Best admin widget plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin widget plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin Dashboard RSS Feed leads with 500+ active installs, ahead of HTML Special Characters Helper (200+) and Unicode Character Keyboard (40+). All 5 plugins tagged “admin widget” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 5 admin widget plugins
- 1.
Admin Dashboard RSS FeedThe most installed admin widget plugin, with 500+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, updated 4 weeks ago.
- 2.
HTML Special Characters Helper200+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 3.
Unicode Character Keyboard40+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 4.
Right Here Right Now10+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.2.30.
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What Time Is It ClockFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
All 5 plugins tagged “admin widget”
Admin Dashboard RSS Feed
Down in the last 7 days:15#9,142by wsxplugindev1 month ago
Admin Dashboard RSS Feed displays company news in the WordPress Admin Dashboard using an RSS feed. It provides quick access to the latest updates.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 15/day
HTML Special Characters Helper
Down in the last 7 days:16#12,504by Scott Reilly9 years ago
Admin widget on the Add/Edit Post pages for inserting HTML encodings of special characters into the post.
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Unicode Character Keyboard
Up in the last 7 days:84#21,641by Terry O'Brien (HoosierDragon)11 years ago
Admin widget on the Write Post or Write Page forms for inserting HTML encodings of Unicode characters into the edit window.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Right Here Right Now
#35,381by Mustafa Uysal7 years ago
Replace wordpress right now widget with "Right Here Right Now" widget. (Inspired by Ghost)
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 4.7(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day
What Time Is It Clock
Down in the last 7 days:9,412#69,935by Renato Cantarella1 year ago
A lightweight admin clock for WordPress that shows the current time in a chosen timezone. Fully client-side, no external API needed.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day