Description
Bee Notes adds a native note-taking experience to WordPress. Stop switching between WordPress and Notion/Apple Notes. Write editorial notes directly alongside your posts, search everything from one dashboard, and keep your creative flow inside WordPress where your content lives.
Features:
- Per-post notes panel in the Gutenberg editor sidebar
- Global notes dashboard – all your notes in one place
- Rich text: bold, italic, unordered lists
- Pin up to 3 notes per post
- Works with any WordPress post type
- Share notes with other WordPress users
- Optional link sharing for logged-in collaborators
- Optional AI note actions with your chosen provider or OpenAI-compatible endpoint
Development
The readable JavaScript and CSS source files are included in the src directory. Build tooling and dependency versions are documented in package.json and package-lock.json. To rebuild the production assets, run npm install and then npm run build.
External Services
Bee Notes includes optional AI actions. When enabled, the plugin sends the note content, the selected action prompt, and the administrator-provided API key to the configured provider endpoint. These requests are made only after a logged-in note editor clicks an AI action.
Built-in provider endpoints:
- OpenAI API (
https://api.openai.com/v1) – Terms: https://openai.com/policies/service-terms/ – Privacy: https://openai.com/policies/privacy-policy/ - Anthropic API (
https://api.anthropic.com) – Terms and Privacy: https://www.anthropic.com/legal - Google Gemini API (
https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta) – Terms: https://ai.google.dev/gemini-api/terms – Privacy: https://policies.google.com/privacy - Custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint – The site administrator controls the endpoint and is responsible for that provider’s terms and privacy policy.
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Installation
- Upload the
scd-notesfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu
- Open any post or page – find Bee Notes in the editor sidebar
- Access all notes from Tools > Bee Notes in your dashboard
FAQ
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Are my notes private?
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Yes. Notes are private to you unless you explicitly share a note with another WordPress user or turn on link sharing for that note.
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What WordPress roles can use notes?
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Author and above, or any custom role with the
edit_postscapability. -
Does this slow down my site?
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No. Notes are stored in a private Custom Post Type and never appear on the front end.
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Does the AI feature send my notes to another service?
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Only when a logged-in note editor clicks an AI action and AI is enabled by a site administrator. Bee Notes sends the current note content and prompt to the AI provider configured in Bee Notes settings, such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The plugin does not make AI requests unless this feature is enabled and used.
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Changelog
1.1.2
- Add public link sharing support for notes.
- Improve note sharing permissions so only note authors can manage ownership-only actions.
- Add emoji picker support to the modal and dashboard editors.
- Improve rich note editing with image resizing and export controls.
1.1.1
- Keep Bee Notes modal assets available on Fluent admin pages that use no-conflict mode.
1.1.0
- Refresh the global notes dashboard with a cleaner card grid and compact header.
- Add settings menu access for AI integration.
- Keep note modals open after browser refresh through note routes.
- Improve editor toolbar icons and list marker display.
1.0.2
- Prepare WordPress.org release package metadata.
1.0.1
- Prepare WordPress.org release package metadata.
- Improve plugin tags for WordPress.org discovery.
1.0.0
- Initial release