WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Dashboard Plus
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
Dashboard Plus
by Muhammad Ijaz Anjum
Fewer than 10 installs
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Dashboard Plus.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Dashboard Plus about 2.
- Dashboard Plus has no reviews yet.
- Dashboard Plus was updated more recently: Dec 4, 2025, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Plus 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 2025 for Dashboard Plus.
Line by line
Level: each leads on 3 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Notepad | Dashboard Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,103 | #63,689 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 47 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.1 |
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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