WP Notes Widget
by Steve Puddick · Admin & Utilities
Also makes 5 other plugins · 980+ installs across the portfolio →
Display important, short, time sensitive text and media in a 'sticky note' style. Auto Tweet your notes.
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Health
D 50/100
Stale · Likely abandoned · Open vulnerability
Active installs
700+
≈750 estimated
Momentum
—
no download trend yet
Biggest opportunity: “news”, “notes” and “notification” 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.
50 health vs 56 average across 5,896 Admin & Utilities plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.8%
of downloads still active
At least 700 of 38.3K 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 3+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Falling behind WordPress. Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16.
Details
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.
Room to improve
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 1387 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 6.1.16; the current branch is 6.8
4.6★ over 12 reviews, smoothed to 4.20★ and held back under 25 reviews
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 1387 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| news your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notes your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| notification your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| sidebar your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| widget your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
3 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 0 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 5 of its tags aren't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “news”, “notes” and “notification” 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 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 172 · 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
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
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
3.8y ago
latest release · v1.0.6 · 14 Jan 2023
15
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 98% 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 6 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 52% of the way through.
Install history since 10 Mar 2015
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ janm6.6y ago
I really like this plugin easy to use and makes things on my home page stand out! And big plus, the customer service is awesome! I had an issue, and Steve got it fixed for me right away. I highly recommend this plugin!!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ thoraldus6.7y ago
Had an issue with Elegant Themes DIVI and Steve was quick to resolve the problem. Thank you Steve for a great plugin and for your outstanding support.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ mikethk7.6y ago
Its cool. Im missing date for a note to end. And also the title should not be the name of the note in the admin console. Because i cant recognize 5 posts without title.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ Polaris7.9y ago
This could be a great plugin that I would be happy to pay $15 (for the Pro ver.). BUT! This is looks like a kind of non supported “ghost” plugin. First, as you can see, there are not responses at all on the forum page. Second, there are a few crucial bugs: 1. Most of the fonts are Hand Writing type, and when you change them, the changes has an effect only on the Notes titles, but not on the Notes body or Coupon button. 2. On mobile view, the Widget creates a huge empty space on the width of the mobile screen, and shoes “Note” title twice on the bottom of this empty space. 3. The notes themselves are missing features like “Hiding note on specific date arrival”. 4. Note background design is very un up-to-date, and the color options are very few. The is not color plate. Maybe I’ll try again in the future, but right now this Plugin has some work to do.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ magicthor9.3y ago
Great Plugin! Thanks a lot! So I can save many time! 🙂
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ abooster9.5y ago
I think this plugin is really well done and very useful. And even though I reported a minor bug, this plugin deserves 5 stars from me. Thanks a lot and keep the good work!
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ serejadadada10.0y ago
Thx !
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ aasiyah201610.4y ago
I just downloaded this plugin, and I really like it. It’s so easy to use with amazing features. You can add links. Pictures and videos to your note and the customization options are perfect. I just wish we can use the notes on pages and post. Hopefully, the next update will have this feature. Thanks a lot!!
Read on wp.org ↗
Security history
via Wordfence Intelligence1 open vulnerability affects the current version (1.0.6). 0 of 1 disclosed are patched.
- Open Medium · 6.4 WP Notes Widget <= 1.0.6 - Authenticated (Contributor+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting ↗2025-05-16 CVE-2025-48121 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation Affects <= 1.0.6 No patch available
Vulnerability records provided by Wordfence Intelligence. Copyright 2012-2026 Defiant Inc. License and terms.
CVE records: Copyright 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. CVE terms of use.
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.4.8 · WP 5.6
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 136 languages, 1 at 90% or more
Plus 112 more locales with partial translations.
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
7 of 8 pass · checked 27 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ✓ Says what it does "Display important, short, time sensitive text and media in a 'sticky note' style. Auto Tweet your notes."
- ✓ Has a FAQ 4 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 4 of 4 read like questions a user would type.
- ! Names who it is for Never says who the plugin is for or what they use it for.
- ✓ Names what it works with Mentions WPML, Twitter.
- ✓ Headings and lists 2 headings and 4 lists.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,834 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "notification", "sidebar" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-05-10 800+ → 700+ down after 188 days in tier
- 2025-11-03 900+ → 800+ down after 155 days in tier
- 2025-06-01 1K+ → 900+ down after 1343 days in tier
- 2021-09-27 2K+ → 1K+ down after 502 days in tier
- 2020-05-13 1K+ → 2K+ up after 1808 days in tier
- 2015-06-01 700+ → 1K+ up
Competes with
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Meks Simple Flickr Widget 10K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags C
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