Comparison · generated on request
Dashboard Commander vs Explorer Soft Admin Shell
Both plugins as this registry currently observes them. Figures come from the same daily snapshot, so they are directly comparable, which two separate wordpress.org pages, read minutes apart, are not.
| Dashboard Commander | Explorer Soft Admin Shell | |
|---|---|---|
| What it does | Command your admin dashboard. Manage built-in widgets and dynamically registered widgets. Hide widgets depending upon user capabilities. | Transforms the classic WordPress admin into a modern desktop-style workspace with windows, shortcuts, Spaces, native dashboard apps, and a taskbar. |
| Active installs | 900+ | fewer than 10 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (8) | — |
| Last release | 3 months ago | 3 months ago |
| Current owner | Josh Hartman | explorersoft |
| Added to directory | 30 Jan 2011 | 22 May 2026 |
| Tested up to | WP 7.0.4 | WP 7.0.4 |
| Requires PHP | false | 7.4 |
Install figures are rounded by WordPress.org to one significant digit, so a gap smaller than a band step is not a difference. Nothing here ranks the two plugins or recommends either, and no link on this page earns anything.
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Records: Dashboard Commander · Explorer Soft Admin Shell