WordPress plugin comparison
Widget Context vs WP Dashboard Cleaner
At a glance
- Widget Context has more active installs: 30K+, against 50+ for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
- On a typical day, Widget Context is downloaded about 292 times, WP Dashboard Cleaner about 3.
- WP Dashboard Cleaner is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review, against 4.5 from 98 reviews.
- Widget Context was updated more recently: Oct 9, 2026, against Feb 10, 2024 for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
- Widget Context is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 6.4.14 for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
- Widget Context has been around longer: since 2009, against 2017 for WP Dashboard Cleaner.
Line by line
Widget Context leads on 6 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  Widget Context |  WP Dashboard Cleaner |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #932 | #21,299 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 50+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 13.4K | 72 |
| Rating | 4.5(98) | 5.0(1) |
| Support threads resolved | 50% | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 6.4.14 |
| Search multiplier | ×1.25 | ×0.03 |
| Last release | 1 month 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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