WP Dashboard Notes

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1. ★★★★★ DJF3

   4mo ago

   Really like these notes. Especially the “press enter to save” is great. One thing that needed to change: the note background color. They are too “present”.I have posted a solution/hack to give the notes any bg color you like: https: //wordpress.org/support/topic/configurable-colors/You have to copy the link as it doesn’t like links in reviews.

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2. ★★★★★ clgolden2023

   1.2y ago

   Great idea. Wish it was being kept up.

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3. ★★★★★ koolsherif

   1.9y ago

   I just love how flawless this plugin is , please keep the good job and I hope the development never stops keeping it up to date and available always thank you so much

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4. ★★★★★ xtof_r

   2.0y ago

   Nery neat plugin 🙂

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5. ★★★★★ Kiki870

   2.0y ago

   This plugin is super helpful, but the lack of once-present checkboxes lessens its use. This topic was modified 1 year, 10 months ago by Kiki870.

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6. ★★★★★ Stef

   2.1y ago

   Great concept, great idea, but doesn’t work. If you don’t want to update this app I wouldn’t mind taking it off your hands. I like the idea. This topic was modified 1 year, 11 months ago by Stef.

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7. ★★★★★ Juergen Schulze

   2.7y ago

   Slim, fast and intuitive. Just right and what I needed

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8. ★★★★★ wpuserjp202306t

   3.2y ago

   This is a good plugin to place and share notes on the dashboard.However, line breaks in typed or copy-pasted sentences do not work. The sentence is broken. The only way seems to be to adjust with spaces.The disadvantage is that it is difficult to understand when typing in a memo. You can’t use the mouse to position the input.That is the most regrettable.

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.0.13 Fix – Checkboxes not always saved 1.0.13
2. — Version 1.0.12 Fix – Escape everything for security; Credit justakazh@Patchstack. 1.0.12
3. — Version 1.0.11 Fix – PHP 8.2 warnings Fix – Check author ID on change 1.0.11
4. — Version 1.0.10 Fix – WP 5.5 compatibility Improvement – Switch to Gulp 1.0.10
5. — Version 1.0.9 Improvement – Make sure scripts are only loaded on the dashboard, not on any other page. Why wasn’t this included before?! 1.0.9
6. — Version 1.0.8.2 Fix – Old existing list items not editable in rare cases 1.0.8.2

3 disclosed vulnerabilities on record for this plugin, all fixed in the current version. Sites on older versions stay exposed until they update.

1. Medium · 6.4 WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗
   2024-08-09 CVE-2024-43226 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') Affects <= 1.0.11 Patched in 1.0.12
2. Medium · 4.3 WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Private Notes Update ↗
   2024-01-26 CVE-2023-7239 Missing Authorization Affects <= 1.0.10 Patched in 1.0.11
3. Medium · 4.3 WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.10 - Insecure Direct Object References to Authenticated Private Note Deletion ↗
   2023-12-19 CVE-2023-7198 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key Affects <= 1.0.10 Patched in 1.0.11

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.6.2

Translated into 120 languages, 22 at 90% or more

Plus 96 more locales with partial translations.

Growth timeline

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

1. 2026-01-20 30K+ → 20K+ down after 1 days in tier
2. 2026-01-19 20K+ → 30K+ up after 2 days in tier
3. 2026-01-17 30K+ → 20K+ down after 8 days in tier
4. 2026-01-09 20K+ → 30K+ up after 1 days in tier
5. 2026-01-08 30K+ → 20K+ down

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).

• LH Dashboard Notes 500+ installs · 4.4★ · 4 shared tags D
• Simple Post Notes 9K+ installs · 4.6★ · 2 shared tags B
• D Dashboard Sticky Notes 2K+ installs · 4.5★ · 2 shared tags D
• Page & Post Notes 1K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard 1K+ installs · 4.3★ · 2 shared tags B
• WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce 900+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B

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WP Dashboard Notes: 20K+ active installs, 4.6★ (110 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/wp-dashboard-notes