This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard.
As of April 2026, Dashboard Sticky Notes is a WordPress note plugin with 2.0K+ active installations and a 5/5 rating from 12 reviews. It has been downloaded 27K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 3.0+ and PHP 5.3+. Available on WordPress.org since 2014. Last updated 5 years ago — may have compatibility concerns. Downloads are up 24% this week. Top alternative: WP Dashboard Notes.
The Dashboard Sticky Notes plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard. You could specify the context (normal or side), priority (high or low), and target (user roles and/or users themselves) with notes. HTML tags and shortcodes are also available in the content.
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I tried several of the plugins for adding notes to the admin dashboard. I’m very happy I found and settled on this one. It enables us to quickly document key information for other admins. There are three features/aspects I like in particular:
Un plugin simple donc efficace qui fonctionne très bien avec Divi et sous WP 5.5.
Pas eu de problème à ce jour.
Merci au développeur
A simple and therefore effective plugin that works very well with Divi and under WP 5.5.
No problem to date.
Thanks to the developer
Does exactly what it’s name says and is super useful! Couldn’t imagine my dashboard without it anymore!
Thank you so much!
Great thanks to the developer.
Works better than most others that I tested. So far so good. Simple, neat and does the job really well.
| WordPress | 3.0+ requiredTested up to 5.4.19 |
| PHP | 5.3+ required |
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