WP-UserAgent
WP-UserAgent is a simple plugin that allows you to display details about a computer's operating system or web browser that your visitors comment …
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 5
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 16 Oct 2020
- Added
- Jun 2009
- Requires WP
- 2.0
- Tested up to
- WP 5.5.20
- Downloads
- 40,519
Our analysis
AI-assistedWP-UserAgent is a WordPress plugin that displays details about the operating system and web browser used by visitors when they comment on your site. It accesses the User-Agent string through the comment->agent property and uses regular expressions to identify the browser and operating system. The information can be integrated into comments or placed in custom locations within your templates.
This plugin is suitable for site owners who want to enhance their comment section by providing additional context about their visitors' technology. It includes customizable options for displaying browser and operating system icons, names, and links.
Best for: This plugin is best for WordPress site owners looking to provide additional technical context in their comment sections.
What it does well
- ✓Displays operating system and web browser details in comments
- ✓Customizable options for displaying information
- ✓Shows icons and links to browser and OS homepages
- ✓Regular updates for improved detection
- ✓Easy installation process
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on specific features or settings
- •No details on user feedback implementation
Verdict
WP-UserAgent offers a straightforward way to display user technology details in comments. It may be particularly useful for sites that value visitor engagement and interaction.
From the developer
kyleabaker's own description of WP-UserAgent, lightly tidied.
WP-UserAgent is a simple plugin that allows you to display details about a computer’s operating system or web browser that your visitors comment from.
It uses the comment->agent property to access the User-Agent string. Through a series of regular expressions, this plugin is able to detect the operating system and browser which can be integrated in comments or placed in custom places through your template(s).
I’m adding new web browsers and operating systems frequently, as well as updating and optimizing the source code. Your feedback is very important, new features have been added by request, so if there’s something you would like to see in WP-UserAgent, leave a comment, and I’ll see what I can do.
WP-UserAgent was written with Geany – http://www.geany.org/
Images created with The Gimp – http://www.gimp.org/
Features
- Detects most web browsers and popular operative systems (if you find one missing, please let me know!)
- Shows web browser and operating system icons, names, and a link to their homepages (this will be customizable in future versions).
- Shows web browser and operating system in the Admin comments management page (unless you’re using “custom” option).
- Customizable, has its own Options Page where you can change the size of the web browser and operating system icons, where you want it to be displayed, and a few other options.
- Option to only display web browser and operating system info in Admin section
- Updated frequently to further extend web browser and operating system detection as well as source code improvements.
- Published under GPLv3
Some of you may compare this to another well-known plugin named browsersniff. WP-UserAgent is a heavily modified and improved version of UserAgent-Spy, with several improvements over browsersniff also:
- Easy standard installation, just upload to wp-plugins and activate it.
- Customizable options.
- No basic knowledge of PHP or editing WordPress templates required.
- Published under GPLv3.