Dashboard Notepad

Keep your notes where you work—right on your WordPress Dashboard.
Perfect for quick reminders, to-do lists, and team hand-offs. Fast, simple, and secure.

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Who It’s For

  • Agencies & Teams: Share checklists, launch notes, and sprint highlights.
  • Solo Site Owners: A private scratchpad for tasks, ideas, and admin reminders.

Why You’ll Love It

  • Shared + Personal notes: Keep one space for your team and one for yourself.
  • Autosave built in: Notes save as you type—no lost updates.
  • Undo mistakes: Roll back up to 20 revisions per tab.
  • Quick export: Download notes anytime as date-stamped .txt files.
  • Permission-aware: Only users with Dashboard editing rights can view or edit.
  • Lightweight & private: Stores plain text in your database, never leaves your site.
  • Accessible UI: Keyboard-friendly with ARIA roles and live feedback.

How It Works

  1. Install & activate the plugin.
  2. Go to Dashboard → Home and open the “Dashboard Notepad” widget.
  3. Type in either Shared Notes or My Notes—your text autosaves instantly.
  4. Use Save to confirm, Undo Last Save to revert, and Export to download.

Key Features

  • Two tabs: Shared (team) and My Notes (personal).
  • Autosave + manual save button.
  • Revision history (undo up to 20 saves).
  • Export notes with date-stamped filenames.
  • Respects WordPress role/capability rules.
  • No external services—data stays local.

Use Cases

  • Release checklists & deployment steps.
  • Editorial reminders, content ideas, link parking.
  • Support snippets & client hand-offs.
  • Personal to-dos & admin housekeeping.

Requirements

  • WordPress (tested up to 6.7.1).
  • Users need permission to edit the Dashboard.
  • May prompt to install the flwsecureupdates companion plugin if required.

Privacy & Security

  • No external calls: Notes never leave your site.
  • Capability checks: Only authorized users can edit.
  • Nonce-protected actions: Every save, undo, and export secured.

FAQ (Quick Answers)

  • Plain text or rich text? Plain text—fast, safe, universal.
  • Who can see Shared Notes? Anyone with the edit_dashboard capability.
  • Can I adjust access? Yes, by customizing WordPress roles/capabilities.
  • How many undo steps? Up to 20 per tab.
  • Where are notes stored? Shared notes in wp_options; personal notes in User Meta.
  • Export/import? Export is built in (TXT). Import coming soon.
  • Multisite support? Yes—per site, not network-wide.

Built for Productivity

  • Always visible in your Dashboard.
  • Zero setup, zero learning curve.
  • Team-ready, safe for production, and built the “WordPress way.”
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Screenshots

📌 Shared & Personal tabs in the Dashboard widget
📌 Autosave in action
📌 Exported .txt notes

Trust Badges

✅ No external services
✅ Autosave
✅ Undo history
✅ Export to TXT
✅ Role-aware security