WP Dashboard Notes
Healthy: WP Dashboard Notes is maintained, has no open risk signals and no unpatched vulnerabilities.
| Ownership | 100 |
|---|---|
| Maintenance | 100 |
| Security | 100 |
| Support | 70 |
| Reputation | 70 |
Active signals
Facts we detected, with links to the source.
No open risk signals. Signals appear here when we detect an ownership change, closure, vulnerability or decline.
Ownership timeline
Who commits to the plugin's code on wordpress.org, over time.
| sormano | 20 Aug 2014 to 7 Oct 2026, 46 commits |
|---|
1 committer recorded. No ownership changes recorded since 3 Nov 2026.
Maintenance
- Last release
- 27 days ago
- Releases, 24 months
- 0
- Tested up to
- 7.1 current
- Requires PHP
- not stated supported 8.2+
| Q1 2024 | 1 |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0 |
| Q3 2024 | 2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0 |
| Q2 2026 | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | 0 |
| Q4 2026 | 0 |
Last release 7 Oct 2026. Tested with WordPress 7.1 (current).
Support
0% of 1 support threads resolved in the last 2 months.
Security record
| Published | Issue | CVSS | Affected | Fixed in | Days to patch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2024 | WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.11 - Authenticated (Subscriber+) Stored Cross-Site Scripting | 6.4 | <= 1.0.11 | 1.0.12 | 6 |
| 26 Jan 2024 | WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.10 - Missing Authorization to Arbitrary Private Notes Update | 4.3 | <= 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 0 |
| 19 Dec 2023 | WP Dashboard Notes <= 1.0.10 - Insecure Direct Object References to Authenticated Private Note Deletion | 4.3 | <= 1.0.10 | 1.0.11 | 15 |
Source: Wordfence Intelligence.
Reputation
| Q4 2023 | 5.0 |
|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | 4.7 |
| Q4 2024 | 5.0 |
| Q2 2025 | 1.0 |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0 |
Average rating stayed at 5.0 between Q4 2023 and Q2 2026.
| 5 star | 90 |
|---|---|
| 4 star | 9 |
| 3 star | 6 |
| 2 star | 2 |
| 1 star | 3 |
- Not working in 6.8.1 · 1 star · 12 Jun 2025
- No confirm on delete · 1 star · 24 Jul 2019
- No go with W3 Total Cache · 2 stars · 30 May 2019
Momentum
20,000+ active installs. History builds with each weekly snapshot.
| 4 May 2026 | 107 |
|---|---|
| 11 May 2026 | 215 |
| 18 May 2026 | 186 |
| 25 May 2026 | 176 |
| 1 Jun 2026 | 203 |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 215 |
| 15 Jun 2026 | 194 |
| 22 Jun 2026 | 174 |
| 29 Jun 2026 | 149 |
| 6 Jul 2026 | 180 |
| 13 Jul 2026 | 170 |
| 20 Jul 2026 | 233 |
| 27 Jul 2026 | 171 |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 206 |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 198 |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 223 |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 260 |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 241 |
| 7 Sep 2026 | 231 |
| 14 Sep 2026 | 262 |
| 21 Sep 2026 | 287 |
| 28 Sep 2026 | 249 |
| 5 Oct 2026 | 360 |
| 12 Oct 2026 | 289 |
| 19 Oct 2026 | 536 |
| 26 Oct 2026 | 414 |
| 2 Nov 2026 | 88 |
Weekly downloads over the last 4 weeks are 44% above the 27-week average.
Healthier alternatives
Same category, higher Canary Score. Never sponsored.
Facts
| Version | 1.0.13 |
|---|---|
| Author | Jeroen Sormani |
| Added | 20 Aug 2014 |
| Last updated | 7 Oct 2026 |
| Active installs | 20,000+ |
| Requires WordPress | 4.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1.4 |
| Requires PHP | not stated |
| Category | Site Administration & Utilities > Site Health & Diagnostics |
| Tags | note, notes, admin note, to do list, dashboard notes |
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Questions
Is WP Dashboard Notes still maintained?
WP Dashboard Notes was last updated on 7 Oct 2026. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Is WP Dashboard Notes safe?
WP Dashboard Notes has no open unpatched vulnerabilities on record. 0 vulnerabilities were published in the last 24 months. Its Canary status is Healthy.
Who owns WP Dashboard Notes?
The wordpress.org author is Jeroen Sormani. Recent committers: sormano, plugin-master. We have recorded no ownership change.
What can I use instead of WP Dashboard Notes?
Plugins in the same category with a higher Canary Score: BrikPanel: WooCommerce Dashboard & Analytics, Abandoned Cart Recovery, Order Export, Inventory Management & Bulk Editor, Custom Login Page Customizer, Block Visibility - Conditional Visibility Control for the Block Editor, Hide Admin Bar Based on User Roles - Disable the WordPress Toolbar by Role or Capability, CMS Tree Page View - Reorder Pages with a Drag-and-Drop Tree.