Best notes plugins for WordPress
The most popular notes 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 Dashboard Notepad (10K+) and Simple Post Notes (9K+). All 115 plugins tagged “notes” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 notes plugins
- 1.
WP Dashboard NotesThe most installed notes plugin, with 20K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 110 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.Dashboard Notepad
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 12 reviews, last updated 9 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.1.42.
- 3.
Simple Post Notes9K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 24 reviews, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.
- 4.
Dashboard Widgets Suite4K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 38 reviews, updated 6 days ago.
- 5.
Peter's Post Notes3K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 26 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 6.Dashboard Sticky Notes
2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 12 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.4.25.
- 7.OpenStation
1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 23 reviews, updated 2 days ago.
- 8.
Page & Post Notes1K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 14 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 9.
Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 7 reviews, updated 2 months ago.
- 10.
Noted!1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 15 reviews, updated 3 weeks ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
All 115 plugins tagged “notes”

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
Dashboard Notepad
#2,103by Stephanie Leary9 years ago
The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Simple Post Notes
Up in the last 7 days:17#2,250by Kuba Mikita1 year ago
Adds simple notes to post, page and custom post type edit screen.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 5.0(24)
- Downloads
- 33/day

Dashboard Widgets Suite
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,372by Jeff Starr6 days ago
Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error Logs, and more!
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 4.9(38)
- Downloads
- 53/day

Peter's Post Notes
Up in the last 7 days:24#4,108by The WP Garden1 month ago
Private and shared admin notes on posts, pages and custom post types. Editorial notes, team reminders and dashboard notes for WordPress teams.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.9(26)
- Downloads
- 45/day
Dashboard Sticky Notes
Down in the last 7 days:3#4,431by Hiroaki Miyashita6 years ago
This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(12)
- Downloads
- 14/day
OpenStation
Down in the last 7 days:101#5,312by WordPress.org2 days ago
A productivity desktop and custom dashboard for wp-admin: windows, dark mode, dashboard notes, an AI assistant, and a progressive web app (PWA).
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(23)
- Downloads
- 169/day

Page & Post Notes
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,668by YYDevelopment2 months ago
Simple plugin that allow you to notes on pages and posts
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.4(14)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard
Up in the last 7 days:2#6,764by Web Builder 1432 months ago
Create sticky notes in your WP admin for reminders and to-dos. Restrict notes by user roles and disable them on specific pages.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 16/day

Noted!
Up in the last 7 days:13#6,777by Kyle Van Deusen24 days ago
A simple, lightweight note-taking system inside the WordPress admin. Keep general, page-level, and block-level notes all in one place.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(15)
- Downloads
- 23/day

WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:13#7,277by WPClever1 month ago
WPC Order Notes help you manage all order notes more easily. You can see all notes in one place and quickly view notes of an order in the popup.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.3(3)
- Downloads
- 22/day

WP Notes Widget
Down in the last 7 days:24#8,000by Steve Puddick3 years ago
Display important, short, time sensitive text and media in a 'sticky note' style. Auto Tweet your notes.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 4.6(12)
- Downloads
- 6/day

Notely
Up in the last 7 days:23#8,153by Michael Ott8 months ago
Create admin text notes for any post, page or custom post type.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 4.8(13)
- Downloads
- 8/day
Dashboard Notes
Up in the last 7 days:11#8,654by MIGHTYminnow8 months ago
Easily create notes/instructions in the WordPress admin using any widget you like!
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.7(19)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Simple Note
Down in the last 7 days:17#9,121by Webliberty1 year ago
The plugin allows you to create colored text notes in the new block editor.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- 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
JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin)
Up in the last 7 days:17#9,672by Andrea Porotti2 months ago
This plugin allows you to attach notes to some WordPress elements like posts, pages, dashboard sections and more.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Blank Footnotes
Up in the last 7 days:10#10,403by Corrado Franco1 month ago
Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(6)
- Downloads
- 11/day

KeepInMind Dashboard Notes
Up in the last 7 days:30#10,459by Elchanan Levavi1 month ago
Leave notes on any WordPress admin pages. Pin them to specific elements, collaborate, and document actions and guidance inside the dashboard.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 5.0(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Simple Admin Notes
Up in the last 7 days:1#11,917by wycks13 years ago
Adds a simple "Notes" section to the admin menu or posts
- Installs
- 200+
- Rating
- 3.3(4)
- Downloads
- 6/day
IndieBlocks
Up in the last 7 days:114#14,381by Jan Boddez1 year ago
Use blocks, and, optionally, "short-form" post types to easily "IndieWebify" your WordPress site.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 6/day

