WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Dashboard Shortcuts
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Dashboard Shortcuts.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Dashboard Shortcuts about 3.
- Dashboard Shortcuts has no reviews yet.
- Dashboard Shortcuts was updated more recently: Oct 19, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Shortcuts 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 2026 for Dashboard Shortcuts.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Notepad |  Dashboard Shortcuts |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,102 | #46,507 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 583 | 121 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.13 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 22 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.0 |
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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