Dashboard Widget Suite vs Statify
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| Feature | Dashboard Widget Suite v3.5.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | Statify v2.0.3 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free · ★ 4.8/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 4,000+ | 100,000+ |
| Last updated | July 17, 2026 | September 20, 2026 |
| Editions | Dashboard Widgets Suite · Dashboard Widgets Suite Pro ($) | Statify |
| Pros | Debug and error log viewers in the dashboard; Each widget can be switched on or off in one panel; Shortcodes reuse the feed, social and notes widgets on the front end | Stats stored in the site's own database table; Dashboard widget with chart, top posts and referrers; Old data is cleaned up by a scheduled task |
| Cons | Pro edition is referenced in the code but its contents are not visible here; Promotional banners for other Plugin Planet products appear in settings | Only basic figures; no funnels, segments or real-time view; Relies on the REST API and WP-Cron working on the site; Chart library is bundled, so admin pages load more scripts |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Widget control panel to enable or disable each widget, Debug log viewer, Error log viewer, Feed box that reads an RSS feed, System information widget, User notes widget, Front-end shortcodes for feed, social and notes boxes | Page view tracking through a REST endpoint and tracking script, Dashboard widget with chart, Statistics evaluation screen in the admin, Top posts and top referrers, Reset of collected statistics, Option to skip tracking for logged-in users, Scheduled cleanup of old statistics |
| Integrations | ||
| Other | Perishable Press feed (default feed box source) | — |
| Requires WordPress | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| Requires PHP | 5.6.20 | 7.4 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | — |
| Phones home | No | No |
| External services | perishablepress.com | — |
| Shortcodes | 3 | — |
| Custom tables | — | 1 |