WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard for Beginner vs Dashboard Widgets Suite
At a glance
- Dashboard Widgets Suite has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Dashboard for Beginner.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Widgets Suite is downloaded about 70 times, Dashboard for Beginner about 1.
- Dashboard for Beginner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.9 from 38 reviews.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Aug 27, 2014 for Dashboard for Beginner.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 3.9.40 for Dashboard for Beginner.
- Dashboard for Beginner has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
Line by line
Dashboard Widgets Suite leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard for Beginner |  Dashboard Widgets Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #36,565 | #3,375 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 3.7K |
| Rating | 5.0(1) | 4.9(38) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 3.9.40 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 12 years ago | 9 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6.20 |
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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