Zen Dash

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1. ★★★★★ Sri Shunyata

   7.6y ago

   Thanks for the Zen Dash Plugin Jay. Very good example of KISS functionality. I only wish that it would also take care of some the pesky plugin notifications that remind me to renew my subscriptions.

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2. ★★★★★ DFranzwa

   11.0y ago

   @jay I only recently ran across Zen Dash and am wondering why nobody has left any input on it. I’ve run it through a few tests and so far, no issues, even though not upgraded for awhile. A couple things that would be nice: * More control over what clients can or can’t see or tinker with (i.e. other plugins listed on the admin menu. Checking “plugins” takes care of most of them, but when using Duplicator, doesn’t seem to hide it.) * Maybe a check mark for a super admin or particular user that would turn Zen on/off, rather than have to go into each section to check updates, for instance. Other than that, Zen does a great job at simplifying the admin menu. Thanks for your work.

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Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-03-02 30+ → 20+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-03-01 20+ → 30+ up after 1 days in tier
3. 2026-02-28 30+ → 20+ down after 2 days in tier
4. 2026-02-26 20+ → 30+ up after 2 days in tier
5. 2026-02-24 30+ → 20+ down after 94 days in tier
6. 2025-11-22 20+ → 30+ up after 57 days in tier
7. 2025-09-26 30+ → 20+ down after 150 days in tier
8. 2025-04-29 40+ → 30+ down after 38 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).

• Disable Media Pages 10K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags B
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• S Simple No Comments 1K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
• Disable Customizer 400+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags D
• Disable WP Revisions 400+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags D
• Remove tabs and fields from WooCommerce 100+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags C

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Zen Dash: 20+ active installs, 5.0★ (2 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/zen-dash