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Best customize dashboard plugins for WordPress

The most popular customize dashboard plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Remove Howdy leads with 700+ active installs, ahead of WP Easy Replace Howdy (100+) and PBP Dashboard Changer (10+). All 6 plugins tagged “customize dashboard” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 5 customize dashboard plugins

  1. 1.
    Remove Howdy

    The most installed customize dashboard plugin, with 700+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.

  2. 2.
    WP Easy Replace Howdy

    100+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 6 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  3. 3.
    PBP Dashboard Changer

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  4. 4.
    Admin Shift

    Fewer than 10 active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  5. 5.
    Simple Dashboard Customizer

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

All 6 plugins tagged “customize dashboard”