WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Dashboard Widgets Suite
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
Dashboard Widgets Suite
by Jeff Starr
4K+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 4K+ for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Widgets Suite is downloaded about 70 times, Dashboard Notepad about 23.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 38 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 4.1.42 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2016 for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
Line by line
Dashboard Widgets Suite leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Notepad | Dashboard Widgets Suite |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,102 | #3,375 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 4K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 583 | 3.7K |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 4.9(38) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 0% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.2 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.77 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 8 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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