WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Shortnotes
At a glance
- Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Shortnotes.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Shortnotes about 3.
- Shortnotes is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Shortnotes was updated more recently: Jul 4, 2025, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Shortnotes is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.8.12, against 4.1.42 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Dashboard Notepad has been around longer: since 2009, against 2021 for Shortnotes.
Line by line
Shortnotes leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Notepad |  Shortnotes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,103 | #32,331 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 42 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 6.8.12 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.08 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 year ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 7.2 |
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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