WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Dashboard Help Widget vs WP Custom Admin Interface

Custom Dashboard Help Widget

by Jo Landers

800+ installs4.8

WP Custom Admin Interface

by Northern Beaches Websites

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

WP Custom Admin Interface has more active installs: 30K+, against 800+ for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
On a typical day, WP Custom Admin Interface is downloaded about 91 times, Custom Dashboard Help Widget about 7.
Custom Dashboard Help Widget is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 6 reviews, against 4.7 from 160 reviews.
WP Custom Admin Interface was updated more recently: Feb 10, 2026, against Feb 24, 2014 for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
WP Custom Admin Interface is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 3.8.41 for Custom Dashboard Help Widget.
Custom Dashboard Help Widget has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for WP Custom Admin Interface.

WP Custom Admin Interface leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Dashboard Help Widget	WP Custom Admin Interface
Popular rank	#7,492	#1,079
Active installs	800+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	132	2.5K
Rating	4.8(6)	4.7(160)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	3.8.41	6.9.11
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.84
Last release	12 years ago	9 months ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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