WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Greetings vs Dashboard Notepad
Dashboard Greetings
by Ehasanul Haque
Fewer than 10 installs
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Dashboard Greetings.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Dashboard Greetings about 1.
- Dashboard Greetings has no reviews yet.
- Dashboard Greetings was updated more recently: Feb 25, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Greetings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.1.42 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2026 for Dashboard Greetings.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Greetings | Dashboard Notepad |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #49,014 | #2,102 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 583 |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.6(12) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 4.1.42 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 9 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
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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