Simple Post Notes

How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.

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.

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.

10 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 7 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.

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

How often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.

Share of active installs on each version of this plugin · 60% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.

Crossed into this band 6 months ago and the previous band took 3.3 years to cross, so the real count is still just under 10K.

1. ★★★★★ Anonymous

   2.0y ago

   I wanted to try to create something like this with chat GPT but I gave up after 3 hours.. I was a bit down because of the lost time and then I found this gem! Really love it… deserves many more upvotes – especially when you work on content pages with a team.

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2. ★★★★★ Tribulant Software

   2.6y ago

   Works great and is very helpful for adding notes of any kind.

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3. ★★★★★ colnago1

   2.7y ago

   A useful plugin for creating notes for pages or posts. It can be useful for SEO experiments. This topic was modified 2 years, 5 months ago by colnago1.

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4. ★★★★★ zafar6666

   3.4y ago

   Simple and useful.

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5. ★★★★★ SMukta

   4.0y ago

   I tried many notes plugin, and this one is the most simple, and straight forward one, that simply do the job. Thank you!

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6. ★★★★★ Art8a

   5.1y ago

   Kuba, this is the most amazing idea (it deserves more than 5 starts) Unofficially I give you 10 (**********). I don’t understand how WordPress didn’t add a simple notes field like this before. I’m using a Theme that allows me to use different editors, that is crazy, but it helps as some editors allow elements that other editors don’t implement, and it was a mess keeping track of which page was done with wich editor. Now, I just add this to the Note. Well done. FYI. WordPress says that this plugin hasn’t been tested on the latest WP version (5.8.1). So far it is working as intended.

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7. ★★★★★ yesorcayes

   5.2y ago

   Thanks a lot. Simple plugin but useful.

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8. ★★★★★ Mara-z

   5.5y ago

   This is so helpful 🙂

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.8.1 [Fixed] Added null coalescing operators to prevent PHP warnings when settings array keys don’t exist. 1.8.1
2. — Version 1.8.0 [Changed] Removed local translation files in favor of GlotPress repository. [Changed] Coding standards to PSR-12. [Changed] Plugin requirements to WordPress >=6.0 and PHP >=7.0. 1.8.0
3. — Version 1.7.8 [Fixed] Security issue – missing proper user data sanitization for notes placeholder and label. [Changed] Multiple escaping missing. 1.7.8
4. — Version 1.7.7 [Fixed] Notes bulk edit which didn’t save the note. [Fixed] PHP notice_placeholder not defined notice. [Fixed] Security patch. 1.7.7
5. — Version 1.7.6 [Added] Sanitization for better security. 1.7.6
6. — Version 1.7.5 [Fixed] PHP warning. 1.7.5

All 3 disclosed vulnerabilities are patched in the current version (1.8.1). Sites still on an older version should update.

1. Patched Medium · 4.4 Simple Post Notes <= 1.7.7 - Authenticated (Administrator+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-07-09 CVE-2024-37562 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.7 Patched in 1.7.8
2. Patched Medium · 4.3 Simple Post Notes <= 1.7.6 - Cross-Site Request Forgery ↗
   2024-04-10 CVE-2024-31935 Cross-Site Request Forgery Affects < 1.7.7 Patched in 1.7.7
3. Patched Medium · 6.4 Simple Post Notes <= 1.7.5 - Subscriber+ Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2022-06-22 CVE-2022-2186 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.7.5 Patched in 1.7.6

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.8.2

Translated into 7 languages, 6 at 90% or more

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.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-05-09 10K+ → 9K+ down after 1187 days in tier
2. 2023-02-07 9K+ → 10K+ up after 381 days in tier
3. 2022-01-22 8K+ → 9K+ up after 184 days in tier
4. 2021-07-22 7K+ → 8K+ up after 340 days in tier
5. 2020-08-16 6K+ → 7K+ up after 277 days in tier
6. 2019-11-13 600+ → 6K+ up after 1049 days in tier
7. 2016-12-29 500+ → 600+ up after 50 days in tier
8. 2016-11-09 300+ → 500+ up after 297 days in tier

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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Simple Post Notes: 9K+ active installs, 5.0★ (24 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-10-31. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/simple-post-notes