WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Greetings vs PHP Code Widget
Dashboard Greetings
by Ehasanul Haque
Fewer than 10 installs
PHP Code Widget
by Samuel Wood (Otto)
70K+ installs4.7
At a glance
- PHP Code Widget has more active installs: 70K+, against fewer than 10 for Dashboard Greetings.
- On a typical day, PHP Code Widget is downloaded about 71 times, Dashboard Greetings about 1.
- Dashboard Greetings has no reviews yet.
- Dashboard Greetings was updated more recently: Feb 25, 2026, against Mar 30, 2022 for PHP Code Widget.
- Dashboard Greetings is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 5.9.20 for PHP Code Widget.
- PHP Code Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2026 for Dashboard Greetings.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Greetings | PHP Code Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #63,839 | #573 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 70K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 45 | 1.9K |
| Rating | No ratings | 4.7(61) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 6.9.11 | 5.9.20 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.04 | ×0.01 |
| Last release | 8 months ago | 4 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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