WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Notepad vs Widget Disable
At a glance
- Both have 10K+ active installs.
- On a typical day, Widget Disable is downloaded about 42 times, Dashboard Notepad about 23.
- Widget Disable is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 24 reviews, against 4.6 from 12 reviews.
- Widget Disable was updated more recently: Sep 23, 2026, against Jul 30, 2017 for Dashboard Notepad.
- Widget Disable 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 2015 for Widget Disable.
Line by line
Widget Disable leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Notepad |  Widget Disable |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #2,103 | #1,460 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 577 | 891 |
| Rating | 4.6(12) | 4.8(24) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.1.42 | 7.1.4 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.00 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 9 years ago | 1 month 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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