Admin Page Notes
by Anadar · Admin & Utilities
Gives administrators the ability to add notes to posts of any post type (including pages) that are prominently displayed for users editing the site.
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Health
B 79/100
Few reviews
Active installs
700+
≈770 estimated
Momentum
-5%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: Swap “admin” and “author” for “page notes” and “post notes”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page notes” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “author” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post notes” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
79 health vs 56 average across 5,902 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →5.9%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 11.8K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,193 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Admin & Utilities plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
This plugin shipped 1 release in the last 12 months, and every existing install that updated counted as another download. wp.org publishes no split between first installs and updates, so we show the raw rate rather than guess at one.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 9 reviews to 2024-02-28Reviewers call it a simple, reliable way to leave editing notes for clients and authors, with occasional asks for rich text, note colours and translation support.
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Excellent listing optimization
Most to gain: Rating quality
Updated 237 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.9.11, the current branch or newer
5.0★ over 9 reviews, smoothed to 4.24★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
35
Momentum
Losing ground
-1.4
Velocity
places per keyword, 28d
15%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 28d
+0.7
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| page notes | #5 | #13 | up 1 |
| admin page | #12 | #20 | down 1 |
| notes | #16 | #18 | down 3 |
| admin notes | #10 | #18 | 0 |
| usability your tag | #21 | #19 | down 3 |
| admin note | #16 | #18 | down 7 |
| post notes | #21 | #24 | down 8 |
| note | #21 | #19 | down 5 |
| dashboard notes | #23 | #23 | down 5 |
| admin your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| author your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| collaboration your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| editor your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
14 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 9 listed. 5 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 4 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- Swap “admin” and “author” for “page notes” and “post notes”. “admin” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “page notes” sits at #5 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. “author” isn't earning its slot: you're not in the first 24 results for its own search. “post notes” sits at #21 untagged, close enough for a declared tag to move it up. All five slots are taken, so one has to go.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,490 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 750 · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
Occasionally updatedHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
1
releases in the last 12 months
8mo ago
latest release · v2.2.0 · 10 Mar 2026
13
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 54% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “700+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 68% of the way through.
Install history since 26 Mar 2016
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ Martin Sauter2.7y ago
There are cases where it is super important to guide editors and authors on how to edit a specific page. This simple plugin is very helpful for these cases. For a future release, I would love to see a rich text input field instead of a plaintext input field plus the possibility to add a color to the note.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ discobrille3.5y ago
Very nice. Supports all post types i use! Where can I donate?
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Dieter Geiling3.6y ago
Very helpful plugin for some users. Thank you very much and keep up the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ colourwithyou11.2y ago
YESSSSssss this is exactly what im looking for to prevent my client from messing up a page.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe Banks12.7y ago
Have needed this for some time.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Joe Banks12.7y ago
Bookmarking all your plugins!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Knut Sparhell12.8y ago
Very useful. Except for the fact that the text can’t be translated, even if __()is used two places, this works very nice. A textdomain needs to be loaded, and all text output must be inside the translate function _e() or __().
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ rwhaun12.8y ago
I used to leave comments in the post content via shortcodes or HTML comments and it was always a mess when the client would be editing their content and mess with my notes. This is the perfect solution. I raise my mug of ginger beer to you, BeardedGinger!
Read on wp.org ↗
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 4 languages, 4 at 90% or more
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
2 of 8 pass · checked 29 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Gives administrators the ability to add notes to posts of any post type (including pages) that are prominen..."
- ! Has a FAQ Only 2 questions in the FAQ; 3 or more gives an assistant something to match.
- ! FAQ asks real questions 0 of 2 FAQ entries are headings, not questions ("undefined").
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 0 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ! Enough to quote 432 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "collaboration", "usability" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-07-10 800+ → 700+ down after 12 days in tier
- 2026-06-28 700+ → 800+ up after 2 days in tier
- 2026-06-26 800+ → 700+ down after 191 days in tier
- 2025-12-17 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-16 800+ → 900+ up after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-15 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-12-14 800+ → 900+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-12-11 900+ → 800+ down after 1 days in tier
Competes with
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