WPtouch – Make your WordPress Website Mobile-Friendly

74 Quality Score

Active Installs

21/30

With 50,000 active installs, WPtouch has a solid user base but trails the top alternative in this space, Favicon by RealFaviconGenerator, which has 200,000 installs.

Update Freshness

20/25

The plugin was updated on December 4, 2025, and is tested against WordPress 6.9.4, indicating the developer is actively keeping pace with core releases.

User Rating

11/15

The 74 out of 100 rating from 341 reviews is middling and suggests a noticeable share of users have encountered issues or felt the plugin fell short of expectations.

Support Health

8/15

Only 2 support threads exist in the public record with a 0 percent resolution rate, which is a meaningful red flag for anyone who may need help troubleshooting.

WP Compatibility

15/15

WPtouch requires only WordPress 4.2 and PHP was not specified, and it has been tested with the latest 6.9.4 release, earning a perfect compatibility score.

Scores higher than 35% of indexed plugins

About

With just a few clicks, make your WordPress website mobile-friendly (iPhone, Android, and more). Recommended by Google, it will instantly enable a mob …

Active Installs 50k+

Rating ★★★½ 3.7/5

Last Updated 2025-12-04 9:53am GMT

Requires WordPress 4.2+

Tested Up To 6.9.7

Security History

10 known vulnerabilities, all patched

1 Critical 4 High 5 Medium

Most recent: June 5, 2025

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WPtouch <= 4.3.60 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting Medium

June 5, 2025 Patched in ["4.3.61"] CVE-2025-49318

WPtouch <= 4.3.44 - Authenticated (Administrator+) PHP Object Injection High

December 19, 2022 Patched in ["4.3.45"] CVE-2022-3417

WPtouch <= 4.3.44 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Arbitrary File Upload High

December 19, 2022 Patched in ["4.3.45"] CVE-2022-3416

WPtouch <= 4.3.42 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting Medium

August 25, 2022 Patched in ["4.3.44"]

WPtouch <= 3.7.5.3 - Cross-Site Scripting High

April 20, 2015 Patched in ["3.7.6"]

WPTouch < 3.7 - Open Redirect Medium

January 29, 2015 Patched in ["3.7"]

WPtouch < 1.9.30 - Open Redirect Medium

August 1, 2014 Patched in ["1.9.30"]

WPtouch <= 3.4.2 - Arbitrary File Upload Critical

August 1, 2014 Patched in ["3.4.3"]

WPtouch <= 1.9.8 - SQL Injection High

October 27, 2011 Patched in ["1.9.8.1"] CVE-2011-4803

WPtouch < 1.9.20 - Cross-Site Scripting Medium

December 1, 2010 Patched in ["1.9.20"] CVE-2010-4779

What It Does

WPtouch generates a simplified, mobile-optimized theme for your WordPress site, automatically serving it to visitors on smartphones and tablets. It swaps in a touch-friendly layout with larger buttons and streamlined navigation without requiring you to edit theme code. This gives older or desktop-focused sites an immediate mobile presence without a full responsive redesign.

Who It's For

WPtouch is a good fit for owners of legacy WordPress sites built before responsive themes became standard, particularly small business owners, local service providers, and bloggers who need a quick mobile fix without rebuilding their theme. It also suits users who want a separate mobile experience rather than retrofitting their existing desktop design.

Who Should Skip It

If your theme is already responsive or built on a modern block theme like Twenty Twenty-Four, this plugin is redundant and adds unnecessary overhead. Sites that depend heavily on custom JavaScript, complex page builders, or e-commerce checkout flows should skip it, since the simplified mobile theme can break advanced functionality.

The Bottom Line

WPtouch solves a real problem for older, non-responsive WordPress sites and is still actively maintained, earning an overall score of 77.7 out of 100. The concerning support track record and mediocre user ratings mean you should test it on a staging site before committing. For most modern WordPress themes, a responsive design plugin or menu-focused alternative will serve you better.

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