Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… vs UiPress lite | Effortless custom… (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…

Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…

4.6(110)

60K+ active installs

Free

Updated 3 weeks ago
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UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

4.1(21)

10K+ active installs

Free

Updated 4 months ago
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Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… has a higher user rating (4.6/5 from 110 reviews) and leads in active installations (60K+ vs 10K+). Both are free WordPress plugins. Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… has accumulated 1.2M+ total downloads while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has 226K+.

Detailed Comparison

Rating
4.6/5Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4.1/5
Total Reviews
110Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…21
Active Installs
60K+Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…10K+
Total Downloads
1.2M+Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…226K+
Support Resolution
67%Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…N/A
Last Updated
3 weeks agoUltimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4 months ago
First Released
2016Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…2022
Age
10 yearsUltimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…4 years
WP Requires
4.6+Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…6.0+
PHP Requires
5.6+Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…7.4+
Business Model
FreeUltimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…Free
Latest Version
3.8.15Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…
UiPress lite | Effortless custom…3.5.09

Rating Breakdown

Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress…

4.6/5(110 reviews)
5
85%
4
6%
3
1%
2
2%
1
6%

UiPress lite | Effortless custom…

4.1/5(21 reviews)
5
71%
4
0%
3
10%
2
5%
1
14%

Recent Reviews

Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… Reviews

by smtll120

很好

很好

by Daniel Finch

Slow Support but lots of potential

The support for the pro version is very slow (I’m yet to get a response!). So, my rating will be lower just for that fact… The plugin looks good but needs improvement. Support for more page builders

by Marjan

Great plugin

Easy to manage, perfekt for me.

UiPress lite | Effortless custom… Reviews

by yabwee

Could have been amazing, but…

If this plugin actually worked as advertised, I would give it 10 stars, let alone the 5 maximum. I was prepared to adopt it my business’ official backend plugin and I did a ton of work to style it jus

by o2go

Broken backend

It was a great plugin until they published an unfinished rewrite. Then all my sites wp admin were broken.I had disabled it for some time now, tried it out multiple of times but still have so many bugs

by dynamicdigitalsolutions

AVOID

UI completely broken in the most recent update, found out from all my customers calling me up to complain. reported it to Mar (the main dev) the entire backend was busted. We have over 30 customers wi

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… or UiPress lite | Effortless custom… more popular?
Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… has 60K+ active installations while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has 10K+. Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.
Which has better ratings — Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… or UiPress lite | Effortless custom…?
Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… has a 4.6/5 rating from 110 reviews, while UiPress lite | Effortless custom… has a 4.1/5 rating from 21 reviews.
Are Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… free?
Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… is free and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.
Which plugin has better support — Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… or UiPress lite | Effortless custom…?
Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.
Which plugin is updated more frequently?
Ultimate Dashboard – Custom WordPress… was last updated 3 weeks ago and UiPress lite | Effortless custom… was last updated 4 months ago.

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