Title: Bee Notes
Author: Saikat Chandra Das
Published: <strong>May 19, 2026</strong>
Last modified: May 20, 2026

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# Bee Notes

 By [Saikat Chandra Das](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saikatchandradas/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/scd-notes.1.1.2.zip)

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

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/scd-notes/)

## 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

 1. Upload the `scd-notes` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/`
 2. Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu
 3. Open any post or page – find Bee Notes in the editor sidebar
 4. Access all notes from Tools > Bee Notes in your dashboard

## FAQ

### Are my notes private?

Yes. Notes are private to you unless you explicitly share a note with another WordPress
user or turn on link sharing for that note.

### What WordPress roles can use notes?

Author and above, or any custom role with the `edit_posts` capability.

### Does this slow down my site?

No. Notes are stored in a private Custom Post Type and never appear on the front
end.

### Does the AI feature send my notes to another service?

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.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Bee Notes” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Saikat Chandra Das ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saikatchandradas/)

[Translate “Bee Notes” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/scd-notes)

### Interested in development?

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

## 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

## Meta

 *  Version **1.1.2**
 *  Last updated **11 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [block-editor](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/block-editor/)[collaboration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/collaboration/)
   [content workflow](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/content-workflow/)[editorial notes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/editorial-notes/)
   [notes](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/notes/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/scd-notes/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Saikat Chandra Das ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/saikatchandradas/)

## Support

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