WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Dashboard Help Widget vs Dashboard Notepad

Custom Dashboard Help Widget

by Jo Landers

800+ installs4.8

Dashboard Notepad

by Stephanie Leary

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 800+ for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Custom Dashboard Help Widget about 7.
Custom Dashboard Help Widget is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
Dashboard Notepad was updated more recently: Jul 30, 2017, against Feb 24, 2014 for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
Dashboard Notepad is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.1.42, against 3.8.41 for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2010 for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.

Dashboard Notepad leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Dashboard Help Widget	Dashboard Notepad
Popular rank	#7,472	#2,102
Active installs	800+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	130	560
Rating	4.8(6)	4.6(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.8.41	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	12 years ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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