Title: Gelber Zettel
Author: woocon
Published: <strong>September 16, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 16, 2026

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# Gelber Zettel

 By [woocon](https://profiles.wordpress.org/woocon/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/gelber-zettel.1.0.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gelber-zettel/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gelber-zettel/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gelber-zettel/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gelber-zettel/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/gelber-zettel/)

## Description

Gelber Zettel adds a single square sticky note to the WordPress dashboard. The note
is edited directly and saves automatically 800 ms after the last keystroke.

This is the free edition. It is deliberately limited to the essentials, and there
is no paywall: features that are not included are genuinely not part of this plugin
rather than locked behind a license. Greyed-out icons in the formatting menu mark
features of the Pro edition; clicking one only shows a short hint.

**Included:**

 * One square sticky note on the WordPress dashboard
 * Directly editable text area with automatic saving
 * Text formatting: bold, italic, underline, strikethrough
 * Fixed heading: “Gelber Zettel” when the site/user language is German, “Sticky
   Notes” otherwise
 * The note is stored per user (WordPress user meta)

**Only in the Pro edition (Pheme Sticky Notes):**

 * Any number of sticky notes, each as its own dashboard widget
 * Color selection (5 colors plus a free color picker) and manual text color
 * Lists, task checkboxes, indent, font size, clear formatting, undo
 * Editable heading
 * Pin a note as a floating overlay across the whole admin area

## Installation

 1. Install and activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen, or upload the plugin
    files to a `/wp-content/plugins/gelber-zettel` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” menu.
 3. The sticky note appears automatically as a dashboard widget.

Note: this free edition and the Pro edition “Pheme Sticky Notes” cover the same 
concept (a dashboard sticky note). While the Pro edition is active, “Gelber Zettel”
stays inactive and shows a notice, to avoid two overlapping note widgets on the 
same dashboard.

## FAQ

### Can I create more than one note?

No, the free edition contains exactly one note. Multiple notes are a Pro feature.

### Do I have to save manually?

No, changes are saved automatically 800 ms after the last input. A small check mark
confirms the save.

### Do different users get their own notes?

Yes, the note is stored per WordPress user (user meta `gelbze_notes`).

### Why are some icons greyed out?

Greyed-out icons mark Pro features. Clicking one only shows a hint; the feature 
is not part of the free edition.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Gelber Zettel” is open source software. The following people have contributed to
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ woocon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/woocon/)

[Translate “Gelber Zettel” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/gelber-zettel)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/gelber-zettel/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/gelber-zettel/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gelber-zettel/) 
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/gelber-zettel/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.0

 * First release as the free, restricted edition of Pheme Sticky Notes
 * One note, B/I/U/S formatting, auto-save
 * Fixed heading depending on the language setting (German “Gelber Zettel” / international“
   Sticky Notes”)
 * Greyed-out hint icons for Pro features, “Upgrade” link in the footer (woocon.
   de)
 * Stays inactive automatically while the Pro edition “Pheme Sticky Notes” is active
 * All internal identifiers (PHP classes, constants, AJAX action, nonce, user meta
   key, script/style handles, CSS classes) moved to a unique `gelbze`/`GELBZE_` 
   prefix
 * Text domain aligned with the assigned plugin slug (`gelber-zettel`)

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.0**
 *  Last updated **1 day ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1**
 *  PHP version ** 8.0 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [dashboard](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)[dashboard widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard-widget/)
   [note](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/note/)[sticky note](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sticky-note/)
   [widget](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/gelber-zettel/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ woocon ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/woocon/)

## Support

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