WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Cleaner vs Dashboard Notepad
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 400+ for Dashboard Cleaner.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Dashboard Cleaner about 7.
- Dashboard Cleaner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 5 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Dashboard Cleaner was updated more recently: Aug 16, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Cleaner 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 2017 for Dashboard Cleaner.
Line by line
Dashboard Cleaner leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Cleaner |  Dashboard Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #9,314 | #2,102 |
| Active installs | 400+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 161 | 583 |
| Rating | 5.0(5) | 4.6(12) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.62 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.3 | – |
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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