WordPress plugin comparison

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages vs Smart Custom Fields

Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages

by Radek Mezulanik

100+ installs3.8

Smart Custom Fields

by Takashi Kitajima

50K+ installs4.9

At a glance

Smart Custom Fields has more active installs: 50K+, against 100+ for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
On a typical day, Smart Custom Fields is downloaded about 326 times, Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages about 3.
Smart Custom Fields is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 21 reviews, against 3.8 from 5 reviews.
Smart Custom Fields was updated more recently: Jul 16, 2026, against Dec 22, 2020 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Smart Custom Fields is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 5.6.0 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.
Smart Custom Fields has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages.

Smart Custom Fields leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Zedna Custom Dashboard Messages	Smart Custom Fields
Popular rank	#16,774	#695
Active installs	100+	50K+
Downloads, last 30 days	66	9.8K
Rating	3.8(5)	4.9(21)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	5.6.0	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.81
Last release	5 years ago	3 months ago
Requires PHP	–	7.4

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