WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Frontend Dashboard
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
Frontend Dashboard
by M A Vinoth Kumar
500+ installs4.9
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 500+ for Frontend Dashboard.
- On a typical day, Frontend Dashboard is downloaded about 139 times, Dashboard Notepad about 23.
- Frontend Dashboard is rated higher: 4.9 out of 5 from 136 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Frontend Dashboard was updated more recently: Nov 6, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Frontend Dashboard 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 2017 for Frontend Dashboard.
Line by line
Frontend Dashboard leads on 5 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Notepad | Frontend Dashboard |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,102 | #9,108 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 500+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 583 | 6.1K |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 4.9(136) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.73 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 3 days ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 8.0 |
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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