Better Notifications for WP vs Ultimate Dashboard
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| Feature | Better Notifications for WP v1.10 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.8/5 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 | 30,000+ | 50,000+ |
| Last updated | October 14, 2026 | October 10, 2026 |
| Editions | Better Notifications for WP · BNFW premium add-ons ($) | Ultimate Dashboard · Ultimate Dashboard PRO ($) |
| Pros | Visual editor and shortcodes for each notification; Covers default WordPress emails and adds new ones; Sends to users, roles or several roles at once | 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 | Advanced features need separately licensed add-ons; Mail goes through wp_mail, so delivery depends on your SMTP setup; Premium add-ons use an external licence store | 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 | Visual editor for each notification (custom post type), Overrides of default WordPress emails, Sends through wp_mail for each notification, Option to suppress notifications for spam comments, post_term shortcode for notification text, Premium add-on licence registration (EDD SDK) | 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 ($) |
| Integrations | ||
| — | MailerLite | |
| Other | EDD Software Licensing SDK (betternotificationsforwp.com store) ($) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | 5.6 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1 |
| Phones home | Only if you agree | No |
| External services | betternotificationsforwp.com | ultimatedashboard.io |
| Shortcodes | 1 | — |