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Best notepad plugins for WordPress

The most popular notepad plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. AdminPad leads with 800+ active installs, ahead of Simple Admin Notes (200+) and Frontend User Notes (70+). All 7 plugins tagged “notepad” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 7 notepad plugins

  1. 1.
    AdminPad

    The most installed notepad plugin, with 800+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  2. 2.
    Simple Admin Notes

    200+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.7.41.

  3. 3.
    Frontend User Notes

    70+ active installs. Only 4 reviews so far, updated 5 days ago.

  4. 4.
    WP Notepad

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 days ago.

  5. 5.
    User Notepad

    10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  6. 6.
    WoPo Notepad

    10+ active installs. Only 2 reviews so far, last updated 5 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.

  7. 7.
    Notetaker

    Fewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, updated 2 months ago.

All 7 plugins tagged “notepad”