WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Bee Notes
Dashboard Notepad
by Stephanie Leary
10K+ installs4.6
Bee Notes
by Saikat Chandra Das
Fewer than 10 installs5.0
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against fewer than 10 for Bee Notes.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Bee Notes about 6.
- Bee Notes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Bee Notes was updated more recently: May 21, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Bee Notes 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 2026 for Bee Notes.
Line by line
Bee Notes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric | Dashboard Notepad | Bee Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,103 | #55,882 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | Fewer than 10 |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 158 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.06 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 5 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.4 |
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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