Best WordPress dashboard plugins for WordPress
The most popular WordPress dashboard plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. RemoteMonkey leads with 100+ active installs, ahead of DS Dashboard (10+) and Reserve Post Board (fewer than 10). All 5 plugins tagged “wordpress 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 4 WordPress dashboard plugins
- 1.
RemoteMonkeyThe most installed WordPress dashboard plugin, with 100+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 2.
DS Dashboard10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.0.18.
- 3.
Reserve Post BoardFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
- 4.Backlog Ticket Viewer
Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.0.31.
All 5 plugins tagged “wordpress dashboard”

RemoteMonkey
Down in the last 7 days:17#15,526by BackupMonkey.io1 year ago
This is the connector plugin of BackupMonkey.io. It's an external service. TOS: https://backupmonkey.io/en/terms-of-service
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

DS Dashboard
Down in the last 7 days:8,050#44,417by chabsombol4 years ago
This plugin can make your dashboard wordpress to modern.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

Reserve Post Board
Up in the last 7 days:10,814#56,637by PRESSMAN8 years ago
Display information of reserved posts, pages, and custom posts on the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Backlog Ticket Viewer
Up in the last 7 days:9,673#60,173by PRESSMAN7 years ago
Display Backlog ticket on the dashboard.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day