Announce from the Dashboard vs Publish To Apple News (2026)
Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.
Announce from the Dashboard
7.0K+ active installs
Free
Quick Verdict
As of April 2026, Announce from the Dashboard has a higher user rating (4.3/5 from 6 reviews) and leads in active installations (7.0K+ vs 5.0K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Announce from the Dashboard has accumulated 24K+ total downloads while Publish To Apple News has 716K+.
Detailed Comparison
| Metric | Announce from the Dashboard | Publish To Apple News | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rating | 4.3/5 | ◄ | 3.8/5 |
| Total Reviews | 6 | ► | 25 |
| Active Installs | 7.0K+ | ◄ | 5.0K+ |
| Total Downloads | 24K+ | ► | 716K+ |
| Support Resolution | N/A | N/A | |
| Last Updated | 2 years ago | ► | 2 months ago |
| First Released | 2012 | 2015 | |
| Age | 14 years | 11 years | |
| WP Requires | 3.8+ | 6.3+ | |
| PHP Requires | false+ | 8.2+ | |
| Business Model | Free | Free | |
| Latest Version | 1.5.3 | 2.8.0 |
Rating Breakdown
Announce from the Dashboard
Publish To Apple News
Download Trends
Over the past 30 days, Announce from the Dashboard averaged approximately 5 daily downloads while Publish To Apple News averaged 476.
Recent Reviews
Announce from the Dashboard Reviews
Simple, fast, intuitive.
Hello Your plugin is simple, fast, intuitive. I thought the plugin does not work, because I have turned off alerts for users. Rather to my surprise I saw appear the message done with your plugin. Fant
GREAT ! – BON !
Good plugin! But too simple. Suggestion: Add more options for the message text editing mode. FR : Bon plugin ! Mais trop simple. Suggestion : Ajouter plus d’options pour le mode édition de texte messa
Simple and straight forward
Very nice plugin, works as described. I run it along the other plugin of same author “WP Admin UI Customize” and works very nicely for Subscribers roles. Thanks for your work!
Publish To Apple News Reviews
Works well
The Publish to Apple News plugin does a decent job allowing WordPress users to easily distribute their content to Apple News. It provides an automated way to format and submit WordPress posts to the A
Doesn;t support multiple Post Type
I’m unable to select multiple post types. Only one post type at a time.
Can’t Get It To Work
I can get some posts to publish automatically, but not all of them, which is frustrating. This topic was modified 5 years, 7 months ago by Simmons.
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