Plugin Notes
Allows you to add notes to plugins. Useful when you’re using lots of plugins and/or make modifications to a plugin and want to make a note of them, and/or work on your WordPress install with a group of people. This…
Use with caution
Plugin Notes works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 44/100 on our health check.
- Loved by users — 5/5 from 26 reviews
- Small user base (400+ active installs)
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.2 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Plugin Notes stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| memo | #61 |
| meta | >100 |
| plugin notes | >100 |
| plugins | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 26 reviews
About Plugin Notes
From the official readme · v1.6Description
Allows you to add notes to plugins. Useful when you’re using lots of plugins and/or make modifications to a plugin and want to make a note of them, and/or work on your WordPress install with a group of people. This plugin was inspired by a post by Chris Coyier: (http://digwp.com/2009/10/ideas-for-plugins/)
Features
- Add/edit/delete notes for each plugin on the plugin page
- You can use HTML in notes (v1.1+)
- You can use markdown syntax in notes (v1.5+)
- You can use a number of variables which will be automagically replaced when the note displays (v1.5+)
- Save a note as a template for new notes (v1.5+)
- You can color-code notes to see in one glance what’s up or down (v1.6+)
- Links within note automagically have
target="_blank"added so you won’t accidently leave your site while working with the plugins.
Please have a look at the FAQ for more information about these features.
Credits
Markdown script: PHP Markdown 1.0.1.o
External link indicator: liberally nicked from the Better WP External Links plugin
Translations
Dutch – jrf
Please help us make this plugin available in more language by translating it. See the FAQ for more info.
Installation
- Extract the .zip file and upload its contents to the
/wp-content/plugins/directory. Alternately, you can install directly from the Plugin directory within your WordPress Install. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
- Add notes to your plugins from the Manage Plugins page (Plugins > Installed)
- Party.
Changelog
New feature: color-code notes.
2015-06-13 / 1.6 Originally released Dec 2012 by jrf
- [New feature] Added ability to change the background color of notes.
2015-06-09 / 1.5 Originally released Dec 2012 by jrf
- [Bug fix] Fixed AJAX delete bug (kept ‘waiting’).
- [New feature] Added output filters for html output (
plugin_notes_rowandplugin_notes_form) and the note itself (plugin_notes_note). - [New feature] Added ability to use a number of variables in notes which will automagically be replaced – see FAQ for more info.
- [New feature] Added ability to use markdown syntax in notes – see FAQ for more info.
- [Usability improvement] Added
<hr />to allowed tags list and made the tag list filterable through the newplugin_notes_allowed_tagsfilter. - [Usability improvement] Made the default text area for adding a note larger.
- [Usability improvement] Added automagical target=”_blank” to all links in plugin notes including external link indicator.
- [Usability improvement] Added contextual help for WP 3.3+,
- [Usability improvement] Added FAQ section and plugin license info to the readme file 😉
- [Usability improvement] Added uninstall script for clean uninstall of the plugin.
- [Usability improvement] Added minified versions of the js and css files.
- [I8n] Created .POT file and added Dutch translation.
- [Security] Improved output escaping.
2015-04-15 / 1.2
- Fix strict warning: Redefining already defined constructor.
- Version bump for WordPress 4.1.
2010-10-15 / 1.1
- Certain HTML tags are now allowed in notes:
<p> <a> <b> <strong> <i> <em> <u> <img>. Thanks to Dave Abrahams for suggesting this feature. - Some style tweaks
- Fixed PHP Error Notices
2009-12-04 / 1.0
- Fixed a major bug that was causing fatal errors
- Added some inline code comments
- Changed around some minor styling.
- Bumping release number up to 1.0 because I feel like it
2009-10-24 / 0.1
- Initial beta release
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FAQ
Plugin Notes: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 26, 2026
Is Plugin Notes free?
Yes. Plugin Notes is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Plugin Notes safe to use in 2026?
Plugin Notes works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. It runs on 400+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 11 years ago, and scores 44/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Plugin Notes?
Plugin Notes is active on 400+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 14,958 times since it launched in October 2009. It was downloaded 99 times in the last 30 days.
Does Plugin Notes work with WordPress 7.1?
Plugin Notes is officially tested up to WordPress 4.2.39, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Plugin Notes last updated?
The latest version, 1.6, was released on July 16, 2015 (11 years ago).
Who makes Plugin Notes?
Plugin Notes is developed and maintained by Mohammad Jangda.
What are the best alternatives to Plugin Notes?
The most popular alternatives to Plugin Notes are Plugin Notes Plus (9K+ installs), Page & Post Notes (1K+ installs) and Notely (600+ installs).
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