Slim Mobile Theme Switcher is a developer-friendly, lightweight solution for sites that need a dedicated mobile experience without the overhead of a heavy mobile plugin. This plugin targets mobile handhelds, ensuring tablet users may still enjoy your full desktop-grade layout.

Key Features

True Mobile Detection: Uses refined regex to separate small-screen phones from tablets (iPads/Android tablets).
Manual Overrides: Allow users or testers to force a view using ?theme=handheld or ?theme=active.
Persistent Choice: Option to remember a user’s manual theme choice for 30 days via cookies.
No Bloat: Zero front-end CSS or JS added by the plugin itself.
Developer Friendly: Built by a developer for developers.

How It Works

The plugin uses a precise, two-step detection process to ensure the best user experience:
1. Exclude Tablets: High-resolution devices (iPads, Android tablets, Kindle Fire) are served the Desktop Theme to take advantage of their screen size.
2. Detect Phones: Handheld mobile devices (iPhone, Android Mobile) are served the Mobile Theme.
3. Manual Choice: If a user manually switches via URL, their choice is honored for 30 days via cookies.