PortalPilot
Down in the last 7 days:90#14,518by cartpauj2 months ago
A client portal for WordPress: share files, exchange notes, manage client profiles and control what each client can do.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 9/day
Endnotes
Down in the last 7 days:33#14,840by Heavy Heavy10 years ago
Easily add footnotes to your posts and pages.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Featured Image Notes
Up in the last 7 days:33#15,081by drewrawitz9 years ago
This plugin allows you to add notes to your Featured Image meta box for specific post types.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 3/day
Footnotes & Content
Down in the last 7 days:2#15,758by Golemiq1 month ago
Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts.
- Installs
- 100+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Kahi's WP Notes
Down in the last 7 days:178#18,395kahis-notes17 years ago
For me, it's the place to keep notes about future articles, possible topics, plans, ToDos connected with that particular WP site.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 2/day

Frontend User Notes
Down in the last 7 days:202#18,743by Abu Bakar5 days ago
Allow site members to add and save personal notes from frontend. Suited for membership and e-learning sites. Fast, secure and fully ajax loading.
- Installs
- 70+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Sticky Notes Widget
Down in the last 7 days:47#19,273by Nazmul Hossain Nihal11 years ago
A plugin for adding sticky notes on the widget area!
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Quick Edit Notes
#19,564by Gilkey Group1 year ago
Add internal notes to posts and pages directly from the Quick Edit interface and block editor in WordPress.
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce
Up in the last 7 days:329#19,775by camper202029 days ago
Create predefined templates for order notes that you can apply to orders
- Installs
- 60+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 7/day

Hypernotes
#20,287by Ella Van Durpe5 years ago
Write private notes within WordPress!
- Installs
- 50+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

A Note Above
Down in the last 7 days:153#21,413by brownbrowniebrownerson3 years ago
A WordPress Note taking system to live on your WP Admin dashboard.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

GamiPress
Up in the last 7 days:102#21,974by Ruben Garcia11 months ago
Add a textarea on Transfers add-on forms where users can leave notes about their transfer.
- Installs
- 40+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 3/day

Collab Notes
Down in the last 7 days:811#24,414by psartorio1 year ago
Collab Notes allows administrators to add private notes to pages and posts, with customizable user role permissions.
- Installs
- 30+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Better Footnotes
#25,522by Nashwan D6 years ago
A robust solution to provide a fast reference and link to additional information for your readers
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 0/day

ODD
#25,554by Nick Hamze2 months ago
A growing catalog of delightful apps for OpenStation.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Beckin Post Notes
Up in the last 7 days:117#25,942by Beckin11 months ago
Add private admin notes to posts, pages, and custom post types - simple, fast, and clutter-free.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Webzone Config Notes
Up in the last 7 days:316#25,962by webzoneit3 months ago
Document the "why" behind your WordPress configuration choices, right inside the dashboard.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Notes
Down in the last 7 days:278#25,967by seosbg6 years ago
Displays notes on the WordPress dashboard. When the date of the event has occurred, the note is colored red.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Site Notes
Up in the last 7 days:187#26,039by AnalogWP3 months ago
Site Notes is a one-stop solution for agency-client transitions with visual commenting and note management. Site Notes helps get easy Site feedback.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 0/day
fley Sponsored Posts
Down in the last 7 days:310#26,501by Florian Leyrer6 years ago
Just install fley Sponsored Posts to add a sponsored post Info above your posts or pages.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
To-Dos
Up in the last 7 days:242#26,565by swedish boy17 years ago
Add simple To-Dos to your Wordpress Dashboard. Help yourself remember what you're working on and what you should do next.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

Cornell Notes Gutenberg Block
#27,285by Sean Blakeley6 years ago
Create perfect study notes with the Cornell Notes Gutenberg Block.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Daytime Notes
#27,731by muzKore2 days ago
Attach collaborative notes to specific elements on WordPress pages and posts for review, feedback, and task tracking.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Easy Notes
#28,350by wpresslucas9 years ago
A very simple plugin for taking notes on your dahsboard.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day

VW Notes & Files Downloader
Down in the last 7 days:529#29,156by VW THEMES5 years ago
Options to download notes and files for candidates(student/staff members).
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 2/day

T4P Dashboard Notes
Up in the last 7 days:197#29,173by sebastiantrainers4professionals11 months ago
Add colored, formatted dashboard notes with titles and drag-and-drop widgets for internal admin documentation and reminders.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Private Notes
Up in the last 7 days:619#29,464by noahcoad14 years ago
Lets an author keep private notes with a post.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
bbPress
#31,124by Pippin Williamson10 years ago
A simple plugin to enable admins/editors to leave notes on bbPress topic replies.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Shortnotes
Down in the last 7 days:177#31,904by Jeremy Felt1 year ago
Add a notes post type to WordPress. For your short notes.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day