Dashboard Widgets Suite is a WordPress app, with a 4.9 average rating from 38 reviews, as of July 9, 2026.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by Jeff Starr. With a rating of 4.9★ from 38 reviews.
AppRanks data: Dashboard Widgets Suite ranks #0 in Dashboard on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 1% of that category.
AppRanks verdict
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Dashboard Widgets Suite is a category-leading WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Dashboard category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 38 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +High average rating (4.9★) signals consistent merchant satisfaction
- +Published by Jeff Starr — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (38) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How Dashboard Widgets Suite works
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1 Plugin. 9 Widgets. Awesome Dashboard.
Add new widgets to your WordPress Dashboard. Streamline your workflow and optimize productivity.
Widgets
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides awesome widgets that you can add to your Dashboard with a click:
Control Panel – Control widgets directly from the Dashboard
User Notes – Add, edit, delete notes for any user role
Feed Box – Display and customize any RSS Feed
Social Box – Display social links from Twitter, Facebook, etc.
List Box – Display custom lists created via the Menu screen
Widget Box – Display any theme or WP widget (e.g., Search, Text)
System Info – Display basic or advanced system information
Debug Log – Display, customize, reset your WP debug log
PHP Error Log – Display, customize, reset your server error log
Each widget includes its own set of options for customizing display 🙂
The notes widget is super awesome, designed for serious note takers. You can choose from 3 note formats: Text, HTML, or Code. Check out Installation for more about the User Notes Widget.
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Features
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides a slick set of useful Dashboard widgets with some great features:
Includes 9 awesome Dashboard widgets
Easy to set up and customize options
Regularly updated and “future proof”
Secure, clean, error-free code
Built with the WordPress API
Lightweight, fast and flexible
Focused on performance, loads only enabled widgets
Enable/disable widgets via Dashboard or plugin settings
Option to restore 1-column display for the Dashboard
Shortcodes to display widgets on the frontend
Many options for customizing widget display
Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg
Check out the Screenshots for more details.
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Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies, and it does not connect to any third-party locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is developed and maintained by Jeff Starr, 15-year WordPress developer and book author.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can make a donation or purchase one of my books:
The Tao of WordPress
Digging into WordPress
.htaccess made easy
WordPress Themes In Depth
Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
BBQ Pro – Blazing fast WordPress firewall
Blackhole Pro – Automatically block bad bots
Banhammer Pro – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys
GA Google Analytics Pro – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics
Head Meta Pro – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress
REST Pro Tools – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API
Simple Ajax Chat Pro – Unlimited chat rooms
USP Pro – Unlimited front-end forms
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂
Category rankings
As of Jul 9, 2026See 90-day rank history for each category
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Keyword rankings
Dashboard Widgets Suite ranks for 2 keywords across WordPress Plugin Directory. Here are the top 2:
- 1.chat botRank #80
- Rank #746
Competitors & alternatives
Dashboard Widgets Suitedoesn't have curated competitor matchups yet. Other tracked dashboard apps on WordPress:
Where Dashboard Widgets Suite stands in the Dashboard category
Dashboard Widgets Suite ranks #0 of 88 apps in the Dashboard category, placing it in the top 1% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is Dashboard Widgets Suite?
Dashboard Widgets Suite is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.9-star rating from 38 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on a daily refresh cycle. It is listed under the Dashboard category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by Jeff Starr.
Who uses Dashboard Widgets Suite?
Currently around 4,000 active stores have installed Dashboard Widgets Suite. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Dashboard category on WordPress.