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Best dashboard plugins for WordPress

The most popular dashboard plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Admin Menu Editor leads with 300K+ active installs, ahead of White Label CMS (200K+) and Remove Dashboard Access (30K+). All 584 plugins tagged “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 10 dashboard plugins

  1. 1.
    Admin Menu Editor

    The most installed dashboard plugin, with 300K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 312 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    White Label CMS

    200K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 114 reviews, updated 3 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Remove Dashboard Access

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 78 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  4. 4.
    Display PHP Version

    30K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 35 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.2.15.

  5. 5.
    Automattic For Agencies Client

    20K+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, updated 3 weeks ago.

  6. 6.
    Dashboard Welcome for Elementor

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.1 from 23 reviews, updated 5 months ago.

  7. 7.
    Widget Disable

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 24 reviews, updated 1 month ago.

  8. 8.
    WP Data Access

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 88 reviews, updated 2 days ago.

  9. 9.
    Hide Admin Bar from Non-Admins

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 30 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  10. 10.
    Dashboard Notepad

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.

All 584 plugins tagged “dashboard”