EM Dashboard vs Widget Disable
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
Widget Disable ranks #1,468 on the popular list; EM Dashboard is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Widget Disable has the largest install base, roughly 1000× the next: 10K+ active installs against 10+ for EM Dashboard. Downloads this week: Widget Disable 197 and EM Dashboard 11.
| Metric | EM Dashboard | Widget Disable |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #1,468 ▲ 2 |
| Active installs | 10+ | 10K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11 | 197 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.8★ (24) |
| Last updated | Apr 16, 2023 | Sep 23, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.1.0 | 3.0.1 |
| Best rank on record | #33,639 | #1,468 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Aug 2015 | Apr 2015 |
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.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, EM Dashboard or Widget Disable?
By active installs, Widget Disable: 10K+ sites run it against 10+ for EM Dashboard, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 19, 2026.
Are EM Dashboard or Widget Disable 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.