WordPress plugin comparison

Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget vs Dashboard Notepad

Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget

by David Klhufek

10+ installs

Dashboard Notepad

by Stephanie Leary

10K+ installs4.6

At a glance

Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget about 1.
Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget has no reviews yet.
Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget was updated more recently: Sep 6, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.1.42 for Dashboard Notepad.
Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2024 for Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget.

Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Custom Post Types Dashboard Widget	Dashboard Notepad
Popular rank	#30,318	#2,102
Active installs	10+	10K+
Downloads, last 30 days	44	583
Rating	No ratings	4.6(12)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.1.42
Search multiplier	×0.13	×0.00
Last release	2 months ago	9 years ago
Requires PHP	7.4	–

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