WordPress plugin comparison
Disable Dashboard Widgets vs Essential Widgets
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 10+ for Disable Dashboard Widgets.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, Disable Dashboard Widgets about 1.
- Disable Dashboard Widgets has no reviews yet.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Jan 9, 2024 for Disable Dashboard Widgets.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.0.18 for Disable Dashboard Widgets.
- Essential Widgets has been around longer: since 2017, against 2020 for Disable Dashboard Widgets.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 6 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Disable Dashboard Widgets |  Essential Widgets |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #29,109 | #1,809 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 35 | 1.7K |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.5(2) |
| Support threads resolved | – | 100% |
| Tested up to | 6.0.18 | 7.0.8 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.01 | ×0.86 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 4 months ago |
| Requires PHP | 5.6 | 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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