WordPress plugin comparison

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages vs Gallery Custom Links

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages

by Radek Mezulanik

100+ installs3.8

Gallery Custom Links

by Jordy Meow

30K+ installs4.7

At a glance

Gallery Custom Links has more active installs: 30K+, against 100+ for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
On a typical day, Gallery Custom Links is downloaded about 495 times, Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages about 3.
Gallery Custom Links is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 208 reviews, against 3.8 from 5 reviews.
Gallery Custom Links was updated more recently: Nov 10, 2026, against Dec 22, 2020 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Gallery Custom Links is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 5.6.0 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages has been around longer: since 2016, against 2018 for Gallery Custom Links.

Gallery Custom Links leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages	Gallery Custom Links
Popular rank	#16,751	#959
Active installs	100+	30K+
Downloads, last 30 days	65	38.3K
Rating	3.8(5)	4.7(208)
Support threads resolved	–	100%
Tested up to	5.6.0	7.1.4
Search multiplier	×0.00	×1.13
Last release	5 years ago	1 day ago
Requires PHP	–	8.1

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