Custom Dashboard Help Widget
Add a custom widget to the dashboard to display announcements, help or other information users will see at login.
4.8(6 reviews)
·900 active installs·Updated 12 years agoAs of April 2026, Custom Dashboard Help Widget is a WordPress widget plugin with 900 active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 12K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.3+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2010. Last updated 12 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: Widgets for Google Reviews.
4.8/56 reviews
900active installs
12K+total downloads
16 yearssince 2010
Overview
Do you want to add site announcements, contributor guidelines or help to the WordPress dashboard?
This plugin adds a widget with custom text to the dashboard. Great for Admin-only announcements or making a short README text block for your site contributors. You can display basic help or include links to more detailed information. The premium version has more options and allows you to disable/hide any or all default dashboard widgets.
Important! If you’re upgrading from Version 1.0, make sure you follow the correct installation procedure.
Suggested Use
- Display general site announcements
- Add guidelines for content, category usage, or image sizes that fit the theme
- Tell contributors when they should use pages, posts, or custom write panels
- Provide links to more detailed “contrib…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Compatibility
| WordPress | 3.3+ requiredTested up to 3.7.41 |
| PHP | false+ required |
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Changelog
v3.0 (2/15/14)
- Updated the plugin admin and help classes so even less code is loaded for users who can’t manage the plugin
- Removed code needed to keep the plugin compatible with WP versions prior to 3.3
- Added
function add_custom_meta_links()and disabledfunction custom_activate_plugin() - The plugin now creates a list of dashboard widgets which can be disabled, based on which version of WordPress is running (premium version only)
- Tested under WordPress 3.8.2.
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