Custom Dashboard Help Widget
by Jo Landers · Admin & Utilities
Add a custom widget to the dashboard to display announcements, help or other information users will see at login.
Daily downloads
Since 2022-10-05 · 1,379 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Trailing 30-day total · the growth curve wp.org stopped showing
Directory rank
Popularity rank over time · lower is better
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Downloads per 1k installs · 30d
Engagement proxy · release spikes are signal, a long slide is an aging base
Estimated active installs
wp.org reports only “800+”. The real number sits in this band.
Modeled within the band wp.org reports; tightens as we track daily.
Install trend · reconstructed from 1379 daily snapshots
Details
Growth timeline
Install-band crossings we have observed, and how long each band took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 900+ → 800+ down after 365 days in band
- 2025-07-10 1K+ → 900+ down after 1 days in band
- 2025-07-09 900+ → 1K+ up after 9 days in band
- 2025-06-30 1K+ → 900+ down
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<iframe src="https://plugins.wpmayor.com/embed/custom-dashboard-help" width="480" height="300" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Custom Dashboard Help Widget — Plugin Pulse"></iframe> Custom Dashboard Help Widget: 800+ active installs, 4.8★ (6 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-07-14. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/custom-dashboard-help