Admin Notices Manager vs Ultimate Dashboard
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| Feature | Admin Notices Manager v1.6.1 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Ultimate Dashboard v3.8.18 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.6/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | September 17, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Admin Notices Manager | Ultimate Dashboard · Ultimate Dashboard PRO ($) |
| Pros | Moves dashboard notices into one popup, keeping the dashboard clear; Choose per notice level whether to hide, pop up or leave notices | Custom dashboard widgets and admin menu editing in the free version; Login page branding and login redirect rules included free; No tracking or telemetry in the code |
| Cons | Notices with non-standard markup need a CSS selector entered by hand; Hidden notices stay hidden until the list is reset | Several branding and login options show a PRO-only message in the free version; Onboarding email signup goes through a vendor proxy |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Notices collected into a popup panel, Per-level handling: hide, popup or leave notices, Choose which users can hide notices, Hide a notice permanently, Admin bar item listing notices, Restore hidden notices by resetting the list | Custom dashboard widgets (icon, text, HTML), Admin menu editor, Admin bar item control, Login redirect rules by role, Login page customizer, Admin branding (logo, colours, layout), Settings export and import tools, Dark mode and other options shown as PRO-only ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailerLite | |
| Requires WordPress | 5.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.2 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | — | ultimatedashboard.io |