Dashboard Sticky Notes
by Hiroaki Miyashita · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 14 other plugins · 42.7K+ installs across the portfolio →
This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard.
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Health
D 49/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
2K+
≈2.5K estimated
Momentum
+48%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “dashboard”, “note” and “notes” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
49 health vs 56 average across 5,897 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →7.0%
of downloads still active
At least 2K of 28.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Admin & Utilities plugin keeps 0.6%, across 4,189 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.
Removal-risk signals
53/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 6+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25.
Details
Recent review vibe
read from the latest 12 reviews to 2021-03-08Reviewers call it simple and lightweight, and say it does the job better than the alternatives they tested.
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.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 2304 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 5.4.25; the current branch is 6.8
5.0★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.27★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 2304 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
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.
Not enough tracked days yet to call a direction. Momentum needs at least three keywords measured a week or more apart.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| dashboard your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| note your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sticky notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
0 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days. 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “dashboard”, “note” and “notes” aren't earning a slot. You list them, but you're not in the first 24 results for those searches. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,489 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 308 · 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
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
6.3y ago
latest release · v1.1.2 · 11 Jul 2020
8
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 79% 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 “2K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 17 months ago; the previous band took 2.7 years to cross, which places it about 50% of the way through.
Install history since 27 May 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ gravitystack5.7y ago
I tried several of the plugins for adding notes to the admin dashboard. I’m very happy I found and settled on this one. It enables us to quickly document key information for other admins. There are three features/aspects I like in particular: Allows multiple notes. While we typically only need one note on the admin dashboard, we do have occasion where multiple is handy. Leverages the WordPress ecosystem to keep it lightweight. Targeted viewing. We can assign notes to be visible by user/role and can set the priority of the note. They can also be organized like any other dashboard notes. This topic was modified 5 years, 4 months ago by gravitystack.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ brunowp6.2y ago
Un plugin simple donc efficace qui fonctionne très bien avec Divi et sous WP 5.5. Pas eu de problème à ce jour. Merci au développeur A simple and therefore effective plugin that works very well with Divi and under WP 5.5. No problem to date. Thanks to the developer
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Netspark7.6y ago
Does exactly what it’s name says and is super useful! Couldn’t imagine my dashboard without it anymore! Thank you so much!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ elenich8.3y ago
Great thanks to the developer.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Anonymous8.5y ago
Works better than most others that I tested. So far so good. Simple, neat and does the job really well.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ kudlav9.8y ago
ok This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by kudlav. This topic was modified 9 years, 5 months ago by kudlav. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by kudlav. This topic was modified 8 years, 4 months ago by kudlav.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ James C.10.1y ago
Works great.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ ygirod10.2y ago
Thanks !
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 1.1.2 License, readme and the maintainer updated 1.1.2
- — Version 1.0.6 Possibility to grant access to certain users to the notes Code review and sanitation License, readme and the maintainer updated 1.0.6
- — Version 1.0.5 readme.txt 1.0.5
- — Version 1.0.4 ‘exclude_from_search’ argument. Easy multiple selection of the Target field. 1.0.4
- — Version 1.0.3 Code cleaning. 1.0.3
- — Version 1.0.2 French. 1.0.2
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.4.2
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 2 languages, 0 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
3 of 8 pass · checked 30 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard."
- ! Has a FAQ No FAQ section.
- ! FAQ asks real questions No FAQ to judge.
- ! 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 4 headings and 2 lists.
- ! Enough to quote 540 characters of description; under 1,000 there is little to quote.
- ✓ Tags match the text All 5 tags appear in the text.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2025-06-04 3K+ → 2K+ down after 974 days in tier
- 2022-10-04 4K+ → 3K+ down after 248 days in tier
- 2022-01-29 3K+ → 4K+ up after 1007 days in tier
- 2019-04-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 927 days in tier
- 2016-10-13 800+ → 2K+ up
Competes with
The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).
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JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin) 400+ installs · 4.3★ · 3 shared tags A -
WP Dashboard Notes 20K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A - D Dashboard Notepad 10K+ installs · 4.2★ · 2 shared tags D
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Simple Post Notes 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B -
Dashboard Widgets Suite 4K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A -
OpenStation – Admin Dashboard Notes, Custom Dashboard, AI Assistant & PWA 1K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags A
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