WordPress plugin comparison
BreathWP vs Dashboard Notepad
BreathWP
by Nebu John Thaliyath
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for BreathWP.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, BreathWP about 2.
- BreathWP is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- BreathWP was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- BreathWP is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 4.1.42 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for BreathWP.
Line by line
BreathWP leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | BreathWP | Dashboard Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65,171 | #2,103 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 43 | 577 |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.6(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.07 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.0 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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