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Total downloads: 83,580
Active installs: 10,000
Total reviews: 24
Average rating: 5
Support threads opened: 0
Support threads resolved: 0 (0%)
Available in: 1 language(s)
Contributors: 3
Last updated: 9/4/2025 (119 days ago)
Added to WordPress: 3/27/2015 (10 years old)
Minimum WordPress version: 6.0
Tested up to WordPress version: 6.8.3
Minimum PHP version: 7.0

Maintenance & Compatibility

Maintenance score

Maintained • Last updated 119 days ago • 24 reviews

54/100

Is Simple Post Notes abandoned?

Likely maintained (last update 119 days ago).

Compatibility

Requires WordPress: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8.3
Requires PHP: 7.0

Ratings

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Developers

Kuba Mikita (Owner)12BracketSpace9Kuba Mikita2

Languages

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Description

Features

  • Simple note section on the post edit screen
  • Sortable note column in posts table
  • Bulk / Quick edit support
  • Shortcode which will display the note on the front end
  • Ability to change the “Note” title and add a help text for editors

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Custom development

BracketSpace – the company behind this plugin provides custom WordPress plugin development services. We can create any custom plugin for you.

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Installation

No installation instructions available

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this plugin compatible with Gutenberg?

Yes, it is!

Custom post type are supported?

Yes! Enable them on the plugin settings screen.

Can I display my note on the front-end?

Yes. Use the [spnote] shortcode. You can also pass optional parameter with post ID: [spnote id="123"] to display note from other post. By default it’s grabbing current post.

Can I disable display of admin column?

Yes, by a simple filter.

Use:
add_filter( ‘spn/columns-display’, ‘__return_false’ );
To disable SPN column for all post types

Or use
add_filter( ‘spn/columns-display/POST_TYPE_SLUG’, ‘__return_false’ );
To disable SPN column only for specific post type

Can you create a plugin for me?

Yes! We’re offering a custom plugin development services. Feel free to contact us to find out how we can help you.

Review feed

Knut Sparhell
3/8/2021

Simple, effective and well made

This plugin does what it says, allow you to add notes to posts/pages/CPTS (optionally). These are also seen in the list tables.
Tribulant Software
3/19/2024

Very helpful

Works great and is very helpful for adding notes of any kind.

Screenshots

  1. Post Note area

    Post Note area

  2. Post Note in Posts table

    Post Note in Posts table

  3. Settings

    Settings

Changelog

1.8.1

  • [Fixed] Added null coalescing operators to prevent PHP warnings when settings array keys don’t exist.

1.8.0

  • [Changed] Removed local translation files in favor of GlotPress repository.
  • [Changed] Coding standards to PSR-12.
  • [Changed] Plugin requirements to WordPress >=6.0 and PHP >=7.0.

1.7.8

  • [Fixed] Security issue – missing proper user data sanitization for notes placeholder and label.
  • [Changed] Multiple escaping missing.

1.7.7

  • [Fixed] Notes bulk edit which didn’t save the note.
  • [Fixed] PHP notice_placeholder not defined notice.
  • [Fixed] Security patch.

1.7.6

  • [Added] Sanitization for better security.

1.7.5

  • [Fixed] PHP warning.

1.7.4

  • [Fixed] Note column sorting.

1.7.3

  • [Changed] The shortcode with note is now wrapped with a div.

1.7.2

  • [Fixed] Bug with duplicated post notes for hierachical post types
  • [Changed] Plugin author branding

1.7.1

  • [Fixed] Using $this when not in object context error, thanks to Gero

1.7

  • [Added] Ability to change the “Note” title and add a help text for editors

1.6

  • [Added] Support for quick and bulk edit
  • [Added] Shortcode [sponote]

1.5

  • [Fixed] Bug with duplicated post notes for custom post type
  • [Changed] Translation. Now it’s managed via repository

1.4

  • Added German translation thanks to Michael Köther

1.3

  • Note column in the posts table is now sortable

1.2.2

  • Added Spanish translation thanks to Alfonso Frachelle

1.2.1

  • Added filter to prevent displaying post note column

1.1.0

  • Added Note to admin column

1.0.0

  • Release
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