PrivatePost vs Remove Dashboard Access
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
Remove Dashboard Access ranks #988 on the popular list; PrivatePost is outside the top 500 we capture daily. Remove Dashboard Access has the largest install base, roughly 3000× the next: 30K+ active installs against 10+ for PrivatePost. Downloads this week: Remove Dashboard Access 1,457 and PrivatePost 15.
| Metric | PrivatePost | Remove Dashboard Access |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | outside top 500 | #988 ▬ |
| Active installs | 10+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 15 | 1,457 |
| Rating | no ratings | 4.6★ (78) |
| Last updated | Sep 13, 2010 | May 22, 2026 |
| Current version | 1.7 | 1.3.1 |
| Best rank on record | #33,667 | #979 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Sep 2007 | Oct 2011 |
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, PrivatePost or Remove Dashboard Access?
By active installs, Remove Dashboard Access: 30K+ sites run it against 10+ for PrivatePost, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 29, 2026.
Are PrivatePost or Remove Dashboard Access 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.