WordPress plugin comparison
Dashboard Widgets Suite vs Dashboard Beacon
At a glance
- Dashboard Widgets Suite has more active installs: 4K+, against 10+ for Dashboard Beacon.
- On a typical day, Dashboard Widgets Suite is downloaded about 70 times, Dashboard Beacon about 1.
- Dashboard Beacon has no reviews yet.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite was updated more recently: Nov 1, 2026, against May 14, 2016 for Dashboard Beacon.
- Dashboard Widgets Suite is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.2, against 4.5.33 for Dashboard Beacon.
- Dashboard Beacon has been around longer: since 2015, against 2016 for Dashboard Widgets Suite.
Line by line
Dashboard Widgets Suite leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Dashboard Widgets Suite |  Dashboard Beacon |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #3,375 | #38,547 |
| Active installs | 4K+ | 10+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 3.7K | 36 |
| Rating | 4.9(38) | No ratings |
| Support threads resolved | 0% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.2 | 4.5.33 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.77 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 9 days ago | 10 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | – |
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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