Dashboard Widgets Suite
Healthy: Dashboard Widgets Suite is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| specialk | 17 Mar 2016 to 1 Nov 2026, 55 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 2 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 6
- Tested up to
- 7.2 current
- Requires PHP
- 5.6.20 supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 3 |
| Q3 2024 | 0 |
| Q4 2024 | 1 |
| Q1 2025 | 1 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 1 |
| Q1 2026 | 1 |
| Q2 2026 | 1 |
| Q3 2026 | 1 |
| Q4 2026 | 1 |
Last release 1 Nov 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2024 | Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.4.3 - Reflected Cross-Site Scripting | 6.1 | <= 3.4.3 | 3.4.4 | 0 |
| 4 Dec 2023 | Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.4.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | <= 3.4.1 | 3.4.2 | 0 |
| 27 Feb 2023 | Dashboard Widgets Suite <= 3.2.1 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 4.4 | <= 3.2.1 | 3.2.2 | 0 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
Lifetime rating 4.9 from 38 ratings. Quarterly trends appear as new reviews arrive.
| 5 star | 36 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 1 |
| 3 star | 0 |
| 2 star | 0 |
| 1 star | 1 |
Momentum
4,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 134 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 191 |
| 18 May 2026 | 285 |
| 25 May 2026 | 175 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 183 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 163 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 146 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 158 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 127 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 121 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 2,137 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 751 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 377 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 304 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 223 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 213 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 196 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 220 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 187 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 208 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 209 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 214 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 229 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 182 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 335 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 352 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 1,885 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 88% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 3.6 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeff Starr |
| Added | 17 Mar 2016 |
| Last updated | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Active installs | 4,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 |
| Tested up to | 7.2 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | log, debug, notes, widget, dashboard |
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Questions
Is Dashboard Widgets Suite still maintained?
Dashboard Widgets Suite was last updated on 1 Nov 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is Dashboard Widgets Suite safe?
Dashboard Widgets Suite has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns Dashboard Widgets Suite?
The wordpress.org author is Jeff Starr. Recent committers: specialk, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of Dashboard Widgets Suite?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.