Dashboard quick links widget vs White Label CMS
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| Feature | Dashboard quick links widget v1.6.0 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 5.0/5 Visit Details | White Label CMS v2.7.14 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.7/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 600+ | 200,000+ |
| Last updated | January 23, 2026 | July 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Dashboard quick link widget | White Label CMS |
| Pros | Simple link list configured in one settings page; Links can open in a new tab; Choice of Font Awesome icon versions | Free, with no paid tier in the code; Login page, branding and dashboard in one plugin; Setup wizard for first-time configuration |
| Cons | Icons load from the cdnjs CDN; Only a list of links, with no per-user or per-role control | Aimed at admin and login screens, not the public site; Integrations are limited to a few named plugins; No upgrade or licence path appears in the code |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Configurable list of dashboard links, Open individual links in a new tab, Coloured notice above the links, Font Awesome icon version selector, Dashboard widget registration | Login page customiser, Custom dashboard panels, Admin menu control per user, Admin header, footer and branding, Setup wizard, Dashboard welcome messages |
| Integrations | ||
| Plugins | — | Yoast SEO, Beaver Builder |
| Other | Font Awesome CDN (cdnjs) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Requires PHP | 7.3 | 5.4 |
| Tested up to | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | cdnjs.cloudflare.com | — |