WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Notepad vs Recent Updates Dashboard Widget

Dashboard Notepad

by Stephanie Leary

10K+ installs4.6

Recent Updates Dashboard Widget

by Takayuki Miyauchi

60+ installs5.0

At a glance

Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 60+ for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Recent Updates Dashboard Widget about 2.
Recent Updates Dashboard Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
Dashboard Notepad was updated more recently: Jul 30, 2017, against Jun 5, 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
Dashboard Notepad is tested with a newer WordPress: 4.1.42, against 3.5.2 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.

Dashboard Notepad leads on 5 of 6 comparable lines.

Metric	Dashboard Notepad	Recent Updates Dashboard Widget
Popular rank	#2,102	#19,419
Active installs	10K+	60+
Downloads, last 30 days	583	54
Rating	4.6(12)	5.0(2)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.1.42	3.5.2
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.00
Last release	9 years ago	13 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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