Title: AMPM Dashboard Admin Note
Author: Marcelo Pedra
Published: <strong>March 30, 2026</strong>
Last modified: March 30, 2026

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# AMPM Dashboard Admin Note

 By [Marcelo Pedra](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kent-brockman/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/ampm-dashboard-admin-note.1.0.4.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/)

## Description

**AMPM Dashboard Admin Note** adds an “Important Note” widget to the WordPress Dashboard(
wp-admin  Dashboard). Only administrators (capability `manage_options`) and (in 
Multisite) Super Admins can view and edit it.

Features:

 * Visual editor (TinyMCE) inside the dashboard widget.
 * AJAX saving with feedback (“Saving…” label + spinner).
 * Strict sanitization via allowlist (wp_kses) and limited inline styles (color,
   background-color, text-align).
 * Links forced to `target="_blank"` with `rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"`.
 * Widget severity/color: Neutral / Info / Warning / Error.
 * Shows: “Modified by: user_login (Display Name. ID: X) — date/time” using the 
   site timezone configured in WordPress.
 * Multisite-friendly: stored per site (blog) by default.

### Translations

 * English (Default)
 * Spanish (Español)
 * Argentinean Spanish (Español de Argentina)
 * Dutch (Nederlands)
 * French (Français)
 * German (Deutsch)
 * Italian (Italiano)
 * Portuguese (Português brasileiro)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * “Important Note” widget on the Dashboard.
 * [[
 * Editing with TinyMCE and severity color selection.1. Dashboard widget showing
   a formatted admin note.

## Installation

 1. Upload the `ampm-dashboard-admin-note` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` or install
    via “Plugins  Add New  Upload Plugin”.
 2. Activate the plugin.
 3. Go to “Dashboard” and use the “Important Note” widget.

## FAQ

### Who can see and edit the note?

Administrators (`manage_options`) and Super Admins in Multisite.

### Can I use HTML?

Yes. HTML is allowed but strictly sanitized.

### Why does it show in English even though my site is in another language?

WordPress 6.5 introduced a major upgrade to how plugin translations are loaded natively.
On WordPress versions older than 6.5 (like 6.2 or 6.4), the translation engine can
sometimes fail to intercept the widget rendering in time, falling back to English.
For perfect internationalization support, updating to WordPress 6.5+ is required.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“AMPM Dashboard Admin Note” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Marcelo Pedra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kent-brockman/)

“AMPM Dashboard Admin Note” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to [the translators](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/contributors)
for their contributions.

[Translate “AMPM Dashboard Admin Note” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note)

### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.4

 * Fix: Prevented TinyMCE editor from breaking when moving the widget via drag &
   drop.
 * Fix: Removed `str_contains` to ensure strict PHP 7.2 compatibility.
 * Tweak: Changed textdomain loading to `plugins_loaded` hook.
 * Fixed translations.

#### 1.0.3

 * Fix: Prefixing to avoid conflicts + ajax rename.
 * Added translations: Dutch, French, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese.

#### 1.0.2

 * Public release packaging.
 * UI/UX improvements: spinner, action buttons toggle, editor height and reliable
   re-init after drag&drop.
 * Fix: Timezone fix for metadata.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.4**
 *  Last updated **5 days ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.2 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Languages
 * [Dutch](https://nl.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/), [Dutch (Belgium)](https://nl-be.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/),
   [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/), and
   [German](https://de.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/).
 *  [Translate into your language](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note)
 * Tags
 * [admin note](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/admin-note/)[dashboard](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/dashboard/)
   [reminder](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/reminder/)[widget](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/ampm-dashboard-admin-note/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Marcelo Pedra ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/kent-brockman/)

## Support

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