A lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you add quick descriptions or personal notes to your posts and pages — perfect for reminders, to-do's, o …
As of April 2026, Post Descriptions is a WordPress ui plugin with 100 active installations and a 5/5 rating from 6 reviews. It has been downloaded 4.0K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2021. Top alternative: Radio Buttons for Taxonomies.
Post Descriptions lets you attach short notes or descriptions to posts and pages — ideal for internal reminders, content planning, or small to-do’s. Use it solo or with your team to stay organized directly in the WordPress admin.
Adding Post Descriptions
You can add a description in two ways:
1. From the full Edit screen
2. From the Quick Edit option on the posts/pages overview
Viewing Post Descriptions
Descriptions are visible:
1. In a dedicated column on the posts or pages overview — with a customizable column title
2. As a post state — the small bold label next to the post title
Post State Toggle
By default, post descriptions are not shown as post states (the bold label next to your post title). You can enable this in Settings > Post Descript…
| WordPress | 4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.8.5 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
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