Dashboard Welcome for Elementor vs Recently Edited Content Widget
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Dashboard Welcome for Elementor leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,449, ahead of Recently Edited Content Widget at #12,735. Over the last 7 days Dashboard Welcome for Elementor climbed 1 place and Recently Edited Content Widget slipped 42 places. Dashboard Welcome for Elementor has the largest install base, roughly 50× the next: 10K+ active installs against 200+ for Recently Edited Content Widget. Downloads this week: Dashboard Welcome for Elementor 394 and Recently Edited Content Widget 24. Ratings: Dashboard Welcome for Elementor 4.1★ from 23 and Recently Edited Content Widget 5★ from 5 reviews.
| Metric | Dashboard Welcome for Elementor | Recently Edited Content Widget |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,449 ▲ 1 | #12,735 ▼ 42 |
| Active installs | 10K+ | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 394 | 24 |
| Rating | 4.1★ (23) | 5★ (5) |
| Last updated | May 13, 2026 | Dec 9, 2015 |
| Current version | 1.0.11 | 0.3.2 |
| Best rank on record | #1,443 | #12,567 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jul 2018 | Jan 2014 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Dashboard Welcome for Elementor or Recently Edited Content Widget?
By active installs, Dashboard Welcome for Elementor: 10K+ sites run it against 200+ for Recently Edited Content Widget, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 22, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Dashboard Welcome for Elementor or Recently Edited Content Widget?
Dashboard Welcome for Elementor, at #1,449 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Recently Edited Content Widget at #12,735. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Dashboard Welcome for Elementor or Recently Edited Content Widget alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.