WordPress plugin comparison
Notetaker vs Simple Admin Notes
At a glance
- Simple Admin Notes has more active installs: 200+, against fewer than 10 for Notetaker.
- On a typical day, Simple Admin Notes is downloaded about 5 times, Notetaker about 1.
- Notetaker has no reviews yet.
- Notetaker was updated more recently: Aug 29, 2026, against Dec 30, 2013 for Simple Admin Notes.
- Notetaker is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 3.7.41 for Simple Admin Notes.
- Simple Admin Notes has been around longer: since 2011, against 2025 for Notetaker.
Line by line
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| Metric |  Notetaker |  Simple Admin Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank | #65,418 | #11,905 |
| Active installs | Fewer than 10 | 200+ |
| Downloads, last 30 days | 28 | 105 |
| Rating | No ratings | 3.3(4) |
| Support threads resolved | – | – |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 | 3.7.41 |
| Search multiplier | ×0.05 | ×0.00 |
| Last release | 2 months ago | 13 years ago |
| Requires PHP | 7.4 | – |
From WordPress.org's public data, refreshed every night. Downloads are WordPress.org's official daily figures for the last 30 days.
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