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Simple Note

by Webliberty · Blocks

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The plugin allows you to create colored text notes in the new block editor.

⚠ Stale⚠ Few reviews
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65 Health · C
Maintenance 54/100
Rating quality 74/100
Support 70/100

65 health vs 67 average across 1,682 Blocks plugins

500+

Active installs

≈570 estimated

6.6K

Total downloads

since 2018

3.98★

Rating (adjusted)

5.0★ raw · 1 reviews

+81%

114

Downloads · 30d

category median +14%

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.

77 / 100

Well optimized

Biggest win: Rating quality

Update recency 61/100
WP compatibility 100/100
Rating quality 51/100
Listing tuning 100/100

To rank higher: Too few reviews to rank on quality — nudge happy users to leave one.

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Daily downloads

Since 2022-10-05 · 1,424 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive

+81% vs prior 30d
14Downloads · Aug 26

30-day downloads

Rolling 30-day volume · peaks are release surges

114

now · peak 299

11430d downloads · Aug 26

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

Simple Note · #9064 you WP Dashboard Notes · #1124 Simple Post Notes · #2267 Dashboard Sticky Not · #4497

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.

228per 1k installs · Aug 26

Release cadence

No release in a year
from wp.org release tags

How 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

1.2y ago

latest release · v1.8

9

tagged releases on record

Recent releases

1.8 · 1.2y ago1.7 · 2.0y ago1.6 · 5.5y ago1.5 · 5.7y ago1.4 · 7.4y ago1.2 · 7.7y ago1.3 · 7.7y ago1.1 · 7.7y ago1.0 · 7.7y ago

What its installed base runs

via wordpress.org

Share 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.

v1.8 54%
v1.7 46%

Estimated active installs

The public count shows “500+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.

tracked estimate
500–600 ≈570

Refined from the date this plugin crossed into its current band.

Install history · since 2021-04-17 · 1,420 observations

500Installs · Aug 26

Estimated value

What this plugin might earn a year, and what it might sell for. Modeled from public signals; we don't see anyone's books.

Est. annual revenue

N/A

Est. acquisition value

N/A

No paid tier is visible, so we don't put a figure on revenue or sale value: that would be guessing. The install base is a real asset to an acquirer, just not one public data lets us price. A small install base leaves thin data to model from.

Ratings · 1 reviews

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5★
1 4★
0 3★
0 2★
0 1★
0

Details

Version
1.8
Last updated
1.2y ago
Added
2018-12-13 · 7 yrs old
Requires WP
5.3
Tested up to
6.8.8
Requires PHP
7.0
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Recent reviews

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  1. ★★★★★ shishai
    6.6y ago

    Отличный плагин, из многих перепробованных – самый толковый, лаконичный и симпатичный 😉 This topic was modified 6 years, 6 months ago by shishai.

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Behavioral tests

via WP Hive

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.1

✓ Low memory footprint
✓ Low page-speed impact
✓ Runs on latest PHP + WP
✓ No PHP errors
✓ No JS errors
✓ Activates cleanly
✓ No resource errors
✓ No external HTTP errors
✓ Optimized database use
✕ Frequently updated

Languages

via translate.wordpress.org

Translated into 2 languages, 2 at 90% or more

Russian 100%
Swedish 100%

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

  1. 2025-11-30 600+ → 500+ down after 2 days in tier
  2. 2025-11-28 500+ → 600+ up after 1 days in tier
  3. 2025-11-27 600+ → 500+ down after 43 days in tier
  4. 2025-10-15 500+ → 600+ up after 7 days in tier
  5. 2025-10-08 600+ → 500+ down after 348 days in tier
  6. 2024-10-25 500+ → 600+ up after 405 days in tier
  7. 2023-09-16 600+ → 500+ down after 55 days in tier
  8. 2023-07-23 500+ → 600+ up after 290 days in tier

Competes with

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