Jeff Starr

1 Plugin. 9 Widgets. Awesome Dashboard.
Add new widgets to your WordPress Dashboard. Streamline your workflow and optimize productivity.
Widgets
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides awesome widgets that you can add to your Dashboard with a click:
<ul>
<li>Control Panel – Control widgets directly from the Dashboard</li>
<li>User Notes – Add, edit, delete notes for any user role</li>
<li>Feed Box – Display and customize any RSS Feed</li>
<li>Social Box – Display social links from Twitter, Facebook, etc.</li>
<li>List Box – Display custom lists created via the Menu screen</li>
<li>Widget Box – Display any theme or WP widget (e.g., Search, Text)</li>
<li>System Info – Display basic or advanced system information</li>
<li>Debug Log – Display, customize, reset your WP debug log</li>
<li>PHP Error Log – Display, customize, reset your server error log</li>
</ul>
Each widget includes its own set of options for customizing display 🙂
The notes widget is super awesome, designed for serious note takers. You can choose from 3 note formats: Text, HTML, or Code. Check out <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-widgets-suite/#installation" rel="ugc">Installation</a> for more about the User Notes Widget.
<a href="https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a widget!</a>
Features
Dashboard Widgets Suite provides a slick set of useful Dashboard widgets with some great features:
<ul>
<li>Includes 9 awesome Dashboard widgets</li>
<li>Easy to set up and customize options</li>
<li>Regularly updated and “future proof”</li>
<li>Secure, clean, error-free code</li>
<li>Built with the WordPress API</li>
<li>Lightweight, fast and flexible</li>
<li>Focused on performance, loads only enabled widgets</li>
<li>Enable/disable widgets via Dashboard or plugin settings</li>
<li>Option to restore 1-column display for the Dashboard</li>
<li>Shortcodes to display widgets on the frontend</li>
<li>Many options for customizing widget display</li>
<li>Works perfectly with or without Gutenberg</li>
</ul>
<a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/dashboard-widgets-suite/#screenshots" rel="ugc">Check out the Screenshots</a> for more details.
<a href="https://plugin-planet.com/support/#contact" rel="nofollow ugc">Suggest a feature!</a>
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 locations. Thus, this plugin does not affect user privacy in any way.
Dashboard Widgets Suite is developed and maintained by <a href="https://x.com/perishable" rel="nofollow ugc">Jeff Starr</a>, 15-year <a href="https://plugin-planet.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress developer</a> and <a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">book author</a>.
Support development
I develop and maintain this free plugin with love for the WordPress community. To show support, you can <a href="https://monzillamedia.com/donate.html" rel="nofollow ugc">make a donation</a> or purchase one of my books:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">The Tao of WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://digwp.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">Digging into WordPress</a></li>
<li><a href="https://htaccessbook.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">.htaccess made easy</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wp-tao.com/wordpress-themes-book/" rel="nofollow ugc">WordPress Themes In Depth</a></li>
<li><a href="https://books.perishablepress.com/downloads/wizards-collection-sql-recipes-wordpress/" rel="nofollow ugc">Wizard’s SQL Recipes for WordPress</a></li>
</ul>
And/or purchase one of my premium WordPress plugins:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/bbq-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">BBQ Pro</a> – Blazing fast WordPress firewall</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/blackhole-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Blackhole Pro</a> – Automatically block bad bots</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/banhammer-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Banhammer Pro</a> – Monitor traffic and ban the bad guys</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/ga-google-analytics-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">GA Google Analytics Pro</a> – Connect WordPress to Google Analytics</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/head-meta-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Head Meta Pro</a> – Ultimate Meta Tags for WordPress</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/rest-pro-tools/" rel="nofollow ugc">REST Pro Tools</a> – Awesome tools for managing the WP REST API</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/simple-ajax-chat-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">Simple Ajax Chat Pro</a> – Unlimited chat rooms</li>
<li><a href="https://plugin-planet.com/usp-pro/" rel="nofollow ugc">USP Pro</a> – Unlimited front-end forms</li>
</ul>
Links, tweets and likes also appreciated. Thank you! 🙂

Dashboard Widgets Suite

Adds 9 awesome widgets to your WP Dashboard. Includes User Notes, Social Buttons, System Info, Debug/Error Logs, and more!

Abu Bakar

Frontend User Notes is a simple yet powerful WordPress plugin that allows logged-in users to add, edit, and manage personal notes directly from the frontend of your website. Whether you’re building a membership site, a learning platform, a project management tool, or a customer portal, this plugin provides a user-friendly interface for your users to jot down and save important information without ever accessing the WordPress dashboard.
Simply copy, paste is allowed for the ease of adding notes.
<h3>Demo video</h3>
<iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/mohh2jgg7aU?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe>
<h3>Key Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Frontend Note Management – Users can create, view, and edit notes from the frontend.</li>
<li>User-Specific Notes – Each user sees only their own notes. Notes are private and tied to individual user accounts.</li>
<li>Simple and Lightweight Architecture: – Lightweight, fast, and focused solely on delivering the best note-taking experience. No unnecessary scripts or styles are loaded. Only essential assets are used to ensure performance.</li>
<li>Responsive Design – Works seamlessly across desktops, tablets, and mobile devices.</li>
<li>Secure – Notes are stored securely and can only be accessed or edited by the user who created them. Follows WordPress best practices for sanitization and escaping.</li>
<li>Supports All User Roles: – Works for all logged-in users regardless of role (Subscriber, Contributor, Author, etc.).</li>
<li>Compatibility – Compatible Any WordPress Theme and Page Builders like Elementor, Beaver Builder, WPBakery, and more</li>
<li>Custom Post Type-Based Storage: – Notes are stored using a custom post type, ensuring that they are secure and scalable. Notes can be exported in xml format same as default WordPress posts.</li>
<li>Admin Panel – An admin panel where the layout and design of the notepad can be customized.</li>
<li>Post Type Restrictions – Admins can set the notepad to display on selected post types only.</li>
<li>Translation Ready – Fully translatable and compatible with multilingual sites.</li>
<li>Exceptional Support – by plugin Author.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Use cases</h3>
Frontend User Notes is flexible and can be used in many different scenarios. Here are just a few ways site owners are using the plugin:
1. Membership and e-Learning sites:
Allow members to keep track of their thoughts, tasks, or goals related to the content they consume. Whether it’s online courses, coaching sessions, or exclusive content, users can take notes for personal reference.
2. Project Management Platforms
Provide your team members or clients a simple way to track personal tasks, ideas, or reminders without having to integrate a full project management suite.
3. Educational Sites & eLearning Platforms
Let students take private notes while reading lessons or watching course videos. A great companion for LearnDash, Tutor LMS, or LifterLMS-based sites.
4. Intranet Portals
Add note functionality to company intranets so employees can keep private logs, to-do lists, or reminders.
5. Customer Dashboards
If you run a client area where users can access order details or support history, give them the ability to maintain personal notes about their experience or issues.
Only works for logged in users/members.
After activating the plugin, visit the frontend of the site to see it in action.
Please rate if you like this plugin 🙂
Icon Credits: Font Awesome

Frontend User Notes


Wow that's a great helpful plugin! I have started using it to keep the tasks of each website within that website its easy and helpful ! 


Really useful plugin

Allow site members to add and save personal notes from frontend. Suited for membership and e-learning sites. Fast, secure and fully ajax loading.

Dashboard Widgets Suite vs Frontend User Notes