 2. Upload entire `php-browser-detection` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory. 3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress. ## FAQ PHP Browser Detection is reporting the version of Chrome (or any pother browser) as “0.0” This means the local cached copy of the browscap.ini user agent database is out of date. You can fix this by updating the file yourself manually, or wait for a new release of the plugin. To update the file, download the most recent version here: http://browscap.org/stream?q=PHP_BrowsCapINI and save it over the one bundled with the plugin `php-browser-detection/cache/browscap.ini` I got a fatal error on activation. What gives? This most likely means your web host is running a very old version of PHP. As of version 3.0, only PHP 5.3 and above are supported. You can ask your host to upgrade PHP for you. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c0b2465d6819d479eb9bbc16c73076f59fd5854f84c4cb58b9efe3a0447be217? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Not working with IE, Edge and mobile.](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/not-working-with-ie-edge-and-mobile/)󠁿 [PUShAUNE](https://profiles.wordpress.org/pushaune/) January 28, 2018 This plugin is outdated. It works fin to detect FireFox, Opera and Chrome ; but fails to detect IE, Edge, or even mobiles. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/c5201ff4593f9d4aa29b9c6ceca6043c87bbabbddd197775dc6397fa6f3fdb22? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works great for browser-specific css](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-great-for-browser-specific-css/)󠁿 [DPGrant](https://profiles.wordpress.org/dpgrant/) September 3, 2016 Of course this can be used to provide different CSS for firefox, chrome, and ie/ Edge browsers. But I’m also using it to distinguish between emulations of different generations of ie browsers. A super-useful plugin. ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/2bb3340cba1fd2ba725c4e155138e017d20121c528aa2f99d8fd1fbd134f90ff? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Very nice](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/very-nice-602/)󠁿 [THRIVE – Web Design Gold Coast](https://profiles.wordpress.org/deanoakley/) September 3, 2016 This worked great for us. It deservers a better rating. Thank you! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/7303b33ec5006e17085555421333ff4360f9dd41472933aa1cc6e666ef2336c2? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[great](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-3923/)󠁿 [mtadams4](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mtadams4/) September 3, 2016 Awesome plugin giving users a lot of flexibility! ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ab389810dd9503dc6ea81d507a9364318753686fb59d0b38242bdc258d6a9e85? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Works and is VERY welcome](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/works-and-is-very-welcome/)󠁿 [Smat Placid](https://profiles.wordpress.org/www_smatplacid_com/) September 3, 2016 1 reply I love this plugin! Thanks guys. Would be nice to have shortcodes as well – to be able to write some content for desired browsers/ platform. Anyway – head up and keep rockin’ [ Read all 16 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “PHP Browser Detection” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ Mindshare Labs, Inc. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mindshare/) * [ MartyThornley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martythornley/) [Translate “PHP Browser Detection” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/php-browser-detection) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/php-browser-detection/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/php-browser-detection/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/php-browser-detection/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/php-browser-detection/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 3.1.8 * Add missing include file * Confirm filters aren’t working (needs refactor) #### 3.1.7 * Added shortcodes #### 3.1.6 * Bugfix for 3.1.5 #### 3.1.5 * Updated Browscap to 2.0.5 * Re-enable auto-updates * Added filter to turn off auto updates for host with low memory. * Added FAQ about manually updating. * Added global variable for `$browser_info = php_browser_info();` #### 3.1.4 * Updated default browscap.ini #### 3.1.3 * Updated default browscap.ini * Migrated Browscap.php to use asgrim’s fork * Added ID param for tests #### 3.1.2 * Disabled auto updates because of memory problems * Minor bugfixes * Add icons for WP 4.0 plugin installer * Added development repo on github.com * Updated Browscap library #### 3.1.1 * Fix for is_desktop() * Added is_true #### 3.1 * Updated default browscap.ini * Changed version of browscap to utilize less memory * Updated Browscap to version 2.0 from 2b #### 3.0.1 * Added FAQ section #### 3.0 * Browscap.ini database auto-updates! * Browscap database caching! * Added is_tablet() * Added is_desktop() * Added is_browser() * Various detection fixes (incl. Opera Mini and IE Mobile) * Updated tests * Refactored plugin structure * Now utilizes Browser Capabilities PHP Project by Garet Jax #### 2.2.4 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5027 #### 2.2.3 * updated readme #### 2.2.2 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5022 * bugfixes #### 2.2.1 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5020 * bugfixes * additional testing and QA #### 2.2 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5020 (custom version) * minor code cleanup * added tests.php to check all plugin features * added additional usage examples to readme.txt * deprecated is_ie9() functions in favor is is_ie(9), etc. * fixed issue with is_ipod * fixed issue with is_mobile * fixed issue with detecting Android 4.2.* * fixed issue with boolean values * other minor bug fixes reported on wordpress.org #### 2.1.3 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5016 #### 2.1.2 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 5004 #### 2.1.1 * updated php_browser_detection_browscap.ini to version 4911 #### 2.1 * fixed path info to work with ‘mu-plugins’ folder, version 2.0 didn’t know how to find it. * better recognition of iPad and iPhone with iOS 4 #### 2.0 * Added tests for iPad, iPod, Chrome, Opera * Added ability to test for any version for each browser * Added ability to get browser name and get browser version #### 1.2 * fixed the lesser than statements. * They had been looking for lesser than or equal to * Fixed the is_safari() statement. #### 1.1 * Fixed error on line 156 preventing activation ## Meta * Version **3.1.8** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **600+** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/) * Tags * [browser](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/browser/)[browser detection](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/browser-detection/) [internet explorer](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/internet-explorer/) [iphone](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/iphone/)[php](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/php/) * [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/php-browser-detection/advanced/) ## Ratings 4.1 out of 5 stars. * [ 10 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 3 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 1 2-star review ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 2 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/?filter=1) [Add my review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/php-browser-detection/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ Mindshare Labs, Inc. ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mindshare/) * [ MartyThornley ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/martythornley/) ## Support Got something to say? 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