WordPress plugin comparison
WP Admin UI Customize vs WP Dashboard Messages
At a glance
- WP Admin UI Customize has more active installs: 30K+, against 400+ for WP Dashboard Messages.
- On a typical day, WP Admin UI Customize is downloaded about 89 times, WP Dashboard Messages about 7.
- WP Dashboard Messages is rated higher: 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews, against 4.6 from 59 reviews.
- WP Dashboard Messages was updated more recently: Dec 5, 2025, against Nov 20, 2024 for WP Admin UI Customize.
- WP Dashboard Messages is tested with a newer WordPress: 6.9.11, against 4.9.35 for WP Admin UI Customize.
- WP Admin UI Customize has been around longer: since 2012, against 2020 for WP Dashboard Messages.
Line by line
WP Dashboard Messages leads on 4 of 7 comparable lines.
| Metric |  WP Admin UI Customize |  WP Dashboard Messages |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #1,072 | #9,853 |
| Active installs | 30K+ | 400+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 2.5K | 186 |
| Rating | 4.6(59) | 5.0(3) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 4.9.35 | 6.9.11 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.02 | ×0.34 |
| Last release | 2 years ago | 11 months ago |
| Requires PHP | – | 5.6 |
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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