WordPress plugin comparison
Essential Widgets vs WP Dashboard Cleaner
At a glance
- Essential Widgets has more active installs: 10K+, against 50+ for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
- On a typical day, Essential Widgets is downloaded about 75 times, WP Dashboard Cleaner about 3.
- WP Dashboard Cleaner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 3.5 from 2 reviews.
- Essential Widgets was updated more recently: Jun 18, 2026, against Feb 10, 2024 for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
- Essential Widgets is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.0.8, against 6.4.14 for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
Line by line
Essential Widgets leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Essential Widgets |  WP Dashboard Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,809 | #21,230 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 1.7K | 70 |
| Rating | 3.5(2) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 100% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.0.8 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.86 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 4 months ago | 2 years 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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