WordPress plugin comparison
Custom Dashboard Notifications vs Customize Admin
Custom Dashboard Notifications
by Rams07
10+ installs4.7
Customize Admin
by Johan van der Wijk
3K+ installs3.6
At a glance
- Customize Admin has more active installs: 3K+, against 10+ for Custom Dashboard Notifications.
- On a typical day, Customize Admin is downloaded about 36 times, Custom Dashboard Notifications about 1.
- Custom Dashboard Notifications is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 3.6 from 5 reviews.
- Customize Admin was updated more recently: Sep 21, 2026, against Sep 19, 2017 for Custom Dashboard Notifications.
- Customize Admin is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.8.34 for Custom Dashboard Notifications.
- Customize Admin has been around longer: since 2010, against 2017 for Custom Dashboard Notifications.
Line by line
Customize Admin leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Custom Dashboard Notifications | Customize Admin |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #43,978 | #3,637 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 3K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 30 | 840 |
| Rating | 4.7(3) | 3.6(5) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.8.34 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.63 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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