Dashboard Widgets Suite
by Jeff Starr · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 30 other plugins · 1.1M+ installs across the portfolio →
Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error Logs, and more!
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Health
A 90/100
no flags
Active installs
4K+
≈4.5K estimated
Momentum
+16%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “debug”, “log” and “notes” for “suite”, “customize dashboard” and “traffic widget”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “suite” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “customize dashboard” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notes” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “traffic widget” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
90 health vs 56 average across 5,895 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →2.4%
of downloads still active
At least 4K of 164.6K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,188 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 4 releases in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Well optimized
Most to gain: Support resolution
Updated 106 days ago
Tested up to WordPress 7.1.4, the current branch or newer
4.9★ over 38 reviews, smoothed to 4.45★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
0 of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months
To rank higher: Mark more forum threads resolved — the resolved ratio feeds the ranking.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
39
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
22%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
-0.4
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| dashboard widgets | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| suite | #5 | #7 | down 1 |
| dashboard widget | #3 | #4 | 0 |
| remove dashboard widgets | #3 | #5 | 0 |
| dashboard your tag | #14 | #14 | down 1 |
| dashboard columns | #9 | #11 | down 1 |
| customize dashboard | #10 | #10 | down 2 |
| dashboard notes | #10 | #10 | down 3 |
| frontend dashboard | #11 | #11 | 0 |
| widgets | #23 | #21 | up 1 |
| system info | #23 | #17 | up 1 |
| wp dashboard | #23 | #22 | down 1 |
| wp dashboard widgets disable | #10 | #17 | — |
| traffic widget | #22 | #20 | up 1 |
| wordpress dashboard | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| custom widgets | #24 | #22 | 0 |
| productivity | #23 | #16 | up 1 |
| notes widget | #14 | #17 | 0 |
| admin dashboard | #24 | #16 | 0 |
| user dashboard | #24 | #23 | down 2 |
| debug your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| log your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
86 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 20 listed. 59 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “debug”, “log” and “notes” for “suite”, “customize dashboard” and “traffic widget”. “debug” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “suite” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “log” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “customize dashboard” sits at #10 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “notes” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “traffic widget” sits at #22 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
- One page off on “dashboard”. #14 puts you just past the first ten results, where almost all the clicks stop. The gap to close is small.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 6.7K · peaks are release surges
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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Actively maintainedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
4
releases in the last 12 months
4mo ago
latest release · v3.5.2 · 17 Jul 2026
38
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 69% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “4K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 7 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 14 Aug 2020
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
Security history
via Wordfence IntelligenceAll 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (3.5.2). Sites still on an older version should update.
- 2024-06-12 CVE-2024-0979 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.3 Patched in 3.4.4
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-12-04 CVE-2023-49743 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.4.1 Patched in 3.4.2
- Patched Medium · 4.4 Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2023-02-27 CVE-2023-26517 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 3.2.1 Patched in 3.2.2
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 7.0.1
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 7 languages, 3 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
6 of 8 pass · checked 26 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error..."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 9 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 9 of 9 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for One audience phrase ("designed for"); say who the plugin is for and what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions Gutenberg, Google Analytics, REST API, Facebook and 1 more.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 4 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 2,944 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-03-30 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2026-03-29 4K+ → 5K+ up after 9 days in tier
- 2026-03-20 5K+ → 4K+ down after 2 days in tier
- 2026-03-18 4K+ → 5K+ up after 84 days in tier
- 2025-12-24 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-23 4K+ → 5K+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-22 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-21 4K+ → 5K+ up after 6 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).
- D Dashboard Notepad 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 3 shared tags D
- D Dashboard Sticky Notes 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
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Cron Logger 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A -
Debug Log Viewer 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags A -
Dashboard Columns 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags B -
HTTP Requests Manager 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags A
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