Improve Gutenberg “Notes” UX – add visibility in sidebar or icon indicator

Hi

I’d like to share a small UX suggestion regarding the new “Notes” feature in Gutenberg (WordPress editor).

Right now, Notes are a great idea for editorial workflow — especially for SEO work, planning content, and leaving internal reminders inside posts.

However, there is one major usability issue:

• Notes are only visible in the editor flow
• They are not visible in the block settings sidebar
• There is no icon or indicator showing where notes exist in the document

This creates a problem in longer content:

• It’s easy to forget that notes exist

Suggested improvements:

• Add a small icon/marker

This would make the feature much more powerful, especially for content creators working with SEO, editorial workflows, or multi-author sites.

Right now, the feature is useful but feels slightly “hidden” and disconnected from the editing workflow.

• This topic was modified 2 weeks, 5 days ago by Krzysztof.