Adds a simple 'Post-it' widget to the Dashboard that allows you to leave yourself or other authors a note.
As of April 2026, Dashboard Post-it is a WordPress note plugin with 200 active installations and a 0/5 rating0. It has been downloaded 14K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 2.7+ and PHP false+. Available on WordPress.org since 2009. Last updated 16 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Top alternative: WP Dashboard Notes.
Adds a simple ‘Post-it’ widget to the Dashboard that allows you to leave yourself or other authors a note. The plugin can be configured and moved around as any other Dashboard widget. It will accept plain text or (sanitized) HTML. Only users with the capability “Edit dashboard” can edit the note.
This simple plugin is based on code from WP Engineer and Ricardo González Castro. Leave your comments here.
Warning Your notes will be replaced by boilerplate text upon upgrading. Make sure to copy the content somewhere else before you upgrade and then paste it into the new version. Sorry about that!
| WordPress | 2.7+ requiredTested up to 2.8.4 |
| PHP | false+ required |
Warning Your notes will be replaced by boilerplate text upon upgrading. Make sure to copy the content somewhere else before you upgrade and then paste it into the new version. Sorry about that!
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