Best admin note plugins for WordPress
The most popular admin note plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. WP Dashboard Notes leads with 20K+ active installs, ahead of AdminPad (800+) and LH Dashboard Notes (400+). All 4 plugins tagged “admin note” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 4 admin note plugins
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WP Dashboard NotesThe most installed admin note plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 110 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
AdminPad800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 3.
LH Dashboard Notes400+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.9.35.
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AMPM Dashboard Admin NoteFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 7 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 4 plugins tagged “admin note”

WP Dashboard Notes
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,115by Jeroen Sormani1 month ago
Working with multiple persons on a website? Want to make notes? You can do just that with WP Dashboard Notes. Create beautiful notes with a nice user …
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.6(110)
- Downloads
- 60/day

AdminPad
Up in the last 7 days:30#7,313by Iftekhar Bhuiyan2 months ago
AdminPad is a simple note taker for site administrator only.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

LH Dashboard Notes
Down in the last 7 days:1#9,203by shawfactor8 years ago
Allows you to create and edit notes that appear on the admin dashboard
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(10)
- Downloads
- 6/day

AMPM Dashboard Admin Note
Down in the last 7 days:17,898#67,566by Marcelo Pedra7 months ago
Displays a single admin-only Dashboard widget (“Important Note”) with TinyMCE editing and AJAX save.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day