Stephanie Leary

This dashboard widget provides a simple notepad. The widget settings allow you to choose which roles can edit the notes, and which roles can merely read them. Version 1.30 also adds support for custom roles and integrates with the <a href="https://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/members/" rel="ugc">Members plugin</a> for role settings.
You can display the contents of your notepad using a template tag and/or shortcode. The widget permissions apply to these tags as well: only users with permission to read the notes will see the notes on the front end. You can use <code>div#dashboard-notes</code> in your theme’s CSS file to style the notes.
<h4>Translations</h4>
<ul>
<li>Belorussian (be_BY) by <a href="http://fatcow.com" rel="nofollow ugc">FatCow</a>.</li>
<li>Bulgarian (bg_BG) by <a href="http://www.siteground.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">SiteGround</a>.</li>
<li>Dutch (nl_NL) by Axel Vanderhaeghen</li>
<li>German (de_DE) by Guido Kerkewitz</li>
<li>Italian (it_IT) translation by Francesco Bevivino</li>
<li>Romanian (ro_RO) by Web Hosting Geeks (<a href="http://webhostinggeeks.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Web 
Geek Sciense</a></li>
<li>Swedish (se_SV) by <a href="http://www.rabatt.se" rel="nofollow ugc">Rabatt</a></li>
<li>Ukranian (uk_UA) by <a href="http://getvoip.com/blog" rel="nofollow ugc">Michael Yunat</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Translations</h3>
If you would like to send me a translation, please write to me through <a href="http://sillybean.net/about/contact/" rel="nofollow ugc">my contact page</a>. Let me know which plugin you’ve translated and how you would like to be credited. I will write you back so you can attach the files in your reply.

Dashboard Notepad

The very simplest of notepads for your Dashboard.

Andrea Porotti

Using this plugin you can attach notes to some elements in the WordPress dashboard, such as:
<ul>
<li>posts</li>
<li>pages</li>
<li>custom post types from other plugins (except the notes from this plugin)</li>
<li>users</li>
<li>plugins</li>
<li>dashboard sections</li>
<li>the whole dashboard</li>
</ul>
It can be helpfull if you manage a site with other people or just to take notes for yourself.
Features
<ul>
<li>manage notes like the standard posts by opening the Notes page from the admin menu.</li>
<li>while editing a note, use the meta box on the right to set note properties (position, color,…)</li>
<li>manage section and global notes from the admin bar.</li>
<li>manage item notes (eg. posts and pages) from the custom column in the admin pages.</li>
<li>get notes details by hovering the mouse on the “Info” links or clicking on the “I” icons.</li>
<li>add text, images and links in the note content.</li>
<li>deleted notes go to the trash, so they can be restored.</li>
<li>automatically discovers custom post types added by other plugins (eg. events, books…).</li>
<li>creates a list of the dashboard sections based on the admin menu items.</li>
</ul>
Configuration
Settings for the plugin are available on the Settings -> JAMP Notes page.
Please note:
<ul>
<li>by default the plugin data is kept after uninstall. You can choose to delete notes and settings enabling the data removal option.</li>
<li>after activation, the plugin enables notes for all the existing public post types. If you then install other plugins which create new post types, you have to manually enable them in the JAMP settings.</li>
</ul>
Permissions
The notes are currently available only for the users with the “Administrator” role. 
Each Administrator can manage all notes.
Support
If you find any errors or compatibility issues with other plugins, please let me know in the support forum. Thanks!
Privacy
This plugin does not collect or store any user data. It does not set any cookies and it does not connect to any third-party services.

JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin)

This plugin allows you to attach notes to some WordPress elements like posts, pages, dashboard sections and more.

Dashboard Notepad vs JAMP Notes (Just Another Memo Plugin)