YAT DashNotes

Description

YAT DashNotes is a lightweight, developer-friendly tool designed for freelancers and agencies. It allows you to create custom dashboard widgets to guide your clients, provide support contact information, or display project notes.

Stop sending long emails with instructions. Place them exactly where your clients need them—right in their WordPress dashboard.

Features:

  • Multiple Widgets: Create as many instruction boxes as you need.
  • Visual Editor: Use the familiar WordPress editor (TinyMCE) to format your notes with bold text, lists, and links.
  • Dashboard Cleanup: Optionally hide all default WordPress widgets (At a Glance, Activity, etc.) to give your clients a clean, focused workspace.
  • Translation Ready: Fully localized and ready for your language.

Screenshots

  • A clean WordPress dashboard showing only your custom notes.
  • The settings page where you can add and manage multiple widgets.
  • Creating and managing your notes in the settings area.

Installation

  1. Upload the yat-dashnotes folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
  3. Go to Settings > Client Widgets to create your first note.

FAQ

Can I use HTML in the notes?

Yes, the plugin uses the standard WordPress editor, so you can add links, bold text, and lists easily.

Who can manage these notes?

Only users with the manage_options capability (typically Administrators) can create or edit notes.

Reviews

March 11, 2026
Great plugin for adding helpful notes to the WordPress dashboard. Simple, clean, and very practical for developers managing client websites.
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Contributors & Developers

“YAT DashNotes” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

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Interested in development?

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Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release.
  • Added multi-widget support.
  • Added option to hide default dashboard widgets.
  • Added full translation support.