WordPress plugin comparison

Dashboard Notepad vs Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight

Dashboard Notepad

by Stephanie Leary

10K+ installs4.6

Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight

by Kuppuraj

900+ installs4.3

At a glance

Dashboard Notepad has more active installs: 10K+, against 900+ for Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight.
On a typical day, Dashboard Notepad is downloaded about 23 times, Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight about 9.
Dashboard Notepad is rated higher: 4.6 out of 5 from 12 reviews, against 4.3 from 8 reviews.
Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight was updated more recently: May 15, 2025, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight 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 2018 for Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight.

Dashboard Notepad leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Dashboard Notepad	Advanced All in One Admin Search by WP Spotlight
Popular rank	#2,102	#7,038
Active installs	10K+	900+
Downloads, last 30 days	583	153
Rating	4.6(12)	4.3(8)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	4.1.42	6.8.12
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.22
Last release	9 years ago	1 year ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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