WordPress plugin comparison

Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes vs WP Dashboard Notes

Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes

by The 215 Guys

Fewer than 10 installs

WP Dashboard Notes

by Jeroen Sormani

20K+ installs4.6

At a glance

WP Dashboard Notes has more active installs: 20K+, against fewer than 10 for Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes.
On a typical day, WP Dashboard Notes is downloaded about 60 times, Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes about 2.
Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes has no reviews yet.
WP Dashboard Notes was updated more recently: Oct 7, 2026, against Aug 1, 2024 for Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes.
WP Dashboard Notes is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.6.11 for Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes.
WP Dashboard Notes has been around longer: since 2014, against 2024 for Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes.

WP Dashboard Notes leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Admin Backend Color Coded Post Notes	WP Dashboard Notes
Popular rank	#72,174	#1,116
Active installs	Fewer than 10	20K+
Downloads, last 30 days	31	1.7K
Rating	No ratings	4.6(110)
Support threads resolved	–	0%
Tested up to	6.6.11	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.01	×0.91
Last release	2 years ago	1 month ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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