Prevent Landscape Rotation
Prevent Landscape Rotation On Mobile Website.
Use with caution
Prevent Landscape Rotation works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 47/100 on our health check.
- No update in over a year
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.8 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Prevent Landscape Rotation stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| dialogue | #7 |
| front end | >100 |
| landscape | #1 |
| mobile | >100 |
| prevent | #21 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 from 7 reviews
About Prevent Landscape Rotation
From the official readme · v2.1Description
This is a lightweight WordPress plugin that prevents landscape rotation on mobile devices and display message!
Plugin uses standard actions, filters and SweetAlert Js only.
If you love this plugin, buy me a cup of coffee.
If you need to Prevent Portrait Rotaion, Please contact me.
Installation
This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.
- Download and extract plugin files to a folder in your wp-content/plugin directory.
- Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin interface.
- Start using in your theme
If you have any questions or problems please make a post here: https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/prevent-landscape-rotation/
Changelog
2.1
- Confirmed working with WordPress 6.4.2
- Fixed csrf issue
- Minor bug fixes & security improvements.
2.0
- Fixed conflict with Preloader Plus plugin
- Confirmed working with WordPress 5.8.1
- New settings page (Now you can select/change text and colors).
- Fixed message not showing while reloading landscape page.
- Minor bug fixes & Improvements.
1.1
- CSS fix
- Confirmed working with WordPress 5.6
1.0
- Initial release.
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Prevent Landscape Rotation: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Prevent Landscape Rotation free?
Yes. Prevent Landscape Rotation is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Prevent Landscape Rotation safe to use in 2026?
Prevent Landscape Rotation works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 1K+ sites, is rated 4.7/5 and was last updated 1 year ago, and scores 47/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Prevent Landscape Rotation?
Prevent Landscape Rotation is active on 1K+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 11,301 times since it launched in March 2020. It was downloaded 203 times in the last 30 days.
Does Prevent Landscape Rotation work with WordPress 7.1?
Prevent Landscape Rotation is officially tested up to WordPress 6.8.10, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Prevent Landscape Rotation last updated?
The latest version, 2.1, was released on April 25, 2025 (1 year ago).
Who makes Prevent Landscape Rotation?
Prevent Landscape Rotation is developed and maintained by Arul Prasad J.
What are the best alternatives to Prevent Landscape Rotation?
The most popular alternatives to Prevent Landscape Rotation are Opinionnaire® Survey analys… (10+ installs), Fizzy Popups (<10 installs) and AlitaYoko Conversations (<10 installs).
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