Hiroaki Miyashita

<p>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.</p>
<p>Localization</p>
<ul>
<li>French (fr_FR) – <a href="http://ericlowry.fr/" rel="nofollow ugc">Eric Lowry</a></li>
<li>Japanese (ja) – <a href="https://wpgogo.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Hiroaki Miyashita</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Documentation in Japanese</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.cmswp.jp/plugins/dashboard_sticky_notes/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dashboard Sticky Notes</a></p>
<h4>Special Thanks</h4>
<p><a href="https://www.wpsupportspecialists.com/dashboard-sticky-notes/" rel="nofollow ugc">WP Support Specialists</a></p>
<h3>Known Issues / Bugs</h3>
<p>None.</p>
<h3>Uninstall</h3>
<ol>
<li>Deactivate the plugin</li>
<li>That’s it! 🙂</li>
</ol>


Dashboard Sticky Notes

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This plugin adds the functionality to add sticky notes into the dashboard.

creativeboat

<p><strong>Boat Notes Lite</strong> adds a beautiful floating sticky-notes widget to your WordPress posts and pages. Logged-in users can create, edit, and delete color-coded notes directly on any page — no page reloads, no friction.</p>
<p>All notes are stored as a custom post type (<code>boat_note</code>) so they live in your database like regular content and survive plugin updates cleanly.</p>
<h4>Free features</h4>
<ul>
<li><strong>Floating widget</strong> — a subtle button appears on every enabled post/page. Click it to open the notes panel.</li>
<li><strong>5 pastel colors</strong> — Yellow, Peach, Green, Blue, and Pink.</li>
<li><strong>Full CRUD</strong> — Create, edit, and delete notes with instant REST API saves.</li>
<li><strong>Notes board</strong> — shortcode <code>[boat_notes_board]</code> and a Gutenberg block to display all your notes on any page.</li>
<li><strong>Trash & restore</strong> — accidentally deleted a note? Restore it from the trash tab.</li>
<li><strong>20 note fonts</strong> — choose from 20 Google Fonts for your note text.</li>
<li><strong>8 UI fonts</strong> — apply any of 8 Google Fonts to the widget interface.</li>
<li><strong>Custom colors</strong> — pick your own button color, hover color, icon color, and badge color.</li>
<li><strong>Button position</strong> — dock the widget to the bottom-left or bottom-right corner.</li>
<li><strong>12 preset icons</strong> — choose from a curated set of Dashicons for the widget button.</li>
<li><strong>Board customization</strong> — set a title, description, and choose whether to show the icon.</li>
<li><strong>GDPR ready</strong> — full personal data export and erasure via the WordPress privacy tools.</li>
<li><strong>Zero dependencies</strong> — no jQuery UI, no external libraries beyond Google Fonts.</li>
<li><strong>Clean uninstall</strong> — removes all data when you delete the plugin.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Upgrade to Boat Notes Pro</h4>
<p>The free version is generous, but <a href="https://profiles.wordpress.org/creativeboat/" rel="nofollow ugc">Boat Notes Pro</a> adds the features power users need:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>4 note themes</strong> — Classic, Notebook, Torn Paper, and Minimal.</li>
<li><strong>6 background patterns</strong> — Dots, Grid, Lines, Diagonal, Crosshatch, and None.</li>
<li><strong>Dark mode & auto mode</strong> — Light, Dark, or follow the user’s system preference.</li>
<li><strong>Custom SVG icon</strong> — upload your own SVG for a fully branded experience.</li>
<li><strong>Role-based permissions</strong> — choose exactly which WordPress roles can create and read notes.</li>
<li><strong>Board filters</strong> — let users filter notes by color, date, post type, or author.</li>
<li><strong>Analytics dashboard</strong> — see note activity, top pages, most active users, and color distribution at a glance.</li>
</ul>
<h4>How it works</h4>
<ol>
<li>Install and activate the plugin.</li>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Boat Notes</strong> to configure colors, fonts, and the board page.</li>
<li>A floating button will appear on all posts and pages for logged-in users.</li>
<li>Click the button to open the notes panel and start writing.</li>
<li>Place the <code>[boat_notes_board]</code> shortcode or the <strong>Boat Notes Board</strong> Gutenberg block on any page to show all your notes in one place.</li>
</ol>
<h4>Privacy</h4>
<p>Boat Notes Lite stores notes as WordPress custom post types attributed to the logged-in user. It supports WordPress’s built-in <strong>Personal Data Export</strong> and <strong>Personal Data Erasure</strong> tools under <strong>Tools <span aria-hidden="true" class="wp-exclude-emoji">→</span> Erase Personal Data</strong>.</p>
<p>No data is sent to external servers. Google Fonts are loaded from Google’s CDN for the font picker preview — if you prefer self-hosted fonts, you can dequeue the stylesheet and use the Pro version’s custom font stack support.</p>


Boat Notes Lite

Add a floating sticky-notes widget to any page or post. Let your team annotate content with color-coded notes — right inside WordPress.

Dashboard Sticky Notes vs Boat Notes Lite