swedish boy

Add up to 3 notepads to the Dashboard. Great for messages, html and ideas between admins and developers on your WordPress Site. 
Read more on how to use Dashboard Notepads in the FAQ.
New in version 1.2
<ul>
<li>Each notepad is now an individual widget.</li>
<li>User view/edit settings for each pad</li>
<li>Configuration on each widget directly.</li>
<li>Configuration page can disable WordPress widgets.</li>
</ul>
Features:
<ul>
<li>Dashboard Widgetized</li>
<li>Up to 3 different notepads as individual widgets.</li>
<li>Disable other widgets (optional).</li>
<li>HTML support for view mode.</li>
<li>Raw CSS customization.</li>
</ul>

Dashboard Notepads

Add up to 3 notepad widgets to your Dashboard. Disable the default widgets if you like. Great for admins to globally message users.

wycks

Like a built in notepad, leave notes for clients or yourself in the WordPress admin. Attach notes to above or below the editor of a post (or page or custom post type) and also has a default “Notes” section available from the admin menu which you can hide or show.
The style of the notes section has been updated with the changes in WordPress 3.8+. Please note that the UI will not look great on WordPress version lower then 3.8 and there are no plans to fix this.
Features :
<ul>
<li>Uses WordPress’s built in custom post types</li>
<li>Functions with default WYSIWYG editor</li>
<li>Uses WordPress’s meta fields if set to display on post edit screens</li>
<li>Shows “Notes” on one page in tab format (can be excluded)</li>
<li>Will not show in front end or search</li>
<li>Requires default post privileges</li>
</ul>
Notes :
<ul>
<li>It is currently only possible to set one note per post and one location (above or below editor)</li>
<li>Works with password protection in default section</li>
</ul>
Please report issues to: <a href="https://github.com/wycks/Simple-Admin-Notes" rel="nofollow ugc">https://github.com/wycks/Simple-Admin-Notes</a>

Simple Admin Notes

Adds a simple "Notes" section to the admin menu or posts

Dashboard Notepads vs Simple Admin Notes