Best Notes WordPress Plugins (September 2026)

Best Notes Plugins for WordPress
Rank	Plugin	Active installs	Rating	Updated	Health
1	WP Dashboard Notes Working with multiple persons on a website? Want to make notes? You can do just that with… by Jeroen Sormani	20K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (110)	6 months ago	55
2	Dashboard Notepad The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard. by Stephanie Leary	10K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (12)	9 years ago	40
3	Simple Post Notes Adds simple notes to post, page and custom post type edit screen. by Kuba Mikita	9K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (24)	1 year ago	44
4	Dashboard Widgets Suite Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System… by Jeff Starr	4K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.9 (38)	2 months ago	74
5	Dashboard Sticky Notes This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard. by Hiroaki Miyashita	2K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (12)	6 years ago	40
6	Page & Post Notes Simple plugin that allow you to notes on pages and posts by YYDevelopment	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.4 (14)	2 months ago	76
7	Sticky Notes for WP Dashboard Create sticky notes in your WP admin for reminders and to-dos. Restrict notes by user roles… by Web Builder 143	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7)	3 weeks ago	86
8	Noted! A simple, lightweight note-taking system inside the WordPress admin. Keep general… by Kyle Van Deusen	1K+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (15)	2 months ago	55
9	WPC Order Notes for WooCommerce WPC Order Notes help you manage all order notes more easily. You can see all notes in one… by WPClever	800+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.3 (3)	3 weeks ago	64
10	WP Notes Widget Display important, short, time sensitive text and media in a 'sticky note' style. Auto… by Steve Puddick	700+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.6 (12)	4 years ago	37
11	Notely Create admin text notes for any post, page or custom post type. by Rocket Apps	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (13)	7 months ago	53
12	Dashboard Notes Easily create notes/instructions in the WordPress admin using any widget you like! by MIGHTYminnow	600+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.7 (19)	7 months ago	53
13	Simple Note The plugin allows you to create colored text notes in the new block editor. by Webliberty	500+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	1 year ago	43
14	LH Dashboard Notes Allows you to create and edit notes that appear on the admin dashboard by shawfactor	400+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (10)	8 years ago	39
15	JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin) This plugin allows you to attach notes to some WordPress elements like posts, pages… by Andrea Porotti	400+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (7)	1 month ago	67
16	Blank Footnotes Simple plugin to show footnotes using markdown notation. by Corrado Franco	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (6)	2 weeks ago	81
17	KeepInMind Dashboard Notes Leave notes on any WordPress admin pages. Pin them to specific elements, collaborate, and… by Elchanan Levavi	300+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (9)	5 months ago	70
18	Simple Admin Notes Adds a simple "Notes" section to the admin menu or posts by wycks	200+	★★★★★★★★★★ 3.3 (4)	13 years ago	28
19	IndieBlocks Use blocks, and, optionally, "short-form" post types to easily "IndieWebify" your WordPress… by Jan Boddez	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	1 year ago	41
20	Endnotes Easily add footnotes to your posts and pages. by Heavy Heavy	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (5)	10 years ago	36
21	Featured Image Notes This plugin allows you to add notes to your Featured Image meta box for specific post types. by drewrawitz	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	10 years ago	32
22	Footnotes & Content Allows post authors to easily add and manage footnotes in posts. by Golemiq	100+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (5)	2 weeks ago	84
23	PortalPilot A client portal for WordPress: share files, exchange notes, manage client profiles and… by cartpauj	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	4 weeks ago	57
24	Kahi's WP Notes For me, it's the place to keep notes about future articles, possible topics, plans, ToDos…	70+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (2)	17 years ago	32
25	Sticky Notes Widget A plugin for adding sticky notes on the widget area! by Nazmul Hossain Nihal	70+	★★★★★★★★★★ 4.8 (4)	12 years ago	31
26	Frontend User Notes Allow site members to add and save personal notes from frontend. Suited for membership and… by Abu Bakar	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (4)	2 months ago	66
27	RD Order Note Templates for WooCommerce Create predefined templates for order notes that you can apply to orders by camper2020	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (3)	4 months ago	60
28	Quick Edit Notes Add internal notes to posts and pages directly from the Quick Edit interface and block… by Gilkey Group	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ No reviews	2 years ago	28
29	Hypernotes Write private notes within WordPress! by Ella Van Durpe	60+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	5 years ago	32
30	GamiPress – Transfers Notes Add a textarea on Transfers add-on forms where users can leave notes about their transfer. by Ruben Garcia	50+	★★★★★★★★★★ 5 (1)	10 months ago	41

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How we rank

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Plugins are ordered the way WordPress.org ranks them for this category. Next to each one you’ll see its health score, so a popular-but-neglected option never sneaks into your stack.

25 Update freshness
20 Works with the latest WordPress
25 Rating, weighted by review count
15 Support threads resolved
15 Active installs

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Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 27, 2026

What is the most popular notes plugin for WordPress?

WP Dashboard Notes is the most popular notes plugin with 20K+ active installs and a 4.6/5 rating on WordPress.org.

How many notes plugins are on WordPress.org?

There are currently 105 plugins tagged “notes” in the official WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which notes plugin has the best rating?

Among the most-installed options, Simple Post Notes has the highest rating at 5/5 from 24 reviews.

Are these notes plugins actively maintained?

5 of the top 30 notes plugins were updated in the last 30 days. Check each plugin’s health score for update freshness, WordPress compatibility and support responsiveness.

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