Dashboard Directory Size

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Directory rank vs rivals

wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 97% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Both reviewers are happy, calling it a genuinely useful tool and praising the custom folder tracking and the built-in caching that keeps the dashboard fast.

1. ★★★★★ Jon

   9.6y ago

   Works great, can add custom folders for it to report on. Thanks for a very useful tool!

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2. ★★★★★ Gahapati

   9.9y ago

   By showing not just the sizes of the usual WP directories, but those of any other directories you want to have an eye on as well, Dashboard Directory Size provides useful additional information, not only about the state of one’s WP installation, but about one’s server in general. From its early stages on, the plugin had an inbuilt caching mechanism, which made sure that the directory size lookup wouldn’t be performed every time the Dashboard was opened. The latest version is using an asynchronous REST API request, which appears to be even lighter on resources than before. Time-wise there does not seem to be much difference at all any more, whether or not caching is enabled. Caching does, however, play into the amount of memory used during lookup. On my WP 4.4.5 Multisite Installation running on PHP 7.0.x the difference in memory consumption is in the range of 15-20 MB of additional RAM for a fresh lookup. All-in-all this earns Dashboard Directory Size a well deserved five stars.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.7.1

Translated into 135 languages, 6 at 90% or more

Plus 111 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-04-01 500+ → 400+ down after 71 days in tier
2. 2026-01-20 400+ → 500+ up after 90 days in tier
3. 2025-10-22 500+ → 400+ down after 15 days in tier
4. 2025-10-07 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2025-10-06 500+ → 400+ down after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-10-05 400+ → 500+ up after 2 days in tier
7. 2025-10-03 500+ → 400+ down after 8 days in tier
8. 2025-09-25 400+ → 500+ up after 1 days in tier

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

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• D Dashboard Widget Sidebar 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags D
• W WP Dash Message 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• R Right Now Reloaded 200+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags D
• R Recently Edited Content Widget 200+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D

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Dashboard Directory Size: 400+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/dashboard-directory-size