WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Dashboard Notes
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Dashboard Notes.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Dashboard Notes about 6.
- Dashboard Notes is rated higher: 4.7 out of 5 from 19 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Dashboard Notes was updated more recently: Mar 10, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Notes 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 2014 for Dashboard Notes.
Line by line
Dashboard Notes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Notepad |  Dashboard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,103 | #8,657 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 159 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 4.7(19) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.42 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 8 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | – |
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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