WordPress plugin comparison

Recent Updates Dashboard Widget vs PHP Code Widget

Recent Updates Dashboard Widget

by Takayuki Miyauchi

60+ installs5.0

PHP Code Widget

by Samuel Wood (Otto)

70K+ installs4.7

At a glance

PHP Code Widget has more active installs: 70K+, against 60+ for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
On a typical day, PHP Code Widget is downloaded about 71 times, Recent Updates Dashboard Widget about 2.
Recent Updates Dashboard Widget is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 2 reviews, against 4.7 from 61 reviews.
PHP Code Widget was updated more recently: Mar 30, 2022, against Jun 5, 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
PHP Code Widget is tested with a newer WordPress: 5.9.20, against 3.5.2 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.
PHP Code Widget has been around longer: since 2008, against 2013 for Recent Updates Dashboard Widget.

PHP Code Widget leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Recent Updates Dashboard Widget	PHP Code Widget
Popular rank	#19,516	#573
Active installs	60+	70K+
Downloads, last 30 days	56	1.9K
Rating	5.0(2)	4.7(61)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	3.5.2	5.9.20
Search multiplier	×0.00	×0.01
Last release	13 years ago	4 years ago
Requires PHP	–	–

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